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I had the Pfizer jab on Wednesday which was surprisingly painful. I’ve had a very sore arm for 24 hours, but then became achy and tired for the next two days. I am type 2. Hoping to feel ok tomorrow. Hubby had his Pfizer jab (painless) three weeks ago and got away with a sore arm for a couple of...

Creon supply issues may be occurring gain. Just been to collect hubby’s prescription for 25,000 unit doses but the pharmacy had none. They can only get the 10,000 unit capsules. Is anybody else having problems?

Hubby had a total pancreatectomy 12 months ago and takes creon. He had a neurodecrine tumour that took over his pancreas. He knew nothing about it until an alert GP spotted abnormal blood results whilst testing for type 2 diabetes and sent him for scans. The tumour was overproducing insulin and...

Now that the sensors are back in supply (for prescriptions at least), I have to wonder whether we will see another drop in availability in about 4 weeks time when the next prescription is due? I wonder if Abbott will cope?

My husband also has two readers, but if he scans with the wrong one it gives him a message that the sensor is linked to another reader.

I was diagnosed type 2 18 months ago and found the LCHF program pretty much straightaway. Lost 2 stone then have stayed at the same weight ever since. HbA1C at the beginning was 58, dropped progressively to 39 a year ago, when I ditched the metformin prescription and is now at 36. LCHF has...

Have a read up on the side effects of your blood pressure tablets. Amiolopidine is known for causing swollen ankles.

I have checked our car insurance policies and there is no requirement to declare my husbands newly acquired type 3c diabetes to them. It just says that he should have a licence to drive, which the DVLA have confirmed they are issuing.

Thanks Ledzeptt. Hubby is home now after a 24 day hospital stay, with insulin and a whole load of other medicines as well as a Libre sensor. Blood sugars are now within a better range and we can see what effect home cooking is having on them. His next appointment is with the diabetes team.

My husband is in hospital recovering from an operation to remove his pancreas, spleen, gall bladder etc and a NET tumour that was producing masses of insulin. After 2 weeks of intensive care he is starting to eat solid foods. His meter readings are in the mid 20’s and he is receiving apparently...

Thyroid deficiency can cause mental health problems. My teenage daughter become depressed due to it. Her dosage hadn't been checked for some time and proved to be too low. It took several months for the correct dose of Thyroxine to work and she was then ok. The depression was pretty worrying at...

I queried my order of test strips on Friday afternoon as I had received order confirmation the previous Monday, but nothing had arrived. They finally rang me yesterday to say that they would be another week to which I responded that it was a poor show, particularly as I could have bought some on...

Absolutely spot on!