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Been to the doctors today,he has ordered a raft of more blood tests and hopefully a scan

rang the doctors and c-peptide was not tested

Hi Dont know whether this was one of the blood tests thanks

I have been type 2 for 7 years insulin dependent for 2.Since using insulin I have always taken 40 units morning and evening.Last November out of the blue I had a bad hypo during the night and went into a coma,my wife had to call for an ambulance to revive me.Since then I have had to reduce my...

diabetes is such a lonely illness,its yours get on with it

I am type 2 and have found stress has a real effect on your bg,ie increasing it.I think you really need to target the stress and hopefully your levels will return to normal,sorry I cant give any better advice than that.Talking about you problems with someone close will hopefully help,good luck.

I am now over a week from my night time hypo,my first one,I thought it may have been connected to giving up coffee a few days before as there is some evidence that caffeine can effect you blood sugar.However I am still off the coffee and my bg has been rising so that I am now taking the same...

I feel for you,regular testing is vital for an individual to feel as though they can take some control over this awful illness.It enables you to drill down and isolate your own personal reactions to lifestyle,meds,diet and exercise. I believe the issue of denial of testing equipment should be...

oh I see mate,been the docs today goin to monitor my bg and insulin levels and could end up coming off insulin :)

sorry I meant the sensor,do you have to put it into your skin and it sounds an alarm if your bg drops?

hi thanks for the reply,I have now got some lucozade in which when my bg was 1.8 yesterday it brought it back up quickly,what form does the monitor take?

Re: losing hypo awareness and the effect of caffeine on bg I have been a big coffee drinker for 30 years.10 days ago I decided to stop as I felt it may be effecting my sleep and causing anxiety. The effect on my bg has been astounding,I am now taking 25 units of insulin twice a day as opposed...

Been on insulin 2 years now and have always been able to tell when going low but recently I am not getting the symptoms,went major low the other night whilst asleep,the wife tried to revive me with a sugary drink and chocolate,but had to call an ambulance and they brought me round with...

I am 44 year old bloke,I was diagnosed 6 years ago and used tablets and diet to control my condition,however my symptoms gradually became worse so approx 15 months ago I went on to insulin,so am I type 1 or type 2?

it is at the moment,insulin has sorted me out,should have gone on it years ago