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then it went down hill. Consultant agreed it was working applied for an insulin pump was turned down as technically I am type2. Suggested 6 injections a day of quick acting 4 of long acting. 6 months later clinical commisioning group are making me jump through hoops. will not fund my extra...

I am progressing well blood sugars mainly below 13 with some hypos buy hey I am feeling 500% better. now to write that letter to the consultant. Graeme

My blood sugars have not peaked above 13.7 since doing this regime and I feel as though I have the energy to do things

Went to clinic last weeek blood sugars averaging 28 as a desperate measure instead of 160 unirs of humalin s 3 timea a day and 180 unirs lantus 2 times a day I started giving 20 unirs of humalin s every 2 hours and lantus as normal 4 days later I have not had a blood sugar over 11. Rang the...

met with social worker friday. District Nurses will not deal with me as I am not housebound and have suggested my gp practice deals with my medication. Quite rightly I think the practice says no. I does not help me. The social worker is now saying no one should give me the glucogen injections at...

My consultant and diabetic community nurse say 2 injections a day will not work for me but will send my blood sugars higher again. I canot do injections blood sugars my self due to neuropathy in arms and hands cannot grip. the people at work run a mile at the thought of injecting Thanks for...

9 months down the line my insulin has gone up to 180 units fast acting 3 x a day and 190 units long acting. this is along with metformin 500mg 2 x day, pigoglitazone 30mg once a day, sitagliptin 100mg once a day my blood sugars fell to the teens with the odd one under 10. Due to other...

its 15g 3 times a day meaured portions to give the 15g if I ate 20g for instance my blood sugar goes over 30. I was diagnosed type 1 and have developed tpe 2 on top of it nearly 30 years later

I have been on insulin since 1984 and just over a year ago was also put on tablets to try and help me use the insulin I was injecting as had built up an intolerance / resistance to it. My 15g of carb at 3 mealtimes are eithe rin the form of bread, cereal or fruit. Thank you all for responding

For 2 years now I have had blood sugars ranging from 12 to 30 mmol/l never anything lower than 12. I only have 15g carb at each meal. I have been diagnosed as insulin intolerant amd am on short acting insulin 3 times a day 96 units each time and long acting insulin 2 times a day 90 units plus...