Recent Content by LZ-DEN

hi lesleyanne2,i have been type2 for nealy 12 years,and the first thing i got when i was daignosed was a voucher from the diabetic nurse at our health centre,it allowed me to buy a meter for half price (£6) at my local chemist,all the other bits like needles and test strips were on prescription...

hi,injecting is not a problem now,but the first one was the one i had to over-come,once i did that its easy,im at the diabetic clinic tomorrow (thursday 29th nov) but thats more to do with the fact im now face to face with my kidneys packing it in,tomorrows vist is to see how much worse the...

hi,my doctor has asked me to use the microdot meter and test strips, as the accu-chek test strips are quite costly (he said) although i have not started to use the microdot meter until i have used all the accu-chek test strips with the nano meter, lesleyanne2..your doctor should supply you with...

marlymoo good luck to your husband with the bydureon :) ..i have been using bydureon for a few months now..(also injecting insulin) as im T2,one thing i found is that if i insert the bydureon needle into my tummy quickly i tend to bruise,and it could be painful due to the thick needle..so i...

hi jackie,and welcome.58 years thats quite sometime to have had diabetes,how are you managing with it?...my guess is you have seen quite a lot of changes over the years with the way diabetes is treated. :) ..looking forward to reading your posts..take care..kind regards den. :D

hi to you anna29,and thank you very much for your welcome :) ..im only to pleased to help out in any way i can,having had type 2 for 10 years but one thing i have learned myself is theres always something else to learn,my type 2 was a few years ago out of control,my doctor and diabetic nurse...

just an update to my posting...accu-chek are sending me a new lancet device..so well done accu-chek.. :D

yes i can say that the aviva nano is a very good meter,however after 3 years of use the lancet device has broken,and i have asked accu-chek if they could supply me with a new one,just waiting to hear back from them. :D

hi searley,thats a good looking bag,funny thing was i was looking at that bag only 2 days ago as i was thinking of buying a new bag, im currently using a medicool (blue) bag to hold all my bits and bobs,but as its getting on now due to the blue fabric coming away from the zip i thought a new bag...

hi and thank you daisy1 for that info,i found it very intresting to read.a great help to new suffers. :D

hello everyone im a new member,my name is Den.i have had type 2 diabetes for just over 10 years now,at first it was controled by tablets but as time went on i have now moved on to insulin injections 5 times a day,it now part of my everyday life, :D .regards to all..Den. :D