Recent Content by colliecub

Im T2 and have the libre funded by nhs Highland. I did self fund before that though

I fought not to have insulin lol. I had the libre sensors that my dad actually funded but he died earlier this year and then they could nt see the readings. made their lives harder as I said i was only doing finger pricks to drive and I was quite happy to come off insulin. So atm I'm the only t2...

You have to fight the nhs for these. I got ten from the company but later found them on ebay alot cheaper. Like alot of others I made them last longer than they say. Says something like 75 injections or changed every three days. think i made them last about 8 days then it starts getting itchy...

Hi. I,ve used them Got some from the company then got a couple off nhs and now they are going for funding to get them. I liked them since I found the injections painful and bruised alot. you need a longer needle than the 4mm

So after all this time I now have my shiney new licence. The accompanying letter however says not to drive before the date on the licence which is 4a. Ive been driving all this time so maybe the advice diabetes uk was correct. the date on my 4a was only 28th Aug though I only got it through the...

thanks everyone. just thought I couldnt drive until licende came. rather have my wheels than insulin

cant find the link but I took a screenshot. How can I upload that. Also rang diabetes uk and they said stop driving

Just filled in the form to let dvla know I have started Insulin. can I still drive while waiting on restricted licence? Nowhere can I find on dvla website that you cant but according to diabetes uk you have to stop driving immediately and wait for licence. I live on an island. my vehicles are...

there is an app that will read the sensors you dont need to buy the reader

I got this from my doctor last week amd havent taken it. I seem to react to everything they give me. was on bydureon before this one and got alot of the side effects. when I read up on this one before trying I'm too scared to even try it. have been looking in here to see if anyone else had tried...