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I was origanlly diagnosed on the 24/01/2013 as a type 2 diabetic. Doctors could never get things sorted for meso they referred me to tbe diabetes centre. After a lot of giggling with meds i was put on to victoza and over night my blood sugar dropled. That is for a couple of months. So in the...

I am at my wits end with my GP surgery. And they are playing with my life and it's not funny. Let's start at the beginning!!! I get my prescription on a monthly repeat which get collected by the pharmacy each month. When I collected my prescription on the 28th August my insulin wasn't there and...

Just ha an email from dario and I am quite surprised how cheap the strips are in comparison to others here is a link to the website http://www.farlamedical.co.uk/category_Meters/Dario-Blood-Glucose-Monitor-System/

Hi guys Got my dario meter through the post today and so far I am really impressed. Just wondering if anyone else has received one and there thoughts Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013. NovoRapid, Lantus, Victoza, Metformin (sr), Simvistatin

Finally got the dreaded letter telling me I have had my driving licence restricted to a 3 year licence. However it has taken them 10 months to sort it out, I started on insulin in September last year, and told DVLA as soon as I got put on insulin, and then I had my LGV revoked in December and...

Just got home from the diabetes clinic, and I am amazed about the lies I have been told by the gp surgery, I went to the doctors about the needles that I was forced to go on to instead of my preferred brand, most of the time the needles were bent and the hurt when they went in the skin and...

Hi guys I went and saw my consultant 2 weeks ago and after asking him we have agreed for me to go on to basal /bolus insulin, and I have been put on to the DAFNE waiting list and I am changing my insulin on the 21st of May. What I am hoping for is some opinions on using basal / bolus insulin...

Just had a hypo and I didn't even realise I was hypo. I just got in from doing a couple of small jobs, and felt hungry but I thought it was because of the time of day but when I tested I was at 2.6 my last hb1ac was at 8 so blood normally running high Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013. Novomix 30...

Had my review with my consultant today, and I can honestly say that it went really well and we have a plan in place. To start with I am changing from 3 injections to 5 injections a day so as I can have more control than the novomix 30 gives me. Then I have to go on to the DAFNE course even...

Hi guys I have been using the sanofi iBGStar and BGStar for a while now and I have found that the iBGStar reads a lot higher than the BGStar. However I have just got in the post my newest addition to the sanofi family the Mystar Extra and just done the first test and compared the new meter...

Hi all just had a phone call from my dsn at gp surgery and we just had a major fall out, let's go back by a few weeks, I had a letter from dr surgery saying they were changing my needles to a cheaper version, I wasn't happy about this as I'm happy with my 5mm novo twist needles, so I haven't got...

Ok then guys this is going to be a controversial on here. I have been reading this forum a lot and there is a lot of misinformation out there and I think we should all learn about diabetes as a disease not I'm type 1 or your only type 2, or you have diabetes coz you ate to much sweet stuff, or...

Hi guys just started this thread being as I can't find the original on I commented on in the past. Went to the doctors today because I am suffering with massive mood swings and with it an uncontrollable rage, I had to do something before I done something silly because of it. Anyway this may...

After reading a lot of posts on here, I have seen some of the most bizarre excuses from doctors, nurses and HCP's. So I thought I would start this thread to see what the most bizarre reasons are for not testing. Sent from my iPad

I had to speak to my insurance company about 2 weeks ago. When I spoke to them they asked what was wrong with me as I declared I had a DVLA declared illness. When I told them that I had diabetes my insurance premium went up by £3.75 per month. I was under the impression insurance companies...

Does anyone use the IBGStar or BGStar Sent from the Diabetes Forum App