Recent Content by lisaw24

I specifically come on here with the same problem. With Ypsomed, it was so simple - phone up, give your name, address and hospital then they would send you 2-3 boxes out which you would just take to the post office when full. With Insulet, the call took ages, then today when the un-assembled box...

I have had T1 for 20 years and for several years after I was diagnosed, I did inject in the loos- as even my diabetic team told me to do this!! For the last 15 years (approx) I have been doing it wherever I am, although I do try to be discreet as possible. There has only been one occasion where...

Can't see a problem as One Touch has recently brought out a few new monitors which use the same strips. One Touch is one of the meters recommended by my diabetes team as well. If its only lloyds that's stopping them, I would complain to their head office- they are a dispensing pharmacy so if...

Although it does say only to use it once on the lancets box, I have been given this information over the years from Diabetes Nurses, Diabetes consultants, Diabetes UK and more recently through the DAFNE course!! My current Diabetes consultant (the best I've ever had by the way!!) does know his...

I have a Barclays Additions Active bank account which for a charge of £15 per month not only provides full mobile phone cover, full home start car breakdown cover, interest free overdraft and extended warranty with accidental damage, but also includes full travel insurance for me and my family...

OK I think I've sorted the problem out after lengthy discussions with the practice manager and the PCT practice pharmacist/ prescription manager. Their excuse was that the reduction in lancets and strips provided is to prevent diabetics over-testing, I then pointed out that this regime of back...

Hi, Thanks for your replies guys. I am just waiting on a call back from the practice manager to complain about this. In the mean time I have received an email back from Diabetes UK careline stating that there is in fact NO LAW restricting the amount of lancets or strips. See below for the email...

Hi, I have had T1 for 20 years and over recent years I have let it get out of control. I made the decision to do something about it and started off by attending the DAFNE course. Their recommendations for blood testing were before every meal, before bed and before driving, which for me is around...