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Hi I also get Disability Living for type 1 diabetes, as far as im aware as long as you have type 1 you can claim BUT because of there crack down some people may have to appeal the decision (i think its to see if you are in need of it cos unfortunatly there are people who try it on and ruin it...

Hi Thanks for your replys, yes i will keep you all posted on how it goes, probabley got abit of a way to go yet before i actually get the pump but at least i'm over the first hurdle. Tracey167

Hi Buzzylizzy sorry for late reply, yes i have stoped taking the tablets now got the results of my x-ray last week and everythings normal to i have'nt got a clue what it was all i know i hope i don't get it again. How are things going with you? tracey167

Hi Avi Yes i have also had that problem a couple of weeks ago i done a glucose test before bed which was 5.9 so had a small bowl of cereal to tired me over the night done my long lasting insulin and went to bed then the next thing i know my husband is trying to get lucuzade down me, the bed...

Hi I went to see my diabetes team last thursday and by chance managed to speak to the specialist diabetes nurse who looked at my glucose readings and the amount of hypos i am having and immediatley wrote a letter to my G.P to refer me to a diabetes consultant as i fit the critiria for a...

Hi Ashley It takes a few days for the insulin to sort itself out so don't worry to much, just keep regular checks on your sugar levels if they continue to stay high after a few days you may need to increase your dose. I'm glad to hear that you have sorted yourself out, I got diagnosed Type 1...

Hi With me i have lost my awareness to hypos, but yesterday afternoon i got tingling lips and felt abit light headed don't know if it was just a one off but i seem to get very confused and tired more than anything which is mainly the reason that i don't realise im having a hypo. It funny...

Hi Ciara I am also on levemir twice a day (morning & night) and i was told by my diabetic nurse before you draw the amount of units you need first draw up 2 units and let them out, don't know if this will help to tell you the truth i haven't noticed air bubbles in mine but now you have said im...

Hi Janlou I have been type 1 for 27 years, i can't say that i am the same way as your hubby, the only time i get aggressive (sometimes) is if i am having a hypo but then i don't remember half of what i have said. My hubby is also very supportive but i can understand how frustrating it is for...

Hi Buzzylizzie I have been a type 1 diabetic for 27 years but a few weeks ago i woke up with a bad pain in my right hip i just carried on with my day and took a pain killer which did'nt really help. The next day it was the same but by the night it seemed to have got worse, i tried a pain killer...

Hi Aurlito I have had type 1 diabetes for 27 years, as long as you look after yourself you will be fine, like a non diabetic if you abuse your body things will go wrong but as long as you control your sugar level and do your blood checks regularly and eat healthly (you can occasionally treat...

Hi not sure if im on the right post but my friends husband was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a few months ago and was put on metiforum tablets but since taking them he has gained about 2st in weight, he can hardly eat anything apart from yougots, if a meal is put in front of him he just picks...

Hi My friends husband was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few months back and was put on METFORMIN since then he is putting weight on like theres no tomorrow, not being able to eat much at all and he has a terrible taste in his mouth, but his sugar levels hardly seem to drop below 10. He went...

Hi Richard, do you eat anything before you go to bed, because i found that if i have a small bowl of cereal of a night it keeps me going through the night, but if i have nothing my sugars tend to drop, i had a bad night hypo last week my husband luckley noticed that i was sweating so much that...

Hi thank you all for your advice, i will let you know how things go, i have made a appointment with my G.P and am gonna ask her to refer me to a pump clinic and see if there is anything she can do to help me with this, she is a very good doctor so i am sure she will support me through this...

Hi yes i think asking to be refered would be a good idea, have you had a look on the DIABETES U.K website they have some very interesting info on there about type 1 and type 2 diabetes, i think there is a helpline phone number you could contact they maybe able to advise you of what to do, when...

Hi Yes tiredness is one of the symtoms of diabetes, also weightloss, thirst and urinating frequentley, bless him i hope he gets on ok, it must be hard for you having to prick his finger to test his blood especially when he hates it being done. Good Luck Tracey167

Hi jenni when i had my daughter back in 2001 i had a smear test when she was about 3 months old and it came back abnormal i had to have another one done but they told me it was probably because of the hormone after having a baby, so when the second one came back normal i did'nt really think...

Hi Hal What is your wife eating? the problem is that food with carbs ( i.e pasta, bread, potatoes) in, it fill you up, but if you eat to much for the amount of insulin you are taking it will raise your sugar levels, i am on four injections a day and i must admit that sometimes i do have days...

Hi i got refered to a diabetic team from my G.P which to tell you the truth its a hard job trying to get an appointment to see them, they seem to want to deal with you over the phone which to me is not good because i end up speaking to a different diabetic nurse each time and having to explain...