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I had it when I was diagnosed in September along with the flu jab. I had no side effects except that my arm ached a bit for a few days afterwards. My husband also had one when he was diagnosed last year with no ill effects.

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000078/ This link also refers to breathlessness and ketoacidosis

I was very breathless when the GP thought I had DKA. Also had loads of ketones. He sent me straight to A&E. Have you tested for ketones?

Since my BG has been running on very high, I've been getting a lot of cramp in my left foot and leg. Worse at night, but still happens during the day. Have told GP and Registrar at the hospital but apart from saying that it was due to high BG levels they pretty much glossed over it. Anyone else...

Thanks for responses. In fairness to my GP, he freely admits that he's not a diabetic specialist and at every point since dx he's sought advice on treatment. GP would have preferred admission to hospital on dx, but I have a child on the autistic spectrum who needs 24 hr care and is educated from...

Thanks for the replies. Saw GP om Tuesday. BG was 20.5. My husband asked about c-peptide test but GP felt that I was almost certainly type 2 otherwise I'd be in far more trouble by now and at the age of 49 it would be very unusual if I was Type 1. Other than starting insulin sooner rather than...

I was diagnosed about 5 weeks ago. GP assumes that I'm Type 2 due to my age although no tests have been performed to confirm this. My BG was 24.6 but Hba1c was only 10. I had been unwell for about 5 weeks prior to going to GP with suspicion that I was diabetic. I was started on Metformin as I...