Recent Content by JJ2026

It is appalling advice I agree, I don't have a seeing friend, unfortunately. Not unless you count my mum, who has dementia. I would like to go through this with someone who understands diabetes. I feel as if I am being railroaded. I had no say in this. Everything I asked, got shut down right...

PALS are not going to get involved. I spoke with a number of other patients on the day I went in and they were united in that everything about their diabetes they have had to learn themselves, as no help has really ever been given to them by the diabetes team. At least, it's not just me who's...

I went to see the diabetes team last week and what they said to me, made me feel quite scared actually and doesn't seem to make any sense at all. 6 weeks ago, I was put onto the Omnipod 5 insulin pump and frankly, it has been a game changer. I was calling 999 at least once a week due to my...

I am in the same boat. I had acute pancreatitis in March due to gallstones. I had my gallbladder removed in June. I am eating well but the weight is falling off me. I look skeletal. I have spoken to the local NHS diabetic nurses but they have run out of ideas. I take 2 25000 creons with meals...

Great ideas. Thank you. The diabetic nurse did it for me both times and I didn't see any overlay at all, just the patch. So, tonight was very scary. I dropped from 14.4 to 5.7 in 8 minutes. My prick testing reflected this. I am now back up. However, Dexcom is saying I am at 13.7 whereas the...

So, today I go to the diabetic nurse and am given a Dexcom G7 sensor, which she put on for me. I prick-tested my fingers and the sensor was out by 0.4. I was well pleased. She was happy with me split-dosing my Lantus and the issues with Novorapid ceased when I did that. An hour later back at...

Thank you. Tonight, I took a split dose of Lantus, instead of all at once and I have gone the other way - 15. I would rather go high though, so I can adjust as well as it dropping naturally in time, than go fatally low, as it almost did last night.

None at all. I was simply told that I am to base the amount of fast-acting insulin before a meal on how high my blood sugar is, at any given moment.

At the moment, it's just about avoiding the potentially lethal hypos. The diabetic nurses will take me through care-counting at my appointment, on Tuesday. I was told by the paramedics yesterday that going hyper (although not great) is better for you until you see the diabetic team than risking...

Mine was in reverse. Gallstones caused damage to my pancreas when they blocked the bile duct.

I am absolutely terrified to be taking it tonight. I have very little fat left on my body, and in the hospital I had a fair bit of belly fat and wondered if that is affecting things at the injection site? I spoke with the NHS diabetic team and they made an appointment to see me on Tuesday...

It is. Thank you. I think it was professional pride because in a way, I am stating I am not happy with the advice I have been given via the surgery's diabetic services, which are woeful to be honest.

I went to my GP yesterday evening who administered a ketone test and that came back as below 0.6 which was good. I asked him while I was there if he would put in a referral for me to see a specialist on diabetes and he was reticent to do that. I can get an appointment for the 16th June but it...

None at all. It's all been about where blood sugar levels are, so for exxample if I want to eat and my blood sugar is at 7 then no more than 1 unit of fast-acting insulin. If I am at 11 then no moe than 2 units.

This is what I want. Newly diagnosed but struggling with blood sugar, every day. I have to have my gallbladder removed in August and until then I can't eat anything with fat in it (excruciating pain even just using a few squirts of the air fryer 1 kcal spray) but hoping afterwards, I start to...