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People get varying symptoms Dawn; mine starts with lips tingling, feeling spaced out and weak. That's the hypo & quick fix can be to get a small can of sugary drink down me, or glucose tabs or my favourite - jelly babies. I keep my emergency hypo kits in the car, desk, handbag, next to the bed...

You sound so worried Dawn and that's understandable; it is quite scary but there are loads of us living with and managing this condition and he's got strong support from you. The wait for those essential appointments doesn't help either. For the moment, I would concentrate on helping him to...

That's brilliant, congratulations! I've been discovered to have B12 deficiency - after years on Metformin. I'm now on Insulin and Vildagliptin but have been inspired by your success to plan a low carb diet. I'm given to understand that I'll need ongoing B12 top-ups but have been heartened by...