Recent Content by jimmehr

I had to fight with my previous GP to get strips on prescription. She wasn't happy about prescribing them even though I am type 1 and dependant on insulin. My new one doesn't give a hoot and prescribes 2 boxes at a time as the system wont let him prescribe more than that. Oh well once wirelad...

Just digging through my drawers and I found a box of 50 Bayer contour test strips. They don't expire until november 2013 so obviously someone could use them up before then. They work with: Contour USB Link Digit Any type 2's having restricted access to test strips and has one of those meters...

Re: Roche have sent me a meter. don't know what to do with i Its like the printer manufacturers, They literally give away the printers while charge you loads of ink cartridges. While it is a very good marketing technique for the medical companies. I just don't need or want more meters...

Re: Roche have sent me a meter. don't know what to do with i They are? I thought they can be gotten on prescription, I might just sell it on the bay then as I am not going to use it I get the normal ones on prescription and my diabetes team has told me to not take NO for an answer when putting...

I use a accu-chek expert meeter which calculates my bolus' for me as after a few mishaps at work from hypos, It calculates my bolus' for me. Ive had this meter for a month now and get on well with it, Alot better than I did with my old contour meter. Anyway for some reason roche have sent me...

Dont worry to much, I always do this aswell :oops: when im low my sense of control and responsability just dissapears until im above 5 and then it can shoot up to the amount of sugar and carbs I ate so I have to do an extra dose of novamix If it has happend this once I wouldnt worry to much...

Thanks that website was quite usefull, Ive just had a slice of cake instead of adjusting my dose as i cant be bothered with the maths today my brain hurts from this rather heated debate my family had earlier @daisy1 Hehe, its the festive season, The only worry I have is my birthday and new...

as its obviously christmas I have been drinking alcohol, Last night I only had 2 vodka and diet cokes (vodka was in 25ml shots) and then just diet coke as I hate the taste of normal coke I done my usual 3 injections a day but before I went to bed my blood sugar was about 8.7, I had a sandwhich...

Novamix 30 which is the insulin im on has 30% short acting and 70% long acting. (just case you dident know) im usually on 2 doses a day only covers breakfast, lunch and dinner and a couple of snacks if I want any. and doesnt cover when ive had high sugar stuff so another dose is required as im...

I am 17 coming up to 18 (yay), I was diagnosed in June 2010 with diabetes which the last 6 months before the diagnoses I Could just sleep anywhere, anytime and through very loud situations. I was at college in that time and I just thought it was the stress of the work making me sleepy but I...

My gp has recently changed my meds from metformin to sitagliptiin (januvia) as metformin just did not agree with my stomach at all even the slow release one. I am currently on day 5 of using januvia and the side effects I have are: Dizziness Shivering Cold sweats Stomach cramps on lower right...