Recent Content by sugarfree2

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    novamix30

    hi i have been using novo mix for 4 years gut omly use 16 units in morn and 16 in evening can i ask why your daughter is using this amount it would help me understand a lot more been told i am type 1 but using so little insulin i wonder if i have a different level of diabetes or is my body...
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    Blood monitors where to buy

    i got mine free from nurse when went for yearly check got first one when diagnosed at hospital
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    Calling all diabetics in Coventry

    hi i am from coventry
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    hi

    russ got diagnosed type1 nurse said type 2 hospital started me straight on insulin but then i read about this 1.5 nurse said there is no such thing as type 1.5 was diagnosed with on set sugar levels shoot up and down rapidly but hba1c been in the 5s for three years nurse said she changed me...
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    hi

    i got diagnosed 3 years ago started on insulin straight away as sugar level was22 been told am type one but as was in fortys am i type 1.5 or type 2
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    levels to high

    hi thanks what is dkn very rarely have ketones come up on my tester is there a separate ketone tester last time was after rice crispies so never had them again
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    sugar

    i mean if i passed out due to sugar level dropping low been close and was asked would sugar on gums help
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    levels to high

    its me again reading posts about sugar levels and hospital visits how high are readings when you need to go to hospital do they not drop lower in time what causes the need for hospital
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    sugar

    is it safe for a person to put a small bit of sugar on your gums if you have passed out
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    hi

    been using novo mix 30 for three years does anybody else still using this seems everyone changes to different insulin have you started on novo mix and changed and what caused you to change
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    Alcohol..?

    hi i stopped drinking when diagnosed but spoke to dietition person she told me cider is a no no also strong lagers as they use a fair bit of sugar to turn to alcohol but she said that normal strength lagers eg carling were ok in moderation
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    Examinations, Tests and Investigations

    hi i was peeing and drinking loads i knew this was a sign of diabetes so after a few days went to docs where a blood test showed a high reading so was sent to hospital for tests and put on insulin
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    driving

    my license says for b and be
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    insulin

    hi i hear about people using different types of insulin i am using novomix i have for two years almost i dont seem to have any trouble with it only hypoed 3 times where i have had to recover myself in almost two years many small hypoes seems to be a lot of people dont stay with novomix...
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    driving

    hi can anyone tell me if a driving license thaht is restricted by type 1 allows you to drive a long wheel base van or can we only drive cars thank you