Recent Content by carlos

Thank you for your reply yes I have a follow up appointment in a week I didn’t quite realise the difference from injections they did say stick at it it just surprised how long it’s taking to come down but will stick at it prefer than injecting wasn’t for me

I’ve just started the Omnipod 5 first 2 days weren’t to bad sugars were going up but coming down since yesterday it’s just been a nightmare sugars have gone high glad to say they are coming down a little now as I am letting the pump work rather than trying to correct at 3 hrs while there’s still...

so after a very long wait i finally have a pump start date i have a physically demanding job and i am on the go a lot so have people gone sick from work when starting the pump as when i started injections 12 years ago i did go sick then as was all over the show and couldn’t not do my job then...

has anyone ever raised a issue with pals i have been jumping through loops for the last 5 years to get a insulin pump and have now been told after 8 months after the assessment that the nurses at the hospital have suspended any new start date training as they don’t have enough staff i’ve had...

Thanks for replying I opted for the omnipod 5 and dexcom changing from freestyle I'm just waiting now on the DN to give a start date i belive you can move the dexcom sensor.around so it's a better alternative for me than the libre how do people find this sensor how did you all get on when...

I have been going through the process of getting a insulin pump Have finally got to the stage were I can see daylight Have been offered 3 pumps Omnipod5/medtronic780g/t slim2 Been looking at all the information on 3 pumps and must say I like the sound of the omnipod 5 What are people's...

after some general advice or just seeing if anyone else has had this problem im type 1 about 4 week ago I was sent to hospital as my bloods were all over the show high blood pressure and had low red and white blood cells and a very high plasma 224 after tests they told me it was a infection and...

agree with your post somewhat after totally changing my diet for the last year to a low carbat first this worked brilliantly and lowered my bs but slowly they started to rise again my collestrol was rising etc after changing ta semi low carb biet like yourself my morning readings are down from...

have just returned from the docs feeling very dissapointed three month ago had a reading of 8.3 and was given 1 meterformin a day this has come down to 6.9 although have beteer avgs on machine also my collestral was 5.0 the only reason i can possibly think of for my collestrol shooting up is all...

Re: statins a copule of years ago i used to take atrostavatin 10mg then my old docs changed this to simstostavatin 40 mg a day i had terrible muscle cramps dizzines and pain in my legs reported this to the doc imediatley and was placed back on atrostavatin have since come of them and touch wood...

excellent well done you must be well chuffed hope can get mine down to that thats brilliant

Re: metaformin .......here goes this is just my own thought from what my doctor said but 4 a day seems a very high dose to start with if you dont mind me asking what was your hsblc i have with i have just been replaced back on meterformin 1 a day till go bck in august my hsblc was 8.2 after a...

i know there has been posts on here before about travel insurance and most prob panicking about nothing but after a disatsrous six month am bck on medicaition for my diabeates i take 1 meterformin i am going away in 1 wk to egypt have today rang the insurance company and they have said that...

ye thanks have sorta started snaping out of it and gettin a grip anyway been to docs latest one with my bs were 8.2 all things considered dont think that is sky high not good and needs sorting been put bck on one meterformin sr and told to go bck in 4 wk so will wait and see

since last november wen a very good freind of mine passed away have somewhat lost the plot got of tablets and got an hsblc of 6.3 have just completely lost it feel very stupid and am kickin myself last couple of wk have started to snap out of it and have started checkin bs again am very...