Recent Content by josie38

Hi, I am a T1 on a pump and in April a dr decided that I needed to take Metformin as well. When i taking one a 500mg a day i was fine, had no problems. As soon as i started taking two a day I was so ill I had to stop taking them. They made me sick with diarrohea and my sugar levels went all...

HI, I used to have similar fears so you aren't alone. I used to work 12 hr shifts in a busy shop and would worry about having hypos that i ran high too. It didn't make a good HBA1c and i used to lie to the consultant. I then stepped away from the job and evaluated myself. I realised that it is...

Hi, I would take grazer's advice and post a typical days intake and maybe you could get advice from other T2's who have/had similar problems as yourself. When i wrote down everything I ate in a day i was dismayed at the amount of things that i ate. I bought Rosemary Conley's scales which give...

Hi dawn, I would like to say that there are times when i dont eat any carbs with a meal. I'm aT1 on a pump and it doesn't affect my healthxxxxxxxxxxxx

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noble............yes i had good warnings when on the pork insulin but lost them when i went on to humalog and lantus/mdi. Because everyone believed it was the best thing in the world the drs never questioned it...they just said the usual of "run high for a couple of weeks and your symptoms...

Thanks noble and jopar........I got a bit annoyed about the weight issue thing cuz i have been 10st since i had my youngest 5 yrs ago and cuz i put on a couple of pounds i have weight issues. I am not overweight as the dr implied and i do 3 40min walks a day. I used to be on pork insulin until...

Hi, I have been a T1 for 15 yrs and have tried all sorts of insulin and different regimes. In Aug 2010 i was put on a pump because i wasn't getting hypo symptoms ( which has always been a problem) and being a bit out of control. Last week I went to a hosp appt and saw a different doctor, the...

Hi, This seems to be happening a lot. When I was with my old surgery, they decided that i should have my care transferred there, so I did. It lasted about 6 months. I found it was always difficult to get an appt when i wanted one on the day of the clinic, had to wait 4 weeks minimum to get an...

Hi, On my settings I have meal rise of 3mmol and acting time of 4.00 hrs. If you are not sure i would suggest testing more until you are happy. Josie

Hi, Quick suggestion - you don't say at what time you are taking these split doses. If you have a fair bit of basal still swishing around in the morning then you are topping it up with your morning dose then maybe you should think about changing the time you have them. So if you are having...

HI, I had the same in my thighs when i was injections. The hard lump under the skin has gone but the skin is still a bit swollen from them. I am hoping that it will fade eventually :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hi, Have been to see DSN and she reckons that i need a longer cannula. At the moment I use 8mm steel as one of the flexlinks kinked and i got an abcess in my stomach. Donnelly - have tried using different batches but i think the time has come for me to lose my belly :lol: :lol: :lol...

Hi, Been having a lot of problems lately with my pump. I have been having a lot of hi's possibly due to the set site........not too sure. May have to change cannulas again. I have tried Flex links and Rapid D's for my spirit combo. Not sure if there are anymore i could try. Appointment with...

Hi, When i started my Combo, I was told that you programmed in your lower and higher numbers so that if your bs was higher than your hi number it would tell you to correct and if you were lower than your lo number it would tell you to take carbs and how many carbs. The facility is great if you...