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Hi, As far as I am aware you only need to inform your insurance people and the DVLA if you are on insulin.... I was on oral meds for a few years at first and did not inform them, but once I went on to insulin I was told I had to.... Hope this helps. Pete. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi, As far as I know u can't drive buses or HGV's when on insulin. I went on insulin last year and those sections were wiped from my licence so please be careful. I was about to take a job driving busses but had to choose between that or insulin. The insulin won... Cheers. Pete.

Hi, Honestly it's easy and nothing to worry about. I was on the mixed insulin twice a day But the regimented meal times didn't suit my job so I'm now on the basal bolus system with five injections a day which is much better for me. There are various injection sites and the important thing is to...

No not at all, best thing I've done for years! I don't regret it for a minute...

Hi Susan, I'm type 2 and been on insulin for around a year now. Started off on Humulin M3 twice a day which is a mix of slow acting and fast acting insulin. It worked fine at first but then my figures crept up again. I'm now on Humulin I and Humalog - i take Humulin I first thing (24 units) and...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn Hi all, I'm chuffed to bits if mine is less than 10 in a morning, and drops to between 6 and 9 during the day.... Cheers, Pete.

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Hi sue, I am on insulin 5 times a day and drive around 40,000 miles a year. Had to inform DVLA and now i have to re-new my licence every 3 yrs but am perfectly legal to drive. Not sure about the insurance impacts though as i drive a company car but i'm sure if had a massive impact my employers...

Hi Sue, It could be the meds, they affect different people in so many different ways. I had the same issues with Metformin and Gliclazide (always feeling nausious and headaches etc but i also had the trots real bad) I was taken of the oral meds after trying slow release metformin and it didn't...

Hi Mervyn, I think you should be ok on M3, when i changed away from M3 my DSN stressed it has a great record but only if you lead a fiarly regimented lifestyle, I cant, i eat at all sorts of odd times and meal times vary every day. I'm sure you will have been told to inject approx 20mins to...

Hi Mervin, I'm T2 and was on humilin M3 for a while, it didnt suit me as it requires a quite regimented lifestyle ie: regular meals at regular times and my job won't allow that. I ended up on 38 units in a morning and 56 on a night which was a large dose but in the end it did not work for me...

Hi Dragonflye, I'm new to this forum thing but finding it very interesting, soz to read about your boss and his short sightedness (sounds like a bit of a pleb!). i'm interested in how you can tell if u have had a hypo whilst asleep? i'm type 2 on insulin (humlin I twice a day and humalog 3...

Sorry just checked my meter (didn't know it had an 'average reading' section so i was guessing earlier - my actual 30 avg reading is 10.3 mmol....cheers ps: my actual name is Pete...

Just joined this site so not 100% sure about how things work, I am 42 yrs old and have type 2...One thing that has always puzzled me is that i was diagnosed 4 yrs ago and was originally on metformin (no joy) then metformin and pioglitazone combined (no joy) then metformin, pioglitazone and...