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Hi Nigel Thanks for your suggestions, the thought of fight tires me out!!! I think it will be worth a try though as I don't have anything to lose and hopefully will end up feeling a lot better.

Hi Nigel In answer to you yes, I have until recently been back and forth to a joint/arthritis consultant who did x-rays and examinations, although no MRI scan, and said that as far as he was concerned I had no problems with my joints!!! I have regular blood tests for anaemia as I also have...

Hi I have been diabetic Type 1 for 40 years taking Actrapid 3 times per day approx 5 units each time and Levemir twice daily 5 units am and 7 units pm. I was on Lantus and until about a year ago and because of night time hypos my diabetes specialist decided to change me to Levemir. I'm not sure...

Hi Cricketer I hope you're getting on OK. I have been injecting for 40years, since I was 7 and just wanted to say incase you haven't been told - you MUST vary your injection sites as if you keep injecting into the same spot over and over you get a build up of tissue which is like a hard lump...

Hi John I've signed the petition. thanks for the info. I wonder do you know if DiabetesUK, as I am a fully paid up member and I guess a lot of people on here are, are doing anything about this problem re Type 2's and the testing strips? I have read on occasion in their magazine that they are...

Hi Jisuba Welcome to the forum. Although I am a type 1 diabetic I read your post, as I do many on here with utter shock and disbelief that GP's, in order to save money, insist that you don't need to test your blood glucose levels. This is very important as it is the only way you will be able to...

Hi Fujifilm Forgot to say I have my doses at 7.30am and around 6.30pm and this seems to work fine.

Hi Fujifilm Just thought I'd put my twopennyworth in! I had been on Lantus for years and was changed to Levemir about a month ago as my specialist said it was a much 'smoother insulin'. At that point I was having 4 units morning and night of the Lantus so 8 units total per day and was told to...

Hi NickW I currently go to the gym twice a week and would like to build up to 3 times. I do 45 minutes per session and it's all on machines - upper & lower body such as running machine, stepper, strider, cycling, chest press, two different arm machines (to work biceps & triceps). I'm due to...

Hi Everyone Thank you so much for the advice, it's very much appreciated and I'm still learning!! It makes much more sense now. One more thing I go to the gym 2-3 times a week so bearing the info you have given me in mind would I be better having more fat to give me energy? And what do you...

Hi Everyone I am interested in changing to a low-carb diet and I have been reading this forum for a while and have already had some good advise from Fergus re books to read on low-carb diets (thanks!). There are a couple of things that I am a bit concerned about - I am Type 1and have been for...

Many thanks for the suggestions and comments, much appreciated. And totally agree with you AliB re the non gluten food, I had a bit of a food fest on this when I first found out I had coeliac until I realised how much sugar and fat was in them, too late by then!!!!All the best and good luck...

Hi Everyone I have been a Type 1 diabetic for nearly 40 years,I am now 46 years old. I found out about 2 years ago that I also have coeliac disease. Since the diagnosis of that I have continually struggled with my weight and have gone from around 8 stone (pre coeliac) to 11 stone (after...

Hi Paul 4 weeks isn't long to get used to coping with this, mentally and physically. Once you get your blood results to a normal level, although I don't think you said what they were but if your newly diagnosed and getting used to injecting etc, it will take a while, you will start to feel...

Hi Everyone Just joined this forum after browsing for a while. I am 46 years old and have had type 1 since I was 7 years old so I guess I'm an old hand although still learning, if that makes sense! I have 3 injections of Actrapid, one before each meal and have recently changed from Lantus to a...