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  1. cathie51

    Type 1 Been told something on holiday (upsetting) type 1 diabetic!

    I am T2 on insulin I have never had a problem if you are discrete it should not upset anyone. I was told not to test or inject in a public toilet too many chances for infection. I have asked in large busy restaurants and in small cafes if they have any objection and no one ever has in fact...
  2. cathie51

    Gout and type 2

    I have suffered with gout for years, agonising pain nothing like it always in my foot big toe to be specific. This year I have had it in my thumb and fingers instead. I had to stop my allopurinal as it interfered with something else I was taking. I have found that steroids clear it up...
  3. cathie51

    Head sweats

    I also suffer from this and can find no reason. I am type 2 have spoken to the Dr about it kept a diary etc. nothing leaps out as causing it. I do get test strips etc. because I have to take insulin, and I have tested when the sweats wake me during the night and have been high, low and normal...
  4. cathie51

    Poll - side effects from statins?

    I am 63 years old and although not as thin as I would like was quite active. I have several medical problems as well as being type 2 diabetic on insulin. I take several medications and I had been taking Simvastatin for 3 years when it was suggested I change to Atorvastatin within a week I was in...
  5. cathie51

    Diabetic 1 and 2

    I am type 2 and I have always eaten fresh foods no packaged or quick foods. I was brought up in the country where everything was made from fresh ingredients and have continued to cook this way. I didn't find it difficult or too expensive to cook this way as my sons were growing and they are...
  6. cathie51

    Sharps bin!

    I don't have sharps bin was told by my DN to put them in a cardboard box and when it was full put it in the general waste bin. Granted it is only needles for my pen and not syringes but it still feel so wrong.
  7. cathie51

    Here I go again

    Hi Just watched your blog, will look forward to hearing how you get on. I am just out of hospital having had yet another problem with my diabetes ( t2 about 3 years since diagnosis) I have had lots of problems. I am allergic to metformin, which caused me to hospitalised first time with...
  8. cathie51

    help needed plz for form from dwp and ato,s

    Hi Pat Go to your nearest Citizens advice centre for help with your form. They should have someone who can help. I wish you well you sound as though you are having a tough time of it.
  9. cathie51

    Your 2013 resolutions

    My resolutions for this year are: lose weight and get fitter (already joined the gym) Control my bg better (not easy when you veer more to the carb side than anything else) Do More of anything and everything try to get off some of my medication (I take 23 tablets and pills, 3 inhalers and 2...
  10. cathie51

    Gliclazide and Metformin causing Low Blood Pressure

    Hi I was on Metformin to begin with but it made me very ill. So go back to your GP or try a different Dr at your practice. You should not be so ill all the time, medication is supposed to make you feel better. Do something now I ended up in hospital and had to be taken off Metformin there.
  11. cathie51

    I've lost 2 stone!!

    Congratulations picklebean As someone who has struggled with their weight for years I can appreciate how you feel. I have been on Victoza for 5weeks and have lost 12 lbs and feel on top of the world.
  12. cathie51

    VICTOZA users

    I have been on Victoza for 5 weeks, I have had no side effects managed to reduce my Insulin. I have lost 12lbs so far. Never managed that before as all my medication made me hungry (INsulin and Steroids). I am type 2 but have had terrible problems trying to get blood sugars to a good level...
  13. cathie51

    anyone on Victoza

    Hi Anna It was acidosis which put me in hospital too, I was unable to function could just about walk, barely talk, and thinking was out of the question. My body just went into meltdown. my BG levels were up in the high 30's and my HbA1c was 89. I am due to start on Victoza after I get back...
  14. cathie51

    anyone on Victoza

    Hi Anna Thanks for your input. I am being put on to Victoza to try and minimise the amount of insulin I have to take. I had a rare reaction to Metformin and it put me in hospital so I am on sitagliptin and glipizide now but it they arent doing the job, so I am on insulin as well. Because of...
  15. cathie51

    anyone on Victoza

    I am 62 and have been diabetic for just over 18 months. It has been a nightmare trying to get my blood sugars under control, and I was put on insulin in June. the Dr is now talking about a new drug called Victoza, but the side effects sound a bit daunting. Just wondered if anyone has tried it.