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Hi Ellie, Thanks for your advice and kind words. I do get your point about different amounts of basal at different times of day. This...

Hi guys. I have my Duke of Edinburgh bronze expedition next Saturday and my sugars have been crazy. Now I got told they won’t let me...

Sorry that you're still having such a rough time @Nicola M You've certainly been through the mill, bless you. Sending hugs and hope...

Hi @Nicola M I'm sorry to hear you are struggling. I pop my sensor just above my armpit which is fine and dandy until it comes to...

I am wondering how many MODY subtypes there are on this forum, being rare breed apparently. Also believe so many T1 & T2's are wrongly...

Hi, I managed to convince my diabetic nurse to move me from just a basal (long acting) insulin twice a day to a MDI regime in January...

I second @becca59 , Tresiba is a very forgiving insulin. I inject last thing before bed, which can be anything from 10:30 pm to 6 am and...

If it's any consolation I had the same conversation with my doctors over 40 years ago when I moved from my childhood 1 or 2 injections a...

Hi @Bridie9408 I can’t really help with the injection side of things as I only do 1 a day but I can relate to the not accepting it...

Possibly with the extra injections you will have better control and you may see your general health improve hence your hair loss may...

Hi everyone I have been on 2 injections a day for many years now and my diabetic team wants me to think about going on 4 injections a...

But you are on insulin so definitely entitled to test strips and meter on the NHS. I suspect that users of dapagliflozin on its own may...

I would argue that if you are getting hypos you need to reduce the insulin acting at the times you are getting them. Some people need...

Well I guess that is better than a hospital. I hope you get your strength back soon so that you can go home. (Life surely has to be...

I’m in a rehab facility now which is very much like hospital I suppose, working on building strength back up