Recent Content by 1974darrenh

Funny you should say that. Only 2 minutes ago she said the same thing to me :)

I did not need assistance as I was half asleep and half awake. I was drinking Lucozade when the paramedics arrived. I did not need help from a 3rd party. My girlfriend just panicked when she see me sweating and shaking.

Hi. This has only just happened so don't know about appealing etc. Hypo awareness is very very good normally and there has been no more since.

I am type 1 diabetic and have been for over 14 years. I have been a taxi driver for over 18 years. I have to have a routine medical by my council for my taxi license once a year. My local council currently use the Group 2 DVLA standards. I have extremely good glucose control which has also...

Glucogen always make me really sick for 2 days.

I'm the opposite. Hot weather always makes my levels low. Its a known fact that insulin gets absorbed quicker in hot conditions. Hypo's are a lot more likely.

I'm quite a high insulin user anyway. With most large meals I have 60 units of Novorapid. Anything lower results in high levels for me. I'm very strict with my diabetes. My H test is always around 7 and the doctors love it. However at the expense of that, I do have occasional hypos.

Last night I realised that I had run out of Novorapid Insulin. On testing my blood before bed I noticed my levels were 29mmol, so needed to bring those levels down! I thought maybe I could bring this down by having a higher dose of night time Lantus Glargine. I normally have 44 units of...

What are your H test results? Mine is 7.1mmol

I usually nip to the toilet in a resturant. If I'm well hidden then I may just inject in my stomach

OMG so sorry :(