Recent Content by pearl

I agree with you ladybird. My blood pressure rises evry time assumptions are made about T11. I am now insulin dependant,Have been for Ten years, I also take meformin. My diabetes is genetic, it comes from the maternal side of my family. AS a small child I watched my mother injecting insulin...

I was given to understand that injecting in a public loo was a no no, some time ago. I have done it in the past, but received funny looks if anyone came in.(druggy perhaps) So now I quite happily inject in public, discreetly if possibly. If people think it odd, that is their problem not mine.:-))

Diagnosed 20 years ago. Progressed to Insulin 10 years ago. Non of this came as asurprise to me, Diabetes is in my genes. I used to see my mother injecting my Grandmother from when I was a small child. 75 now. So learn to live with it, you,re still alive, enjoy each day.

Like a lot of people on this soapbox, I am sick and tired of the "blame " culture surrounding the causes of Type 2. I have been diabetic for the best part of twenty years. I have to thank my Clough ancestors for the condition caused by a gene passed on from them. You might run in this case, but...

Oh Dear, I have been a Type 2 Diabetic for the better part of 20 years. I have NEVER paid for my medication. I started out doing diet control,after a time I had to go on gliclazide and I can't recall paying for the perscription. Thirteen years ago I relocated to East anglia from the London area...

Travelled to Washington USA last November and didn't encounter any problems, they didn't even request to see the letter from my Doctor (free). I packed all my meds, into a largeish plastic box and had it in my hand luggage. The needles, lancets and Metformin I kept in their boxes with the...

Thanks for your reply Katherine. I'm on Novomix 30 Penfill which is a mixture of rapid acting and long acting Insulin. I did look around the site but couldn't find any info on flight travel. Pearl

I shall be travelling to America in Nov. I am on Insulin and metformin and my control is good. I take my medication before Breakfast and evening meal. With the time differance I.d like some advice on how to cope with this please.