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

My mum is a type 2, been diagnosed since maybe the 80’s. She’s on Humilin m3 and she had not injected herself for a couple of days. I of the days she had no food or any other medication. She has been finding it difficult to inject as she has been losing the feeling in her fingers.

Hi, My mum has been hospitalised with DKA yesterday can anybody that has had this tell me how long they were in hospital for this. I really don’t want to go on the time I had it as it was quite long around a month. Thanks

I drove for almost a year under section 88 after my Gp made a mistake on my form that deemed me unfit to drive. By the time this was sorted out I had to re-apply for my driving licence. I had no problem driving under section 88 I was never stopped.

I’m on lantus twice a day, I don’t take any insulin with meals. When I was taking insulin with meals I put on a lot of weight and I was also continually hungry. My DSN at the time said you will feel much better, I didn’t feel any different but then I didn’t feel unwell to start with!

I don’t restrict what I eat I just eat hat I want when I want it. If I restricted my food there wouldn’t be much I like.

I work in a hospital with elderly patients, we go in with colds!

I was on novarapid and gained lots or weight. I was hungry all the time it was an horrendous time for me.

My hospital consultant advised me to go on Ozempic. It brought my hba1c down from around 90 to pre diabetic at 46 and I lost some weight. The downside was the doom/dread feeling and vomiting randomly (had a lot of time of work too because off feeling unwell) both I couldn’t tolerate. So I...

I have 2 doses of metformin morning and evening and don’t take it with meals.

Would of had the potatoes too.

I might try that if they can’t get a needle clipper!

I don’t want one of them.

I have been told by Boots that they can’t get this anymore, they said they would look for an alternative. Does anybody know of an alternative to a needle clipper? Thanks

I wouldn’t have told them I was diabetic!