Recent Content by ljwilson

My doctor has put me on Naproxen, 2 x 500 mg per day. For the last 4 days I have been having quite a few hypos (i have been a Type 1 since 1974) has anyone else experienced low sugar when taking naproxen? Lorna

Morning all, I have recently taken myself off Tramadol, which I had been taking for approx 3 years for arthritis. I was taking too many and found myself taking them when I wasn't even in pain. The withdrawal was horrendous and my sugar levels were all over the place, very high and taking a lot...

It is probably a very bad cold you have and not the flu, bad colds can be just as unpleasant as the flu. Hope you feel better soon

Until quite recently i was only seeing my GP and never had any problems renewing my licence

What is an IOB? Lorna

I inject my Novarapid in my stomach and my Levemir in my legs. I was recently gven the very small mm needles and had terrible problems with the levemir sitting under the skin an d my legs were full of lumps. I was having high readings then random hypos, i guess when the levemir finally hit, I...

I would say your 2.9 at 02:30 is the problem, Somogyi Phenomenon - Rebound Hyperglycemia Lorna

I suffer with bad early morning insulin resistance, I do not have overnight lows. Tried upping the levemir but that resulted in hypos in the night so I wake before 6 and take a large dose of Novarapid to counteract the high blood sugar. My consultant started me on Linagliptin, a drug meant...

Has anyone else been having problems with the very small needles - 4mm? I was recently put on these instead of the 8mm and I am having problems with them. My legs are full of lumps from the levemir and I am getting very high readings in the middle of the night which I am sure is down to the...

I was 11, 39 years ago!

~Reading this article in the Mail today about Gorbachev, what is acute diabetes? Does this just mean badly controlled? Surely all Type 1's have chronic diabetes not acute? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2787644/I-fighting-life-Mikhail-Gorbachev-says-health-deteriorating.html

Doesn't seem to have made any difference so far, been taking it for a week. I will persevere! I have been a Type 1 since 1974

Could it be a new insulin tablet? I remember reading about these some time ago when they were still in development. Type 1 diabetes can only be treated with insulin Lorna

I have changed my ratios and also take an extra 10-15 units of Novarapid on waking to cover the high that I wake up with, usually between 14-18. My levels at 3am are always between 6 and 7 so between then and 6 they rise sharply. We are going to try the Linagliptin, which has proved successful...

I saw my consultant today. HbA1c is 7.4% which isn't bad but not great either. My control is good but I suffer from extreme insulin resistance in the early hours. He has put me on Linagliptin to see if this helps. I know this is normally used for Type 2's and was wondering if any other Type...