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Hi Katharine, Thank you for your reply. I have just come back from my diabetic check up and asked the nurse the same question, she said the fluid does not stay in the stomach but rather goes into the tissues. The fluid is not related to a meal or drink as I had to do a starve before the CT...

Hi all, I recently had a stomach scan for another health issue and not related to the diabetes, it showed fluid in the stomach. The radiologist says it is a "mild infiltrate" and concluded this is the insulin for the diabetes as I inject into the belly area. Does this sound right? I thought...

Hi Sue, Thank you for your reply, I managed to get the Ketostix and the test showed normal :) Seen the GP and he has decided to increase the insulin to 22 units morning and 20 units evening, plus taking 4 x metformin and 4 x gliclacide and 1 simvastatin a day. I also asked is my diabetes...

Hi Sue, Thanks for your reply also, no my ketones have not been checked. I will get the stick tomorrow, although my husband did try and get one from the chemist before and they would not give him one, they said I have to ask the GP. The symptoms you describe are what I am experiencing. I...

HI totsy, Thank you for your reply, yes I am overweight, I have tried dieting and the sugar levels remained very high, limited intake of carbs, no sugar etc, I then found I was starving and needed food badly, so tried the diet thing, I went on this strict diet for 4 weeks wrote down...

Thanks hanadr, I have been feeling rotton since October, some days are easier than others to cope. I am seeing the GP weekly my next visit is Tuesday this week, I will definately mention having the c-peptide test. When I had the reading of 34 the GP did nothing, just said that is high, I was...

Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed back in Jan 06 with diabetes type11, I was on 4 Metformin a day. For some reason since October 08 my sugars started to get really high, the highest was 34, My GP put me on extra meds 4 Gliclazide, however, my blood sugars still will not go down, they averaged out...