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Thank you Juicyj. Your reply has given me the lift I needed. It's been so tempting to get a good score after exercise and think thats it - I've cracked it. I didn't know about the potential for the Levemir to not go the full 24 hrs. I experimented with eating earlier last night and getting my...

Hi everyone, I am back with more questions, thanks for your support. I am LADA 1.5 and been taking Levemir once a day at 10.30PM I started on it 6 months ago when my diagnosis was switched from T2 to T1.5 I started on 2 units, then went to 4 and now on 6 but close monitoring of my BS over...

That is interesting. I have been mis-diagnosed Type 2 and now 1.5 in last 6 months. The only obvious symptoms I experienced initially was more frequent peeing/peeing in the night (which has now gone away - I've been on metformin and switched to basal insulin in last couple of months). However...

Yikes, that never got mentioned by my diabetic team. I am onto it now - thanks for that advice.

I too was switched from a Type 2 diagnosis to 1.5 once they'd tested my GAD antibodies. I inject a small basal amount before I go to bed and it really doest hurt at all. I find it impossible to know whether any feelings can be attributed to the insulin or not as I generally feel good all the...

Thanks everyone. The pointy bits do go in my sharps bin which I understand the council will collect. Regarding the rest of the pen I will endevour to find out what they do here.

I have just used up half of my first Levemir FlexiPen and my diabetes nurse advises I should start another pen as 4 weeks have gone by. Does anyone know if I should put it in my recycling bin or my 'straight to landfill' rubbish bin? In either case, should I squirt the remaining contents away...

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I just got a copy of the blood tests which shows my Glutamic Acid decarboxylase IgB Ab score was 1874 and is described as abnormal. My diabetes nurse tells me this relates to the antibodies attacking my beta cells in my pancreas - I hope I am quoting her correctly.

Hi Ian, I recognise your avatar from other posts I have been reading on here, thanks for taking an interest. I am becoming aware of the low carb high fat phenomenon and plan to get up to speed with it. kind regards, Chris

Hi Contralto, thanks for taking an interest. I will get a copy of the blood test results and publish here. As you can imagine its all very knew terminology to me so am only just getting to grips with what the various indicators mean. regards, Chris

I am sharing my tale in case it is of any comfort or use to someone in a similar position. I am 56 year old guy in fairly good shape weighing 12 stone with BMI in normal range for my age/height/weight. At 50 I took a well man clinic blood test at my GP and was told I could turn type 2 if I...

Thanks for this advice Carol. I will try some of these items for sure. I am glad you got your's down. Kind regards, Chris

Thanks for all this great advice. I will certainly do my homework. When my diabetic nurse said I should see my doc about 'treatment' for my cholesterol (6.1) I was determined to explore healthy eating options rather than go from zero to two medications in the space of four weeks. It sounds like...

Thanks but doc wants me to get my cholesterol down too so I guess fat wouldn't be an option?

Hi All, I was diagnosed with Type 2 four weeks ago and have been put on Metformin. My diabetes nurse has done more blood tests which I am waiting for as she thinks I might be something called 1.5. I've been steadily losing weight all year thanks to improved diet and lots of cycling (but she...

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