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My surgery is very good. Each year I ask the receptionist to set-up the blood and urine tests on line so I can get them done at the hospital. I also arrange a surgery appointment which is two stage - one after the other with the GP and HCA (we lost our great db nurse). Works well and I look at...

I went thru the same process with a private C-Peptide being below normal. I believe the level for T1 diagnosis is too low. I've been on Basal/Bolus for 7 years or so and know that my beta cell output is lower than many 'official' T1s diagnosed because they have antibodies (I don't have any) and...

Hi. Make sure he was prescribed Metformin Slow Release (SR) which is much kinder that the plain version. NICE recommends the plain version by default.

Following a call to Novonordisk I returned a faulty cartridge to them and asked to be copied on their report. As expected they found no problem with the manufacture of the cartridge so side-stepped the problem. It never happens does it!

Your surgery isn't trying hard enough. My surgery uses SystmOnline and staff can add notes onto the system including a new diagnosis of T1. You are obviously T1 with a positive GAD, hospital DKA etc. The NHS doesn't officially recognise LADA/T1.5 - only T1 or T2. That's a problem I also have but...

I I didn't mention in my earlier post that I am on Metformin with my insulin as my previous DN suggested I should take it anyway because of it's other protective properties. I did stop it for while to check the effect and the lack of it increased my typical BS reading by 1 mmol - not...

Hi. Metformin is unlikely to help much with LADA and not worth taking with insulin. The important thing is to focus on how you use and dose with the Basal & Bolus. GPs and consultants don't really like doing C-Peptide tests. The blood one requires the tube to be kept cold etc and one I had was...

Hi, yes Pioglitazone does have some side effect risk. As there are now other drugs introduced after Pio I would suggest you are prescribed one of the newer drugs citing the Pio side effects. May be your GP is not up to date in his/her knowledge?

Sounds like you should be having some diabetes meds?

Hi. I would only accept going onto statins if you are told your results. You can find them if you are able to login to your surgery IT system. If you don't have access then ask for that. As others have said there are a lot of discussions about blood cholesterol on the web and on this forum...

Sounds like the problem is with the surgery. I don't have that problem with mine. I can order my insulin every 3 weeks so can gradually build-up a stock if needed but the order is for 5 cartridges enough for more than month anyway. Talk to the Practice Manager or the surgery PPG team.

If you do some deep research on the web you will find that there is no real evidence that (full) fat is harmful for us in terms of heart disease and in fact fat is good for us in many ways.

Hi as others have said, keep the carbs down and have enough fats and proteins to keep you feeling full.

Hi. If you are really a T1 then you should probably be on the Basal/Bolus regime using two different insulins i.e Basal & Bolus. This should give better control at the expense of more injections - your choice