Recent Content by johnfreeman200

To be honest I find 3 or 4 glucose tablets won't get me far enough out of a hypo - normally thats because my hypos are caused by exercise (which keeps working after you've stopped). I tend to go for either a banana or I like turkish delight (low fat high sugar!). Either way I also tend to have a...

I thought I was hard done by but manage to get 250 strips at a time! My old doc told me I was costing the NHS too much money on all my test strips but I asked him for a formal complaint form and he soon changed his tune!!!

I'm using novorapids pre-filled pens so I think it is unlikely it could be the pen being faulty. Another thought - I wonder if a longer needle length might do the trick?

I've been diabetic for 18 years now with excellent control...well till recently. I'm now suffering with uneven insulin absorption - or at least thats what it appears. I'm on Novorapid before meals and Lantus in the evening. I regularly switch injection sites, normally using arms and stomach...