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I also got transferred from my local surgery clinic to a hospital one - got absoloutely appalling treatment - was taken off fast-acting insulin and put on tablets, left with readings in the teens and twenties for 8 months, then was eventually taken of ALL insulin and put on Byetta...all because...

Hey, It can be a pain but I reckon once it's learnt it'll be second nature and not a problem. Sometimes gets annoying since you can't eat an impulsive meal etc, but once you've learnt the dose for foods you eat regularly it won't take too much calculating! Also, I posted this on another...

Hi Rach, Although I was told about carb counting by a nurse, I don't think you fully get enough information and get some confusing readings sometimes etc so the best source of info is the web I reckon, this website is one of my "carb checkers": http://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/sites/diabete ...

Milly, You don't sound like "a sap" at all, and I'm sure your family understand that diabetes can seem like a big problem, responsibility and constant burden, and I'd say it gets to every diabetic at some point. There is a website where you can get online counselling specifically related to...

Had mine done yesterday and about 35 mins from arriving to leaving, and there was one person before me so it was quick, but I'd say definitely take sunglasses cos I was practically blinded by the 'brightness' of the world when I came out! 8)

Hi, I have a T1 uncle who is currently recovering from a serious case of pneumonia. Since he's been released from hospital he's been unable to feel some of his fingers on one arm and gets shooting pains up his arm that also hurt his chest, especially if he tries to straighten the arm. It's...

HLW, I think everyone gets fed up with it sometimes, not being able to eat freely and what/when I want gets me down too, but I try to look at it as a positive thing - without diabetes I would have carried on eating rubbish, not exercising and probably suffered worse health problems later on in...

Ketoacidosis occurs because of starvation, when there is no food the body attacks it's fat as it's not getting any sustenance, and it's the acidity of the blood caused by the accumulation of ketones which makes the person ill - ketones on their own are a normal part of metabolism and do not...

I didn't realise temperature affected meters, but will make sure to keep it wrapped up from now on! I sometimes have low readings like this but don't feel the symptoms, usually if I'm active, like doing a long walk or something - the lowest was 1.2, but I felt completely fine! Doubted the...

Hi, I'm 21, diagnosed last Christmas at 20, I find too that most people my age have a limited understanding of diabetes and it's sometimes hard enforcing my requirements on other people, but hoping everyone'll get used to it! Get a bit sick of the "you can't eat that, you're diabetic" advice...

When I took it I felt v.nauseous for several hours after the injection, even after the first one, but I think it's different for everyone: some people probably don't feel anything, others probably feel really ill, some feel bad straightaway, others after a while and some never at all...hopefully...

I know several people that test their toes and according to my nurse you can test your earlobes too, don't know if this is true but that's what I was told! Natalie x

Thanks everyone for your advice and comments, I agree that a lower dose might be the best way to go - I was in hospital in August with DKA (having been taken off all insulin and being tried on byetta by an idiot nurse, but that's another story!) and when I was discharged my prescription said 15...

Hi Sarah, I started carb-counting about a month ago - for the first couple of weeks this seemed to work quite well; my doses seemed to be quite accurate and my readings were good (4-8 usually) pre-meals. But then more hypos happened, which is when I started lowering the dose by a couple of...

Hi all, I am a Type 1 on 20 units of Levemir twice a day (morning and night) and take various doses of Novorapid with each meal. My official dose for meals was set at 7 units for breakfast and lunch, 5 units for my evening meal, but now I find myself getting hypos almost daily. After the...