Recent Content by Hertfordshiremum

Yes, my DSN at the time was really good. About 20 yrs experience, she said she seen it once before.

Fingers crossed for you, bd viva gave me red marble like lumps, I think the silicone coating on Microdot made the difference for me. Do make a fuss if bd viva don’t work for you as I am sure this caused some absorption problems for me.

Hello. Lots of good suggestions already however I found Novorapid took at least 1.5 hrs to kick in with me and when I switched to Fiasp things were so much better. Have you asked to try a different insulin to see if it might suit you better? I’m now on Admelog and find that works well but for me...

Hi Yes ditto, ‘Microdot’ silicone coated needles 8 mm worked the best for me. Not perfect but better than the others. Interestingly I switched to a pump this year and have no problem with this.

Hi LeoM I am also Type 1 with the same problem for the last 6 years, I have seen endocrinologists and hospital eye clinic who have given me the answers you have from Old un and Lamont. The endo I saw last year told me a small percentage of Type 1’s have their vision effected with high/rapidly...

Yes a couple of years ago I kept getting them. Finally I spoke with a urologist who gave me a completely different course of antibiotics for a week not 3 days and I now take DMannose every day as a preventative measure and I haven’t had another UTI since.

Hello Yes, I have type 1 and it often seems to change from day to day. It’s very very fustrating sometimes but I try really hard to just deal with whatever is happening at the moment. I do keep records and this has helped identify some triggers ( I am not just talking about food) and I do lots...

I have been in this situation about half a dozen times, I would go with very small amounts at one time, then a couple of hours later another spoon of something. Your digestive system will need to get back on track so take it steady. I Have often seen jelly pots in hospital, sometimes low sugar...

Hello Really sorry to hear you are in hospital with Covid and other complications. I am type 1 however was very ill with Covid, DKA and a chest infection in March. I know from a blood test only a couple of weeks before I was highly positive for antibodies and I had 3 vaccines too. My BG wasn’t...

Hello Sorry to hear you have all these symptom, and I know ‘the not knowing’ is very worrying. I would ask for a print out of your recent blood test results and see what they tested. To establish if you are diabetic you need a HbA1c test as part of your blood test. Once you have that and IF it...

Hi I have just read your post with interest, for the last 3 years I have had terrible hip joint pain that goes down the back of my leg! I will discuss my insulin with my nurse later this month, I am on Levemir and Fiasp. Thanks for posting I would never have thought there might be a connection here.

Hello It doesn’t sound like she is wearing a continuous blood glucose monitor? As she is Type 1 the GP will issue a Libre (I am hoping you are in the Uk?) the Libre 2 has alarms which would alert her to any problem in time before things got too serious. I would be on the phone to the GP asking...

Have you emailed them requesting this? Or did they just give you a verbal no? I think I would write a polite and short email saying if they are unable to give online access could they print a copy of your latest full blood test results and post it you just found this online...

I am pretty sure your doctor is obliged to give you a print out of all your blood test results which will have the full breakdown or ask them to email it to you. I don’t think they can say no to this request.