Recent Content by fullfathomfive

Thanks for your replies chaps. The c-peptide test sounds very interesting. I maybe grasping at straws (this condition can make you do that) but it seems like it could at least give an indication of what's going on. It's the unpredictability that irritates me so I guess it's worth discussing with...

Hi everyone, I've had type 1 for a few years now, but now and again I get the feeling that my pancreas is still going for it occasionally. This is reflected in bouts of strange readings where my normally good glucose control goes out of the window, for no apparent reason. This inevitably leaves...

Good point. My first consultant basically told me to stop talking and that he was asking the questions. As a cardio technician and mostly as someone who wouldn't be spoken to in such a manner I had the confidence to put him in his place. Unfortunately, I know from experience that there are many...

Even if the 'correct information, training, monitoring, etc...' were available and 100% irrefutable, people are still people. They still smoke, drink to excess, fail to attend appointments etc. We all do things that we know are not good for us. Maybe a lot of people are simply ignoring advice...

As to why considering an alternative - the usual reasons really. Seem to have less 'get up & go' these days, feel rundown, achey etc. Might not be anything to do with lantus but have had blood tests that say i'm 'normal'. :?