Recent Content by David Wass

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Hi, My diabetes control has been plummeting for a while now between meals and during the night. I've had several bouts of high and low sugars without reason. I've been offered a change in long acting insulin from lantus to toujeo. Advice please on the pros over lantus? Is it still lantus as...

Hi, I've been using fiasp since August apart from the usual highs and lows i get I've not had a problem but since coming away on holiday to Australia I've been getting some very high readings mainly after meals and high temperatures. Temperatures have been getting hotter +30c now and highs are...

I've just been approved a grant for an insulin pump due to me getting hypos for abour 10-12 hours a day 5 days a week and lantus can not be reduced anymore. I have a physical job which includes heavy lifting and walking. Can someone please explain which insulin pump they found most useful i.e...

What insulin pen and cartridges do you use? I've never had this before nor have i ever experienced it. I'm starting SADIE next Friday day 1 and will mention it to my diabetic nurse and am seeing my endocrinologist next Wednesday and mention this to him too. See if i can find out why etc.....

Hi, Is anyone having to take 80mg statins. I'm confused as my cholesterol level was 5.5 only .5 above the correct level but been prescribed 80mg forca start but understand blood clots and diabetes doesn't go well. I'm a type 1 diabetic and have been for 21 years and am starting to get higher...

Try my fitness pal. On there will be maybe not all but most restuarant nutritional info. If you look at the menu beforehand and search my fitness pal or google it will tell you nutritional info. The app fat secret has a list of the majority of chain restuarants with nutritional info. Hope it helps.

I had the same problem attach a new sensor as the old failed. I phoned libre they happily sent a new one received it ok went sent back the old one but couldn't as the jiffy bag that came with it had no address. Again today 3 days before it was due to run out failing and can sense as ging to fail...

If you are like me of very slight build stomach is the only place where the novorapid works efficiently therefore I've pushed for a pump plus also I get the dawn phenomenon. You should ask for a pump you may be entitled to one in this case. I would ask uour DN and Endocrinologist doctor but you...

That is unacceptable bearing in mind that physical work for a diabetic is just as dangerous. I thought that is what we have a diabetic nurse for advice. I have a physical job before i start i eat quite a bit 1st i sometime double my carb ratio almost from 20g per 1 unit to 30 to 40 so sugars...

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This probably been asked a 1000 times. I haveBlueberries blackberries and strawberries left over. Was thinking of making some jam. I've seen a few recipes but it doesn't tell me which sweetner is best. I know all sweetners have a slightly different taste or can anyone point me in the right...

I'm currently having to take intravenous steroids for thyroid eye disease but as some of you are probably aware steroids raise blood sugars. I'm stuck though as my lantus has been raised to constant fight off the high sugars for 48 to 72 hours. If i go above 40 units I hypo for up to 72 hours...

Thanks for all your help. Payday I'll be getting one for sure. My diabetic nurse/dietician showed me scales where food type is already added in to the machine i.e orange grapes peas so you weigh the foid select foid type and it lets you know how many carbs are in the particular type of food. Is...