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I was diagnose as Type 1 at 35, over 30 years ago, and at the time the consultant described me as " a statistical anomaly", with most cases being juvenile onset or mature onset. There seem to be more gradings these days, however many still only really think of type one rather than type two...

Hi, after about three years of chasing around a heart issue with blood pressure issues ( ranging from too low to too high daily etc) I have had a stressful couple of weeks. Having had chest pain yet again, and on this last occasion persistent nagging pain for the next three days, GP advised A&E...

Thanks for the responses. I already rotate sites as much as possible. I have been told several times that the regime I'm on is the best one for me, having changed insulins several times over the years. Reducing food intake makes no odds, as recently I have found levels staying up and not felt...

Hi, I have been Type 1 for over 35 years, and for over the last 10 on metformin to counter insulin resistance. I am on a combination of Novorapid and Levermir, and have noticed within the last 12 months insulin reaction is unpredictable and seemingly less efficient. I am even wondering on...

They operate a simple system, and if changes occur, they will move you up to every 12 months, or if the changes warrant it, every 6 months.

Never heard of taking that many injections. Was that under specialist advice?. As time goes on injection sites play up even with doing 5 injections a day ( Novorapid and Levermir twice daily and Novorapid at lunch ) I have now got serious issues with different absorption rates from different...

Assuming you are using a smart phone to scan, have you got it in a case?, and is anything else in the case ( my wife has all sorts as the case acts as a sort of wallet. I know with mine the libra is more likely to scan through a single layer of the case, if the front is folded right round so it...

Don't forget if you are within range, it is constantly scanning on it's own, you don't need to do an actual scan.

I find the meters tend to be reliable, certainly when checked against control solution which should be done every so often. On the other hand the Libra sensors vary quite wildly even allowing for any time lag. I have known them be up to 3 units adrift of the meter, hence why even their TV advery...

Hi, I'd be interested in hearing form other type 1's out there who have been on metformin for insulin resistance issues. I have been on it for years owing to a resistance issue, and have noticed that if I forget to take it ( 2 x 500mg twice daily ) the effect on my blood glucose is extremely...

Type one of over 35 years, with known insulin resistance and on 1g metformin twice daily, and have been for years. I have been switched from one insulin to another over the years and have been on Novorapid and Levermir for over 10 years. I am now finding that insulin uptake is yielding poor...

Common side effect, I had it. Switched over without any argument to the prolonged release type, issues went away immediately.

Stunned pause, and definitely somewhat miffed a patient dared to correct him for the one that claimed because of metformin use I was type 2. The one suggesting the new injection I kept quiet, the diabetic specialist nurse was seething when I told her, it's apparently not uncommon for Consultants...

Scary when they clearly don't know type 1 from type two, even worse when they refuse to listen to the patient. Have to say even 24 hours without the two new medications has seen a significant improvement !.

Having had a recent event where I called for an ambulance having experienced chest pain and breathlessness etc, I landed in hospital for a week. During that time I met five different medical teams and thankfully the diabetic specialist nurse. I had one Dr wanting me to go onto the new drug...

Different drugs were tried, and was at the point where GP had to hand off to Cardiology in the hospital. They are being slow. The last episode that saw me admitted, the Dr stressed I'd be followed up in three weeks at the specialist unit in another hospital. I checked with them, they knew...

Been type 1 over 30 years, been trying to control hypertension for some three years. The medication went past a tipping point resulting in hospitalisation twice for hypotension that resulted in collapse. Have had the medications significantly reduced, which has caused a violent swing the other...

Seems I'm not alone then, a bit worrying. The other issue I couldn't believe was the proverbial bed blocking. Three of us were waiting for discharge for over 6 hours just because the hospital pharmacy hadn't supplied medication. For my part, I realised that I could perhaps magnify the small...

Interesting. Certainly it's my experience that the general ward teams seem extremely reluctant to even attempt to liase with their own hospitals specialist diabetic team. It's something I will be taking up with the Diabetic unit when I visit on the 11th to discuss my current insulin issues.

I like the way you have put it, but on point 5, I agree, except that the worst offenders are the Doctors themselves. I get unwarranted advice and comment from my GP, who is not specialist trained, and whose surgery passed my diabetic care over to the Diabetic Unit in my local hospital, so my...