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    Has anyone sued for wrong diabetic diagnosis?

    Dear All, Have you taken legal action for consequences of wrong diagnosis, Type 2 when it's Type 1? If so I would appreciate any advice...
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    Should all diabetics have a GADA test at first diagnosis

    I was 45 when diagnosed as diabetic and told you are type 2 or perhaps 1.5 (LADA), both wrong as discovered after a 20 year battle with levels, until I caught COVID and was tested for everything in hospital, to be told I am Type 1. NHS acknowledge that 5% of diabetics are misdiagnosed as type 2...
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    Lantus dose and time survey

    Dear All, may I ask those of you on Lantus the question of time and number of units taken each day? We are of course all different but I want to speak to my diabetic care team with some 'numbers' as I consider my own use is not correct. Many thanks for your time :)
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    Looking for recipes for Diabetic with CKD

    Hi, as a carb counting diabetic finding recipes and even products off the shelf is not difficult but add on kidney disease and it becomes harder. Can anyone point me in a direction to find some. Have many diabetic recipes though searching the net and kidney disease sites, finding the...
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    My diabetic update and COVID

    Hi All I am getting close to 70, about 20 years ago diagnosed as diabetic, but did not fit the 'T2 profile'. Tried all tablets, none worked so it was insulin. They thought perhaps I was a 1.5? Sugar levels were around 12 or more. Move on to December 2021, tested positive for COVID (last thing...
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    Type 1.5 Legs and hands cramps

    Hi Trying to find an answer online but so far no joy! For a long time now I get very painful upper thigh, toes and hands with fingers wanting to distort and lock. Tried various variations of my insulin regime timings and I think it is caused with the Humalog I take? Has anyone else had the...
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    Great chocolate -

    Has anyone tried Montezuma's British chocolate? It is very dark 'ABSOLUTE BLACK', try the one that is WITH ORANGE & COCOA NIBS. It is £2.50 in Sainsbury's for a 100g bar but I get no raised levels or spikes due to very low carb and sugar content. Per 100g - Fat 54g, Carbs 8g, Sugar 0.3g and...
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    Paying for Strips and meds?

    I notice on ebay that there are various diabetic items for sale from lancets, needles for, strips etc. I thought they were free, always have been for me? I have just moved fro tablets to insulin and have Metformin and Gliclazide left over, would be good to go to someone who is paying rather...
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    Taken wrong dose! Not insulin related or critical

    Hi I am on 1 x 500mg metformin and 3 x 80mg Gliclizide per day and have just taken an extra metformin instead of 2 x 80 Gliclizide! Don't ask how!! But should I still take the Gliclizide? T2 Thanks :? :eh:
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    Levels now lower but too low each day

    Hi Been a while since on the forum - started with a reading of 22+ back in April, put on 320mg Gliclazide per day and now 240mg Gliclazide and 500mg Metformin per day and levels are good (4 to 9) but I have found that by around 4pm each day my levels drop and lowest has been 2.7. My surgery...