Recent Content by purpleanna

Hi Sarah I am with weightwatchers on the points plan but thinking about going over to no count as I've only lost 5lbs in 5 weeks :roll:. No they haven't taken my licence away, you're quite right to tell me to stop stressing but it feels like a big thing to even have the threat of it hanging...

Hi Sarah Thanks for replying. It just seems i'm going through all these changes and heartache for nothing. If i can't get control they'll take my licence away and I won't be able to get to work or drive anywhere nice when I'm on school hols. I'll be stuck at home on my own being miserable...

No sixfoot Dave P What is byetta, what does it do? At the mo I'm on 2000 mg of metformin sr, 6mg of Amayrl and 14ml of lantus insulin and still getting highs of 19.9 2 hours after breakfast and waking with 11 what am I doing wrong :cry:

Hi all I've just contacted the DVLA about now being put on insulin. I have to re apply for my license every 3 years along with those with servere learning difficulties, talk about insulting! I test before I drive, unlikely to have hypos and now throughly fed up. I spoke to a woman at the...

Well that wasn't too bad. I have injected twice now, once at the drs, took three attempts to actually stick the needle in but didn't hurt at all. I have also injected yesterday on my own :D feel very brave lol but didn't hurt. My numbers are still high but am only on 10ml so will probably put...

Dear SarahQ Thanks for the reasurrance. I'm off to the nurse now to be shown how to start injecting. I'll let you know how it goes. Harpoons at the ready lol :wink:

I'm a type 2 just about to go on insulin after 7 years on metformin. Still far too overweight and feeling absolutely terrified about injecting and all the pain, implications for health and dying early and just feel horrible about the whole thing especially NEEDLES please can I have some advice...