Recent Content by Jovifreak

I got mine 2 weeks ago and the libre rep recommended skin tac

B - 2x weetabix L - Cherry toms, satsuma, greek yogurt, slimasoup chicken, small banana

Ive had mine on for just over a week..ive just woken up and its fallen off...i tested with it an hour ago. I hadnt paid it was a freebie from my dr to get a better idea of my bs over 2 weeks.

Always test before the gym and have fruit juice handy in case of hypos. Test again when done and before driving home....dont go just after eating or correcting....basically test a lot and youll work it out for yourself...everyone is different

Yes I have NLD on my right leg. It's itchy and I have just got my 1st small ulcer

Well worth doing. I did it 6 years ago and haven't had a Mars bar for hypos since lol.

I don't go to my GP regarding my Type 1 - When i joined the surgery they refused to prescribe me a test cartridge for my accucheck machine, because they didn't know what it was and therefore I must not need it. I had to go into the surgery for a meeting with the "diabetes" nurse and show her...

I'd try splitting the dose and see how you get on.

I've been using Humalog & Lantus for around 7 years now and my Lantus dose is split am & pm.

Hi, I have type 1 and take Lantus and Humalog. I started to take Metformin a few months ago in the hope that i'd be able to reduce the amount of insulin i take to help with weight loss. I've just joined the gym and have noticed on 2 occasions this week a higher blood sugar following the work...

I saw my consultant yesterday and mentiond that i want to lose weight, he said I can start to take Metformin - I've been type 1 for 27 years - He advised i start on a low dose and build it up to avoid any side effects, and at the same time reduce my Lantus dose slowly and try to lower my carb...

Hypos can change, I used to get a feeling of pins and needles in my lips and tongue which was strange, i've not had that for years. I went through a phase of having no warnings at all, which was horrible. These days I get warnings, i get a feeling that can be confused with hunger, its quite...

I have fast food whenever I feel like it - at KFC and McD's they list the amount of carbs n each food on the tray liner, you can also ask at the counter for a leaflet, so its easy to work out how much to inject. Other places, after doing DAFNE, its quite simple to work out the carbs in kebabs...