Recent Content by Langlands85

Hi, thanks for your quick reply,i am on Lantus and novorapid, i take 2 injections of lantus now after getting constant highs and novorapid after every meal. My HBA1C is arounf 8.5% and i constantly struggle with maintaining my bms. I really want to get them lower but i feel like i am either low...

Hi were wanting to start trying for a family and ive been seing a dr at the preconception clinic at the hospital. As my HBA1C is quite high, they have recommended we dont start yet. Ive been going for around 6 months and feel like im geting nowhere-i have no suppourt and really need more info in...

Thats disgusting get onto the head and then the education board....how dare they! totally inconsiderate

You should be able to get one from your diabetic nurse or else get into a superdrug or boots store or better still a pharmacist where youl be abe to get one for under a tenner.

Get in touch with local police or council and explain problem they may be able ot help with alarms etc.

I was at a friends borthday, day out and my mam had given me money for a mcdonalds-spent all of it on drinks and nothing on food then went to friends nannas house and remember feeling very embarrassed that i ahd to keep asking for drinks of water.......got taken home and carried into house...

Hi, i have been on Lantus for about 5-6 years now and i have never thought that this could be down to my insulin. I guess you ahve to trust the docs when they decide which insulin to put you on and because i have had it from such a young age i tend to just agree. I had a look at the website you...

Hello, i have been an insulin dependant diabetic for the past 16 years (since i was 7 ) and i suffer from terrible moods-i got councelling a few years back from issues i had from childhood and that really lifted my mood but i constantly feel down and this i feel is not related to my diabetes...

Heartless.......this behaviour does sound extremely odd. Get him to check his blood sugars when he is accusing you of things and this might help. If its low then its probably down to that if not then i think he needs to see a dcotor as this could be a mental health issue.

Our group said that they thought it would be a good idea if you went on the course when you first got diagnosed but if you have been on the course youl understand what i mean when i say that it was confusing at times. When your newly diagnosed there is sooo many things that are changing in your...

Hi, i am new to this forum, i have just completed the course also and found ti extremely useful. I have been type 1 for 16 years and didnt realise that i was taking massive amounts of insulin when it wasnt needed. I definately recommend this to anyone who is diabetic should it be offered to you...