Recent Content by Carl Wood

HaHa. The Practice Manager was my first port of call. The letter I got back was if you do not do as we say we will have to kick you out of the surgery and you can register elsewhere.

My GP is refusing to renew my Sick note until I attend their pointless annual review. These reviews consist of Blood Pressure Check and they weigh you and then read out the names of your meds on your repeat prescription for you to say yes to each item. I told them in 30/11/21 that I was not...

No different up to now ,but it is earlys yet. Will give it at least a fortnight and evaluate then.

Hi, thanks for the post. Yes got new insulin on Monday afternoon so started tresiba on Tuesday morning,so will see how it settles in and whether it improves things in any way.

So after my visit to DSN this afternoon I now have a Libre meter and they are changing my insulin to Tresiba .I have the prescription for it but it takes my pharmacy a week to get any items in so next Tuesday should be first day on this new insulin. Looking forward to getting to know new Libre...

Thanks for your input margamandan. I inject the Insulatard into either my legs or backside and then the Novorapid into my stomach, but I do inject them at the same time. Thanks for you Lantus vote, I have to go to DSN on Monday for my Libre machine so will see what other insulins are out there...

Many thanks to all of you who replied to me on this subject, that is very kind to take the time and I really appreciate it. I had 3 sessions of laser under general anaesthetic and the sight from my right eye had gone when I woke up after the 3rd lot. I am not going to the ey clinic anymore I...

Are there other Diabetics out there who have been lasered and feel that this only makes it worse. I have had thousands of burns in each eye and am now registered Severly Sight Impaired (Blind). You get told that everywhere the laser hits your retina it will blind that spot, you ask the question...

Thanks to you all for your kind replies. In answer to becca59, Yes I am going to go on the Libre in the next few weeks all of that has been approved and seeing as I ended up in hospital for 2 days with DKA it was an easy decision for them. They are talking about changing my basal insulin but I...

Hi Everyone My name is Carl Wood and I live in Macclesfield Cheshire. As my title says I am new to the forum but not to diabetes. In May of this year I will have had Type 1 Diabetes for 36 years. It has ruined my eyesight to a level that I am registered Severly Sight Impaired and I also have...

What do you think about this Libre way of testing? I am going on it in a few eeks. Is it fairly accurate to the finger pricking way of things?. Many thanks for your time Carl

Hello Everybody My name is Carl Wood, I am 48 years old and have had Type 1 Diabetes for 36 years now. I live in Macclesfield in Cheshire. I am Severely Sight Impaired thanks to Diabetes and also suffer from Diabetic Neuropathy. I have approx 6-8 injections a day. I have also been on a pump for...