Recent Content by JayneEG4

Glic gave me similar side effects and Metformin doesn’t work for me at all. I’ve been on insulin for over 17 years and have excellent control with little to no side effects.

I don’t take metformin at all. It just doesn’t work for me. I take insulin. 2 x Lantus long acting morning & night. Plus novorapid top ups 3-4 times a day depending on my blood glucs. I find a low gi diet works best for me and as for acupuncture, don’t waste your money!

Hope everything goes ok hun.

Don’t think my needles are very small but I guess it’s possible

I did check with another test strip then confirmed on a different meter

I did check with another test strip then confirmed on another meter

Thanks for the support. 1u normally reduces my BG by 1.5. But I also ate a very small piece of carrot cake within 10 mins of taking the NovoRapid. Have ordered 6 packs of Gluco Tabs and will buy a couple of small bottles of Lucozade in the morning. So should there be a repeat, I’ll be well...

Had a very nasty scare this afternoon. My bloods around 15:00 were a bit high at 15.7 and as I was having afternoon tea with a friend and neighbour, I gave myself 6 units of NovoRapid then proceeded to drink my coffee etc. I started to feel a bit off about 20 mins later then went into the worst...