Recent Content by nannoo_bird

hi everyone, t2 on insulin - have now decided to get on top of this as getting nowhere with out of date drs. i have to fund my own libra2 as i am not t1 and have been taking dapag... and altering my insulin accordingly. i have just been told by dr. that they are withdrawing this med. because it...

This one is worthy of a Sun headline. Had a phone appointment with the diabetic nurse this afternoon. I had been prescribed a Libre2 blood glucos monitor by my diabetes doctor, as I had had a few scary hypos, but my GP practice refused to let me have one as I did not fit the criteria (so I am...

Thank you everyone. I am right that once they detach from your arm, you cannot reattach them? So that's a very expensive flaw in their construction. I am trying a few of your suggestions right now, so far so good.

Oh, these would have been fantastic, but they are out of stock.

Tony, thank you so much, I have just ordered them, sounds perfect.

In this sticky hot weather, how do you keep your sensor in place? The first one lasted a week before falling off, the second lasted half an hoiur and I couldn't find it, and the third, on now, has had to be strapped to my arm. I do just what it says in the instructions, I also bought some...

I was prescribed Ozempic and was on it for around a month when I read that it can adversely affect vision. I have retinopathy and receive regular laser treatment which is adversely affecting my vision. In my part of the country it is impossible to get answers to medical questions, so I wondered...

Thank you so much. I have recently seen an optician, but it was a confusing and upsetting appointment. I will check to see if there is an emergency number to ring. I have contacted the consultant's secretary twice, but no response.

Hi everyone. I am a T2 on insulin, diagnosed around 18 years ago. I am now 68 and have recently been diagnosed with Hashimoto's as well - what joy. One big problem is my vision. I have now had four laser treatments on my eyes, the last time was for glaucoma in one eye, and proliferative (?)...

Hi Caz. I have had diabetic neuropathy for many years now, and for a few years I was on Pregabelin then Gabapentin. They certainly helped with the foot pain, but I found my brain turning to mush, so I decided to stop taking this type of drug. Do NOT suddenly stop - you need to come off these...

After getting nowhere with the NHS I saw a private endocrinologist who recommended in a report to my GP that I should get a Libre2 monitor on the NHS. This was in May. Updates were not forthcoming, but after a particularly nasty hypo (3.1) this week I waited in a phone queue forever, only to be...

Hi there! Thank you so much. This is so interesting (if sad for us both), and I would love to reply properly when I have more time, if that's OK.

Thank you for this. It does not help that we have a 200 year old beamed cotttage which is naturally dark!! But I think those fluorescent strips might well be the answer. Again, my thanks. x

Thank you so much Carol. I am OK-ish for reading, I just have new reading glasses and I have a magnifying glass in each room! My problem is two-fold. My vision is either totally under exposed in dark rooms, and totally over-exposed in sunlight, and nothing helps. I also have spaces in my...

Hi everyone. I have peripheral retinopathy and in the past year or so it has got much worse, despite regular laser treatment. I would be happy to go anywhere to get treatment, if there are new surgeries or medication not necessarily on the NHS. I live in a cottage and am forever bumping into...