Recent Content by Colin Crowhurst

Diagnosed after 5 years; treatment has been bad throughout and has led to two BTK amputations! Old yes, but not elderly!

Yes I am fired up, have not been happy with their advice for some time now. What i really need to know (prefereably from either an experienced campaigner or a "whistle-blower) is HOW we challenge the system rather than keep shooting down the poor pawns at the sharp end? The "dietician" i spoke...

Dont get me started on testing; the "nurse" that attended today to give him his insulin thought once a day testing is ok???????? When i went to collect a full prescription of testing strips today for him (nearly run out!) they allocated one pot of 50 for 28 days....... That conversation to come...

Tougeo (60u) novo rapid (6u) obviously i reversed them by error! NO other meals get insulin other than breakfast!

Thanks for the above, agree and concer with most of the points however the person is NOT capable of using internet hence why i am stepping in. Having been told by the community nurse this morning that "he only needs to test himself once per day" nearly made me explode with rage..... escpecially...

I have been fortunate ( i think!) in my area (Norfolk UK) of getting excellent advice which has worked for me. However a relative in another health authority (Merton and Sutton UK) is getting what looks to me to be rubbish advice; what are other people opinions of the best way to challenge...

Given how "marginal" you are (not a term that is really used), dietary control is clearly a very strong option in my humble opinion! So lower those carbs ( i look at 200g per day but i am fairly active also!) Without a BG meter you wont know if it is working but i would suggest getting the...

ok, well i am not panicking at all Three "lows" in two weeks via Libre doesnt worry me when I receive an alert! Just surprised as i didnt notice it last year (even hotter then!) but perhaps it was beacuse i wasnt then on Libre,,,,,, Many thanks for the feedback though!

I am finding that my BS values have dropped by nearly 10% pushing me into two very low readings. As this is also generally acress the board for the last week without any other major changes in diet/sleep/working patterns I am wondering if it is possible that my already low insulin level (...

Good suggestion leaflet and docs have said up to 4 weeks

Obviously I am aware that before use this is kept refrigerated but after an incident this morning where it appears my “in use” prefilled pen insulin failed to work properly can I ask how others store this during normal day to day activities and how long for? My low useage means I usual keep it...

Mine stayed high for the first three weeks following DX until i started exercising better and "burning off" the sugars I was eating..... just a thought for you!

Given the %age (10% i think) of over 50's in the UK with Diabetes (and possibly other medical conditions) it is not surprising that it is a high figure; the key information seems to be that well controlled diabetes does NOT require shielding or other such measures. Surely we know that as with...

Given that this is a new virus, ANY information could be useful towards cure/treatment and can at least be examined if its known about; specifics that could relate to diabetic patients can help us all; so its definitely worth reporting everything IF you really do feel you were/are suffering from...

I thought the 12 week letter trumped the "key worker" card.... If still confused, your own GP should be able to confirm, however the receptionist may not let you speak to them.......