Recent Content by JudiP

I’ve replied elsewhere suggesting you try again to obtain the sensors on prescription. I too am linked to the diabetes service at my hospital and it was the nurses there who applied to my GP due to my fingers being damaged by constant finger pricking. I think the rules are more lax now.

I think it is worth re-applying for a free sensor via your surgery. The rules are more relaxed now. My diabetic clinic nurses applied to my GP due to the fact that I have small fingers which were being damaged by frequent fingerpicking.

I find exactly the same thing. I have recently lost confidence in the Libre 2+ because the readings are always around two points lower than the fingerpick test shows and one sensor recently was completely erratic and incorrect. I am frequently woken when the low alarm goes off during the...

I’ve tried various patches from conventional shop bought plasters and most seem to come off. My latest is a packet of Elastoplast Flexible XL fabric plasters 5x7.2cm which adequately cover the sensor. Unusually, these are all the same size in the packet but I have had difficulty in finding...

I’m surprised that activity will cause the bg to go up. I would have thought that activity would lower it. That said, it has often surprised me that I can get a low glucose warning around 4.4 which wakes me, then after rising it goes up. Is this normal then?

I’m surprised that activity will cause the bg to go up. I would have thought that activity would lower it. That said, it has often surprised me that I can get a low glucose warning around 4.4 which wakes me, then after rising it goes up. Is this normal then?

Hi, I’m type 2 on insulin. I’m interested in two areas of your letter. Firstly I was put on Dapagliflozin a while ago then taken off due to my having previously had several UTIs. One area of the warning for this medication was regarding a possible flesh eating disease occurring. I was...

I too developed diabetes after being on a prolonged dose of steroids. Is there a different classification for this I wonder? I was classed as type 2 from the beginning. When I was put on insulin (basal & bolus) I was told ‘you can now eat anything because the insulin will control it’! I...

My sister is lactose intolerant and uses lactose free milk, butter etc. but also carries lactase tablets for when she eats out or doesn’t have a supply of lactose free items available.

The system at your surgery does sound inefficient. Do check your see if they have an active Patient Participation Group. All surgeries are obliged to have one but some are more active than others. It’s amazing how few patients know about these Groups. Do tell them what you have said here...

It’s not unusual to have 4 injections per day. The regime I am on is a Lantus injection before bed then injections of Trurapi before meals at least for times a day, dosage depending on my BS readings. My failing though is I don’t always inject early enough before meals so I’m doing correction...

Does your surgery have an active Patient Participation Group? All surgeries should have one but some are more active than others. The system at your surgery does sound inefficient. Do look into the PPG and tell them what you’ve just said here. It’s the sort of situation that the PPG should...

My aunt used to ‘see’ people in the room even to the extent of offering them a cup of tea! In one occasion, because I didn’t want her to be worried about strangers in the room, I went round sitting on every chair saying ‘see, there’s no-one here’. I eventually realised that it wasn’t...

My levels always drop overnight but I find that my sensor alarm frequently wakes me with levels of 3.4 or similar. When I get up I don’t feel at all hypo and often my levels then go up even though I haven’t eaten anything. If I had those readings during the day I would definitely be feeling hypo.