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Ha-ha. You must be psychic. Getting a spare meter, was the first thing I decided to do this morning. I did have a spare one but when the Ukraine war broke out and thousands were fleeing, one of the first things that came into my mind, was how diabetics would be struggling without essential kit...

aylalake, I must re-iterate how grateful I was to Antje77, last night. Without this forum, I honestly don’t think I’d have slept at all, last night. Had it been in the daytime, I’d have had several options, to source help but late at night, I had practically given up……until I remembered this...

O.M.G. You are a lifesaver. I tried that and the first time it didn’t work but the second time, lo and behold up came my flashing drip sign and my test is done. I thought I had to reset it when it was playing up, so didn’t think to skip that and just put the strip in whilst it was off. Just call...

Hello, I’m sorry, I know it’s late but I really would appreciate some advice from anyone who has a CareSens Dual Meter, please. It was working fine up until I was ready to test, before bed but then went weird on me. Batteries were replaced only a couple of weeks ago and test strips are well in...

Well, I am 60 now but only diagnosed in my 40's. I have always had excellent Hba1c results, have always been very careful about monitoring my blood sugars and trying to keep good control. I belonged to a walking group for 12 years and ate a healthy diet. (Have never smoked or touched alcohol...

Thank you for kind wishes msprim. I have spent two months in bed but after a couple of bad relapses, I AM now getting back on my feet a bit. I have just had a week of being unable to hear but got that sorted by having my ears syringed. Was feeling that I'd finally turned a corner but that same...

As well as Type 1 Diabetes, I have vitiligo and alopecia areata.I have also been told I am on the borderline of having hypothyroidism. Currently, I have a bad dose of glandular fever and was hospitalised for a week. Since home I have done quite a bit of research and it seems the Epstein Barr...

Phew. Finally managed to get my readings stabilised and back into single figures. Yes, I still feel like I've been hit by a truck and just swallowing water hurts my throat massively BUT feeling in control of my diabetes again is such a good feeling.

I have done the BERTIE course,which I believe is similar to DAFNE and funnily enough,dug all that info out last night when I suddenly remembered it but the sick day rules bit was very vague and I found a small leaflet that basically said you should speak to your 'diabetes care team' to put in...

Yes, I have a small collection of autoimmune things already.Besides Type 1 Diebetes,I have the start of vitiligo and Alopecia Areata,so I did mention this in hospital in case it was another one in my 'group' raising its head.

Wow. That is so interesting, Totto. I never really had any proper tests until now and the neurologist just did a few tests to rule out diabetic neuropathy but no investigative tests were done. However, when I had my yearly check up with the diabetologist a few weeks back he said I was on the...

Thank you for that,noble head. I wish I'd had access to that info in hospital. With readings so high and extra insulin just not bringing them down and ketones only on the next colour up from a trace, I had no clue what to do in hospital. One night I was at 23.4 and pleaded with a nurse to get me...

Hi All, I know I've not posted for so long but I have been quite unwell this past year. Was referred to a neurologist after some months of all sorts of pains plus problems with forgetting things mid sentence, dropping things etc and neurologist diagnosed me with blocked nerves in the brain...

You fellow sufferers have my sympathy.I have been nursing a frozen shoulder since last September. I was already suffering from insomnia prior to that but I now have reached a point of not sleeping at all. I had a brain scan last week because I started having other neurological problems like...

Thank you,Elaine. I've never heard of Type 3 Diabetes and my friend is treated with tablets only. I shall research this further I think.

I don't often get to pop my head into the site these days but decided to today and am interested in reading the Type 1.5 comments, as that is what I have.(Spent 5 years wrongly diagnosed as Type 2, then had a positive GAD test and was told to consider myself LADA but for treatment,say I am Type...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I have passed the suggestion of Galvus on to my friend and hope he'll speak to his doctor and suggest this to him.

I believe he is already on the slow release Metformin. It just doesn't seem to agree with him in any form. :(

Please may I ask if anyone knows if there is an alternative to Metformin? I have a 73-year-old friend who is a Type 2 and Metformin is making his life a misery. His stomach is constantly upset. I think he takes Gliclazide too but his readings seem constantly too high and I am worried for...

Re: Advice. Run out of insulin. Phew. All sorted. The pharmacist at the larger Boots in town was so very helpful and gave me a full box of Novorapid and is messaging the smaller branch that is sitting on my prescription and closed, so that they won't need to supply me with a box now. He really...