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I refused statins I refused Gliclazide after being on it for a few months I am now refusing Insulin after being on it for a few months Funnily enough my blood tests are the best are the best they have been for years....

I am a type 2 and started itching a lot when I first went on insulin, however it was just my stomach and legs that were itching. Might be linked? High blood sugar can cause yeast infections which can cause itching near to the areas you mention.

8.2 - first time in single figures since January.

Thanks for the reply. I keep getting a lot of sharp shooting pains around my body (shoulders, neck, legs - not places where I am injecting insulin) - This wasn't happening before my second bout of pancreatitis, and I wonder if these are either caused by the insulin (less likely) or is my...

Hi - Thanks for your reply. In answer to your question, my pancreatitis wasn't caused by medication (or gallstones, or medication). I stopped taking my meds a while back, and was controlling my diabetes through diet alone, but when my diet went bad, my blood glucose went above 20 every single...

Hi, I have always been (well try to be) a low carb eater, especially as I have been a type 2 diabetic for the last 8 years. I have recently had an episode of acute pancreatitis for which I am still recovering. This is my second episode having my first about 3.5 years ago. I have always...

Hi Shar.Thanks for the welcome. I am not seeing a specialist for Pancreatitis. Compared to others I seem to have got off lightly - I was discharged from the hospital with no follow up at all. I still get some pain, but it is nothing bad, it just seems my pancreatitis isn't working properly - I...

I guess I am a 3c? I have been a type 2 for about 8 years, controlled by tablets, but after two bouts of acute pancreatitis (spread three years apart), my pancreas seems to have given up producing insulin, and I am now insulin dependant. After my last bout of pancreatitis, which was last month...

12.8 this morning. was 15.4 yesterday, so much better.