Recent Content by Sarah69

Hi, Just looking for some advice please, the last two nights when I’ve gone to bed my blood sugar has been under 4. So I’ve eaten something to bring my sugars back up a bit. I usually take anything up to 12 units of Lantus before I go to bed but on these two evenings I didn’t have any insulin...

Thank you for the information, I’ve only just been on it two weeks tomorrow so I doubt I’ve lost any weight yet.

Hi, I started this just over a week ago, my second injection was last Friday. Over the past few days I’ve noticed I’ve noticed that I’m urinating a lot, I’ve especially noticed it at night I don’t usually get up in the night and now for the past two nights I’ve been up about four or five times...

Hi, Does anybody attend this clinic and have found it changing?

Yes I did with Specsavers but they didn’t tell me anything was wrong, the pressures in my eyes were fine. My dad has Glaucoma.

Hi, I’ve been sent an appointment for the above but I don’t have glaucoma! Does anybody know what this test actually is? Of course it came last night when I can’t actually ring anybody until Monday! Thanks.

I’ve just been told by Boots my pharmacy that they can no longer get them. They have advised I get back to my GP to prescribe a different needle. The last time my surgery tried to change them for a cheaper needle, the cheaper needle would sting every time I used 1 so I’m not holding out much hope.

I would never want to go back on quick acting insulin ever again. The nurse at the time who put me on it said ‘you will feel much better’ I didn’t understand what she meant by that and still don’t really because I wasn’t feeling ill or anything!! It was like a vicious circle for me, the insulin...

I don’t go to my drs for any diabetic input, I go to the hospital clinic and see consultant’s that know what they are talking about. The gp does try to get me to go for blood tests etc but I refuse to go.

I’m on this and had no side effects from it.

I’ve been on it a few years and had no problems with it.

I don’t go to my Drs surgery fordiabetes, I go to the hospital diabetic clinic.

Hi, My mum is on this insulin twice a day but quite often doesn’t want to eat an evening meal so I’m not sure if she should inject her evening dose. I’m thinking no but then she won’t have the long acting part of the insulin. Any advice?

Hi, can anybody tell me the difference between diabetic eye screening and a slit lamp eye test please?

I will just eat normally, I don’t lower carbs or restrict any food.