Recent Content by andyh

I cannot imagine what it must be like being a child doing exams etc trying to hang out with friends etc while juggling type 1 I have recently moved and will see if this area has a different approach to psycological issues thank you for your replies andy

Hello all I ve had real issues with having diabetes from the age of 37, 3 weeks prior i was a seemingly fit and healthy individual working as a fitness instructor and basically living the dream! then i suddenly started to feel all of the classic symptoms then bam hospital ! Next im a type 1 on...

Hi i hve been on Lantus for nine years and usually inject into my thighs and i would say it stings 80% of the time, i was once told that its because its kept in fridge and a larger dose it will sting, so i take it out of the fridge half hour before and guess what? still stings!! andy

Wow u have a consultant too!! how radically posh, and a wicked HBA 1 i missed an appt once on my annual and after seeing my hb was under 6 at the time they struck me off !! andy

Hello all I was one of the first groups try out the course 6 odd years ago and was really pleased and surprised with the stats of the course, as well as how i applied it to my life, I actually think i need a follow up now to see if anythings changed, its a real game changer for people who on...

Thank you for your reply, sounds exactly the same as mine, I get neg readings for inflamm markers but increased ESR so hence they said I had RA, I get it in both hands and feet, sometimes worse than others. I take 4 tabs of sulfasalazine a day which I hate as like you said they damp down your...

Re: Diabetes ad rheumatoid arthritis OMG seems that there really is so many reasons why I may be getting joint pains, funny though that every test I have had for Rheumatoid factor comes back as normal but I do have the anti bodies which convinced them that I was in fact suffering from RA, I...

Re: Diabetes ad rheumatoid arthritis thank you all, very interesting, I have cut the dairy out completely now and have not taken statins for over a year now, the doc actually told me to leave them off as I had the worst stiff back ever, and touch wood I am pretty much pain free at the moment. Andy

Hello all, does ayone here have RA as well as type 1? I do and of late my ra has been quite bad, however the gold standard treatment for inflamed joints is steroids and case you don't know, it blows your readings out of the ball park for a while! Someone advised me to give dairy a miss for a...