Recent Content by Rokaab

If you are using Windows it does have its own built in magnify as well in case that helps (I accidentally turned it on once and everything was suddenly very very big!) Here is Microsofts page for it to explain about it ...

Shouldn't do, after all, non-diabetics have insulin in their systems as well

Those meters have been discontinued by the manufacturer, thus the reason your nurses cant get them for you anymore, and you havent found any at the actual price they were The ridiculous price you saw was people taking advantage of that and seeing if they could make some easy money, cos whilst I...

Depends how long it takes for you, some people need longer than others (and if also differs per insulin - some do work faster than others) Are you going low before eating or very shortly after eating - if so then yes it could be a bit early Can also depend on time of day, before I got my pump I...

Some do just need more than others, if its what you need, its what you need - no matter whether the nurse thinks its a lot or not There can be very big variations between what people need. PS. I think you said you're aType1 somewhere - would help if you could fill that in in your profile - just...

There are a couple of barrier sprays available that may help, I know I get one of them on prescription cos if I use the infusion kits or sensors on my stomach it goes red as well. See if your husband can talk to his diabetic nurse/doc and get one prescribed - I know I used to used Cavillon until...

Go to your doctors then, the hospital departments not associated with diabetes would be very unlikely to diagnose you with diabetes anyways as that is not what they do, they diagnose and do stuff for their own specialities not others Your GP can do the proper test and then a confirmation test...

The NHS do do definite diagnoses But, was it an HbA1c check they did or just a finger prick check - if it was a finger prick then they (the HNS) cannot diagnose from that anyway, needs to come from an HbA1c (normally 2 fairly close together I think, 2nd one for confirmation) If it was an HbA1c...

I got Graves at the end of 2020 (to add to my T1 and coeliac) They put me on an 18 month course of carbimozole and it calmed down and then then said 18-month course ended and within a few months it was back to misbehaving - I did get the conversation of surgery or the iodine treatment to get rid...

Just because I suspect the vast majority of people who get the flu/covid,etc jabs have free prescriptions doesn't mean its the free prescriptions make you qualify. I'm sure I saw the updated covid guidelines and I'm sure diabetes does not qualify you by itself, but other things may well do - or...

Do note that with Tresiba, it is definitely one of the longer lasting insulins and it can take a couple of days after a change in dosage to take effect, so if you are changing the dosage of it, you'll need to be patient to see any results (I used to be on Tresiba before I got my pump, so have...

Just as a random thought, when did the pain start, was it shortly after starting the insulin - if so maybe you're just having a really bad reaction to whatever insulin you're currently on (I know at a DAPHNE course I went on, one of the guys was having huge problems with exhaustion and it was...

Unless the mechanism in the reusable pens is not working as it should be, cartridges in reusable pens should work exactly the same as flexpens, as it is exactly the same insulin, same dosing units, same needles - its just a metal pen instead of one-use plastic You can test how much its given by...

Even if it did read the libre 2 (which it doenst), the smart guard would have the same issues anyways, smartguard is from the pump not the sensor, so changing the sensor would make zero difference I tend to just cheat horribly for holidays and/or illness and just tend to tell it I've had more...

Heck, Medtronic still haven't offered me the upgrade to the Simplera yet!!, let alone something newer And yes recently I've been having a right fight with the G4's