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Hi, I think next year may see a change! Dexcom is working on the new G7 sensor, it’s a disposable unit like the Libre. They hope this will bring down the cost and hopefully that will enable it to be available in the NHS. I have just started self funding the Dexcom G6, initially I was only doing...

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Hi all, firstly.... I have not been on the forum for a very long time and I need to get back into a routine logging in lol Well it's been a year since my last post! I had been started on Islulin after 4 months on oral medication was making no differance to my bg readings! My starting dose was...

Sorry for the late reply, no internet :-( Well internet is back and I have managed to inject! First one took a bit of flapping about, but it's only been 3 days and it is no problem now! Thanks guys :-)

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Hi all, first off I'm sorry I have not posted in ages! Last week my bloods were still in the late teens while on 3 different tablets and it was decided that I was to start on Insulin. I went to the hospital to see my DSN and we decided I was going to start with 10 units of Lantus at night and...

Well they say that people's pets are Locke their owners.... My Becky, my Westie has just been diagnosed with Diabetes! She is being kept at the vets for a few days as she has high ketones and to get her sugars under control. :-(

Hi, when I went on to Glicazide, it was 2 or 3 weeks before I started to notice the drop in my readings. I don't know if it's the same for everyone? My practice nurse was speaking about Victoza last time I was in. It's a non insulin injection that's given once a day. I think she said it works...

Never had a problem with medication on flights. We were back and forward to Norther Ireland and over to Tenerife for a couple of weeks last year with all my meds ( including a months worth of Morphine Sulphate ) was asked once about them when flying from Belfast back to Edinburgh. Just showed...

Hi all, not been on for a while as been very busy putting our house on the market.... I have just been to see my practise nurse for a review. She gave me my latest Hba1c, it is now down to 73 (8.8) which is a lot better than the last reading of 97 (11) My nurse had started me on Sitagliptin a...

I was thinking it may not be T2, the nurse is wondering if she should refer me to the hospital. Don't eat a lot of protein... Try to balance all my meals. Most of my meals are prepared from scratch and I'm a bit anal about portion control etc.

Hi Denise, I have a very low carb intake. Cut down on everything when my bloods started playing up! Nothing I do good wise helps.

Thanks for that, very interesting site! I normally use my BNF and have caught a couple of instances where it would be a bad idea to mix certain drugs! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

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