Recent Content by Keiron

Hi Jackie, I fully understand your frustration as I have the same problem and I am using the same insulin as you. I have been a T1 diabetic for 31 years, and have been on a variety of insulins and regimes over years. I have good and bad days, but last year I was seriously ill and since then...

Hi everyone, Thankyou for all your posts, its quite refreshing to know I'm not on my own :D Since my last post I recently went to see the same GP again as the hospital are not prepared to operate on my arm whilst my HBA1c remains high. As a result (and after a long wait) I finally have an...

Thank you all so much for your replies - it helps to know I'm not on my own. I am seeing the diabetes specialist nurse very soon (she is due to ring me this pm) to go back over the carb counting etc. I did do the DAFNE course about 2-3 yrs ago, but having recently had meningoccocal meningitis...

I've just been to see my GP to discuss HBA1c and haven;t stopped crying since being there at 7am :cry: I'm really fed up of being diabetic and am frustrated that the view of my GP appears to be that it's all my fault. I have a high HBA1c which I do want to bring down, but I am also a human...

Hi everyone, my name is Keiron and I am a type 1 diabetic (insulin and diet) and I have been a diabetic for 31 years. I have had a really bad year with ill health, having a nasty fall in January, Shingles in May and then Menigococcal Meningitis in June. Basically I have just returned from my...