Recent Content by Ushthetaff

I totally understand what you’re going through I was there in 1980 . It does get better . As you don’t try and do everything at once it’s a marathon not a sprint , you have to find out how the insulin you take affects the food you eat , it’s all about experimenting once you get a grip of it it...

Diagnosed 1st September 1980 aged nearly 18.far too many hormones and testosterone . Didn’t want it hated it and having it wasn’t going to change me . Bearing in mind things we far different then to what they are now , I didn’t respect what I had and boy did I regret it ,but life goes on. To be...

I downloaded new IOS about 2 weeks ago fitted new sensors haven’t had any issues I’m using an Ipone 12 mini

Not sure why just know that it is . I was on it but have been changed to a different Basel insulin Humulin I . It works fine . At my age I don’t ask why , I just accept than when these sort of decisions are made it ain’t going to change,but if I had to guess I would say money .

I was on Lanctus for years I was then changed to Levimer as it was said at the time it was unpredictable . Lanctus was just once a day and Levimir twice. With Levimire being discontinued I was put on Humilin I twice a day seems fine . I would ask your health professional change you to a twice a...

I had my big toe removed and it’s definetly possible to walk without a big toe . I had both my legs amputated below the knee and yes it’s still possible to walk without crutches with two prosthetics it’s all down to the individual . Personally I’m totally determined and won’t let anything get me...

I have CKD and I’m currently on 3 day a week dialysis , I got scepsis 14 years ago following my first amputation , it took my kidney function down to 1% , I was given emergency dialysis for 2 weeks and my kidney function came back to around 30%. I felt fine but definetly tired at times , I was...

I too came from the “ chemistry set” in the house era to measure urine sugar well it wasn’t measure per se it was either positive orange or negative blue . Seeing as this had no relation to actual blood sugar it was not the best control medium. The CGM has never professed to be as accurate as a...

These days I don’t get actual hypos , you know the ones when you eat the contents of the fridge and any other chocolate cupboard in the house . I have set my low alarm on my Libre to 4.1. I know that it reads about 1 point high . When it goes off I take a mini can of Coke Cola and an energy gel...

I’ve been taking Atorvastatin for as long as I can remember , with no problems with my liver .

I totally agree that you shouldn’t drive if you lose sensation in your feet , but it shouldn’t and doesn’t stop you driving . I have no feet and I have hand controls fitted to my car . It still gives me my independence, which is worth the world , it takes a little bit of getting use to but to...

Yeah I’m really good thank you

Yep all good now I’m now waiting for two new legs getting cast next Thursday .technology has improved vastly things are lighter . Which really helps . It doesn’t stop me doing anything , well I can’t dance too well but I never could anyway lol

I had terrible athletes and migraines right up until I got diabetes . Not a good trade off , dont get any problems with my feet anymore. Lol

They ask me how long I’ve had diabetes when I tell them 46 years they say you know far more about diabetes than us . That includes the DSN s To be honest with you I think they are glad it’s one thing less they don’t have to do . And I’m fine with that