Recent Content by jonesma10

Hi a88ie, i've been diabetic 9 years now and have been on novorapid for most of it. I haven't had the same experience with the lows but the feelings sounds familiar.. i often feel quite cold but always assume it's due to my low iron levels, but perhaps it can be a side effect of novorapid? I...

Hi, i have recentley been skipping my morning insulin as i find that with walking to work, my blood sugar returns to normal by itself. I walk for about 50mins at a quick pace every morning after breakfast and find that if i do even 3 units of insulin (reduced from 11) my blood sugar can go into...

Thanks for all the replies :) I'm still feeling pretty ****** about it all but taking my normal injections now :) All your advice makes sense.. i just don't feel i could talk to anyone about it. The doctor seems a bit patronising and my family/friends just don't understand. SophiaW - that...

sorry if this question has been posted before but i'm tired and can't find what i'm looking for! i have juat taken my levemir injection (i have it once a day at the same time) and accidently injected 7 units too many - 39 instead of 32 :S my blood sugar is a bit high so shouldn't really eat...

thanks stabatha, it makes sense.. but could he get hypo after exercise even though he's not diagnosed? :s

thanks for all the replies :) phoenix - he has common symptoms of hypoglycaemia (anxiety, nausia, blurred vision) linked to exercise, quite extreme weight loss and unusual aggressiveness.. he's quite young and is in good shape which makes me lean more towards type 1.

yeah, there's not an actual patient involved don't worry! its part of an assignment.

Hi, i hope someone can help! i'm a student trying to diagnose a 'patient' and can't work out if they have type 1 or type 2 diabetes. during an oral glucose tolerance test the patient was given 75g glucose and the blood sugar rose to 14.2mmol, would it go this high in undiagnosed type 2? i have...