Recent Content by francesk

I think real empathy is inborn, but can also be learnt through experience.

My absolute favourite is Homeland. Eight series, and an ending ( although they could do another series? But I'm just being hopeful!) Stranger Things, though I haven't finished it yet. Luther Breaking Bad The Crown Etc....

Hello, I'm T2 but on insulin,had diabetes for about 26 years. Diabetes wasn't well controlled to begin with , consequently I have CKD stage 5, am on dialysis three times a week, and on kidney transplant register. I dialysis through a neck line at present, whilst waiting for an upper arm graft...

I had laser surgery at the back of both eyes several years ago, I had a cataract removed early from one eye so they could get to the back of the worst eye. After several follow-ups the hospital discharged me back to my doctor's, who then told me I needed a yearly check-up. I didn't feel this was...

Sorry, I had to come off trulicity because the side effects were so bad. Blood sugars were great! I lost weight, but that might have been due to constant nausea, and absolutely awful, dreadful itching and tiny rash of little spots under the skin all over! It was hell, and I wanted to die. My...

I take Humulin M3, and I take mine twice a day. I think you need a lot more advice from a specialist diabetes nurse or doctor, as I'm a bit surprised that you are still taking gliclazide and metformin with Humulin, but I'm not medically trained. But to me, you definitely need help from a...

I'm in the UK and I use a One Touch Vario Flex - a good little meter, only downside is no backlight - I think that some of the other One Touch Vario may have backlight though.

Sorre, posted before I'd finished! And also the lack of appetite, which I took as a plus!

No, I did have nausea and a bit of diarrhoea as well, it lasted about five days, as far as I remember.

Couldn't you persuade your husband to consider a less risky occupation? You're not allowed to be a commercial airline pilot, or a class one goods driver, or a bus or coach driver with T1D, so I would have thought that a fireman was a no-no as well.

I'd been seen at the hospital clinic for years, as I'd had a lot of diabetic eye trouble, and quite a bit of surgery. Last year I was discharged from the clinic, and started using my doctor's diabetic services. After checking me once, they said to come back in a year. I wrote a letter asking...

I tried Trulicity a few months back - I'm T2 but have been on insulin for about 14 years. My diabetic consultant recommended it as although my blood sugars are fairly good normally, I am hoping to have a kidney transplant in the future, so he wanted me to try trulicity to lower and stabalize the...

Oh dear! So it doesn't look like I'm going to have a lovely flat tummy anytime soon then. Maybe once we're out of lockdown and I can get some decent exercise in, and really knock my eating back into shape again, I might feel more positive about it. Thank you for all your interesting answers.

It's peaceful in the early mornings. Thanks to insomnia, I heard the birds tweeting a very tuneful morning chorus.[emoji846]

Thank you all for your varied and interesting suggestions! I will certainly try the exercises. And the diet suggestions. Caius 2x8 - regarding the trulicity - at present I'm not sure about the injections, I've taken 3 injections so far (one a week) and my appetite has decreased, I've lost...