Recent Content by penelopa024

I'm sorry for not replying sooner @AndBreathe . We are in the midst of house improvement , wound management and childcare during half term. Yes, the antibiotics are whacking his sugar levels off - infection raises his blood sugar for which he uses more insulin but then he hypos at night ...

@AndBreathe yes, he is an ex smoker . That was definitely a high risk factor, even though he quit the damaged has been done. Insulin he uses is HumulinM3 . He does not follow any specific diet apart for limiting the amount of carbs. Because he's in pain most of the time for the best part of...

Hello Bluetit1802 . Thank you for your reply. When he hasn't got any infection in his body his sugars are between 6-9 . His recent HbA1C was 6.1 ( his doctor was really happy) . Doctors are perplexed by the speed with which he's deteriorating. Every time he has a smallest cut on his hand it...

My husband lost his first leg only 3.5 years after being diagnosed. His sugar levels were in control . Last year he lost remaining leg only 10 years after diagnosis.

Hello All. Wife and a carer here. My husband was diagnosed with T2 diabetes before the age of 40 . After accident at work he suddenly displayed symptoms of diabetes( not overweight, active - ex army) . While first 3 years have been seemingly uneventful everything changed in 2010 when he...

Hello I recommend Freestyle Libre . Absolutely wonderful reader . Shame its not refunded ...