Recent Content by petes307

Re: LANTUS PROBLEMS Hi Steve - many thanks for that advice. I'm just starting back on the low carb diet again and the exercise regime will be kicking in today. I'm monitoring twice daily and as a business intelligence practitioner will be charting all the bgs adn weight and miles travelled etc...

Re: LANTUS PROBLEMS Pete, How were you using the Levemir? A single dose last thing at night. Suits my very active lifestyle.

Re: LANTUS PROBLEMS Hi there - hope that you are all well. I'm new to LANTUS yesterday & have been switched over from using LEVEMIR on the advice of TWO DSNs. I was using Levemir for about 15 months and had no problems with it IMHO, apart from high bgs after coming off the low carb diet...

Anotehr update - I attended the 3 month checkup the other day & showed the latest results in graphical form highlighting the FBG stabilising only after starting the low carb diet. I then queried the insulin dosage & was advised I could start dropping it until the FBG came around 7 - my...

An update to my previous condition..... started the low carb diet last week and IMMEDIATELY my FBG dropped to the 4-7 range !!! I'm absolutely delighted :D . My weight is also dropping, and lost 5 maybe 6lbs in a week (2 sets of scales thus different reading although both calibrated...

I'm on the low carb diet courtesy of Dr. Charles Clarkes book(s). Amazon offer of all books as a bundle deal, so bought the lot..... little realising that I had the "Diabetes Revolution" book since last year (and never read it). So after the books arrived we had a read and decided to start...

Many thanks to you all for your advice, which I will be acting upon immediately by upping my dosage for this week to 24 units and gradually increasing every week. I just needed the reassurance that I am on the right track. Pete

Not keen at all on going back to Metformin - it was IMHO making me feel **** all the time. I inject last thing at night and test FBG first thing in the morning - maybe 8hrs difference - shouldn't that produce a lower FBG ? Thanks for you reply BTW..... B-)

Just a quick query - what is the "normal" Levemir dosage ? Reason I ask is that I started injecting in December after 10 yrs on tablets, and feeling **** all the time. Since starting injecting ( and stopping Avandia and Metformin ) I feel a whole lot better. I was advised by my DN to start...

Up here in Northern Scotland we don't pay for prescriptions if you're signed up with a Medical Exemptions certificate (or something like that). I've been diabetic for over 10 years and have just moved onto insulin injections (Levemir). Best regards - Pete 9.8 and counting........

Sympathise with all who are having trouble with it. My problem is that I am simply never unwell - not for years (decades), although I have been T2 for over 10 yrs now. I'm laid back about the condition, and happily tell all & sundry that it will not affect my life or how I enjoy it. I'm a...

I was on 4 x 500 Metformin which I took in the morning every day. After a while (months) I got really fed up with the whole process - I was on 12 tablets a day, and really wasn't sure what they were all for. I felt really unwell much of the time, so I reviewd the meds I was taking and opted to...