Recent Content by geoff.baxter

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    Type 1 Sharp box

    I am a T2D and live in Leicestershire. I have been injecting insulin since January this year. When I started my DSN set up a repeat prescription for all my requirements, including sharps bins. I can simply order them on my repeat prescriptions. When I have filled 3 sharps containers, I simply...
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    Starting insulin for type two

    Within a few days I felt so much better. Apparently most new insulin users say how much better they feel. Injecting Humulin is just part of my daily routine now. Until I reached a fasting BG of 5.0, I tested my BG 4 times a day. That is before each meal and bedtime. I only test twice a day now...
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    Starting insulin for type two

    Hi, I am T2DM for a couple of years. I started using insulin early January. I inject Humulin I, a medium/long term insulin, once a day. I started on 10 units, increasing by 1 unit every 3rd day, until my fasting BG first thing in the morning was down to 5.0. I now take 20 units a day and the...