Recent Content by Gaztheoldpunk

I’ve actually had this in the work place. Started at a firm called Elcometer in Droylsden, Manchester and when I told them I was diabetic, was promptly told I couldn’t do my injections on the shop floor, had to do them in the toilet!! And also, if I was hypoing. go & find the first aider who...

Lowest I can remember is 2.2 and I came around in my front room with 2 paramedics!! Sometimes tho I can have bloods of 4.5 and have all the symptoms but sometimes it can be as low as 3 and I feel ok..... strange!!

Hi, Im aged 50 and been diagnosed T1 for 32 years.. The only complications I have is neuropathy in my feet which I've had from day 1 tho the circulation to them is fine!! And also macular degeneration which I'm being treated for and have been for the past 20 years... I can still walk (and run)...

...... And it could be interesting if she has a hypo during prime ministers question time!! Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum

Bet she doesn't have to rely on counting how many test strips she's got left to last her untill her script next goes into the docs....!! Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum

Mmm... when I first started basal (lantus solostar) I took it in the evening and then spent the rest of the night hypo!! So I now take it 6am every morning before work, tho I don't do breakfast and I'm fine on it.. have my dinner at noon, then tea about six.

This seems a constant battle with gp practice's we know they have to run a tight budget thanks to the Tory government ( that's another story!) But don't they realise that the only way we can get good balance and levels is to constantly test....??

Bloomin heck!! Didn't know that.. I know of the complications associated with constantly high bloods but brain damage with low?? Gonna get my ratios re calibrated with the nurse asap. 32 year's type 1 and you still learn something new everyday!! Thanks for the info..

Just a quick one.. can regular low blood sugars (hypos) be as damaging to long term health and complications as high blood sugars?? Only asking cos recently my sugar's have been spiking up (Max 16) and down (as low as 2.1) I know I need s to see my diabetic nurse but do with so different...

My favorite hypo treat?? Two plain chocolate digestives, or a Tunnocks wafer.... very nice!!

Clues in the "old" [emoji12] [emoji12] it's a guilty pleasure.... And they had a punk band in it donkey's year's ago!!

6.7 last night and 10 this morning, 5am.....?? (21 units of lantus solostar & noverapid whenever..)

Is anybody else getting fed up with the way the soap emmerdale is trivialising diabetes with that Kerry character?? Stuffs her face with sweets, cake, chocolate, booze, etc.. but no mention of blood tests, injections, carbs, complications!! Itv need to get a grip of the want to make this...

Not for me... been type 1 for long enough to be perfectly happy with injections, anyway, the pump will get in the way of my bass guitar & I don't fancy wearing a pump in a moshpit.......!!!

About 60ish... try and keep it brown/slow release, tho I do find belvita breakfast biscuits are good for hypos.. gets the blood sugars up without spiking!!