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Hi Thanks for that. I did think about that. The problem is that for the 48 hours from leaving home to getting to my apartment where it can be put in the fridge, only about 7 hours will be on the plane. I've got someone in Dubai looking into it as well. They're going to go into a pharmacy...

Hi All I have to go to Dubai for 4 or 5 weeks with work in mid August. Because of the timings, my insulin would be out of the fridge for 48 hours or so before I'd get a chance to put it back in again. My understanding is that it needs to be used within a week if it's taken out of the fridge...

Afternoon all I think I've reached that pivotal moment and realised that I need a kick up the ****! Diagnosed with T2 about 5 years ago and never really kept in under control for any period of time. I had a Hba1c which came out at 118 (I think). It converted to about 12.3%. This was after 3...

Firstly, I'm nothing to do with the health care profession so below is what I understand of the process rather that being an expert! It's because your body uses the sugar in some foods to convert to energy to keep your muscles working. If your body can't get the energy from sugar because it's...

I get bruises too. I'm haemophiliac and I get some crackers. I'd love one the size of a 50p piece. I get them the size of a saucer sometimes and they are dark purple so they look very attractive if I take the kids swimming or something! Best regards Andy

Hear hear! Divide that £8 billion into the working population and it's easy to see that smokers are actually dying to keep everyone else's taxes down. If the government REALLY wanted people to give up then they would have done it a long time ago. Just my 2p worth A

What type of Hepatitis have you got? My understanding is that Hepatitis is a virus and can't be 'caused'. If you do some research you'll probably find that the opposite is true and that the Hepatitis contributes to the diabetes. I'm a haemophiliac with Hepatitis C and type 2 diabetes, by the...

Hi All I've been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes for about 3 years now and just started on Insulin about 6 months ago. To cut a long story short, I'm just starting to get things under control with 40 units of Levemir in the evening and 30 units of Novorapid 3 times a day. My blood sugar has...

Thanks very much for the reply. My doctor is actually brilliant. I can always get an appointment and they always have time to listen. I just feel that if this is something I can handle myself for a bit then it takes the pressure off them as well. All the best Andy Forgot to answer your...

Hi All I've had type 2 diabetes for about 3 years now. It started ok being controlled with Metformin and Gliclazide but in the last 6 months has slipped out of control. I'm now on 30 units of Levamir in the evening and 10 units of Novarapid 3 times a day. The lowest I've seen my levels at is...