Recent Content by EllieM

Hi @Francis faulkner and I'm sorry that your diabetic team are not helping you. Forum rules don't allow us to give you specific dosing advice (that is supposed to come from your team who have your medical records, but we can give you general advice on diets and record keeping and how we manage...

Hi @AMP2 and welcome to the DCUK forums. I was put onto the tandem tslim about 18 months ago, in order to help with hypos, which I'd been having far too often. My previous treatment was lantus and humalog, and I found the lantus hard to get on with, even with a split dose. While it's by no...

Hi I'm T1 and not T2 but I have lots of experience with hypos through the years. Cgms (continuous glucose monitors) made a big difference to me when they came out, because they can be set to warn you before you go low and they give you a reading on your phone. They are expensive though and I...

I agree with the others @philly1991 you are doing a fantastic job at dosing for your food.

We aren't allowed to give dosing advice but has your DN said anything about reducing the tresiba some more if she keeps going low overnight? I suspect that when you are diagnosed at her age long term complications may not be too relevant, and hypos are more of a concern than highs, but a...

Well at least you are being seen by someone, so I guess that's a positive. I hope you can get some clarity about your situation and some relief for your symptoms. Good luck.

Do you really mean 3 here?

@Lamont D you've been such a help and pillar of strength to so many on these forums. I'm sorry that your physical and mental health is giving you a hard time at the moment but I know that that many many forumites will be wishing you well and wanting to help you just as you have helped others...

Hi @LucyLou55 and welcome to the forums. I hope you are enjoying your holiday despite the foot issue. Can you tell us what you did to make your feet swollen and bruised? How are your blood sugars? Forum rules don't allow us to give medical advice but we can describe our own experiences. Are...

Probably betraying my age here, but if it's not allowed on Children's Hour (the very old BBC radio program not the film of the same name) it's not allowed on the forum. An exact definition of profanity would be lovely, it could just be added to the forum filter and no one would ever have to...

I have this issue occasionally and I believe (possibly incorrectly) that in my case it is prompted by overdoing acidic drinks such as wine, and especially sparkling wine. Herbal tea seems to help?

Hi @mantha81 and welcome to the DCUK forums. I'm sorry about your husband's health condition(s). I'm going to tag @searley who is a HGV driver (although T1 not T2) . As for the diabetes, is there any T2 in your husband's family and has he had an hba1c test recently? How does the week's...

Hi @Blester and welcome to the DCUK forums. Those levels are a little confusing? 101 to 117 suggests you are using US figures mg/dL to measure blood sugar (about 5.5 to 6.5mmol/L) but I'm not sure what you mean by 1:40 ? If it's 140 mg/dL then that is about 7.8mmol/L which is still a normalish...

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Are you able to speak to a doctor or maybe a dietician who might be able to suggest something easier for your gut to tolerate? It's great that your current treatment has normalised your bgs, and the weight loss is presumably desired, but in the long or even medium term the diarrhoea isn't...