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Hi Sorry I can’t advise on your pod but have read your thread with interest as my nurse has suggested discussing Omnipod at out next telephone appointment. I have bad reactions to injections, a red lump appears often within 5 mins and I bruise badly. Some weeks it hard to find a gap. The red...

Hope you are feeling a little better today

I had this with one sensor. If I closed everything and turned the phone off and on it started scanning. Haven’t had this problem with any since this one a couple of months ago

One tsp is 3.5 g of carbs I probably use 7g of carbs distributed in a whole low carb ‘scone’ recipe which makes at least 12 portions. I used to use a tablespoon of honey (which is slightly higher carbs than agave) but can’t use any honey without spiking so the nutritionist told me about agave as...

Have you phoned or emailed the doctor and told them the situation? I have a thyroid problem It can make you feel awful and may be effecting his decisions. Would they do a home visit?

Sounds like you might like baking. Thought I would share this with you This recipe I adapted from something similar and have made for the last 3 years. Even my non diabetic friends like it, obviously not cake though but they like it and it’s low carb. I refer to this as my ‘scone’ recipe oven...

Hi I have a lovely nutritionist help me as I react quite badly to a lot of food especially with additives and she recommended agave. I use it in baking and on yogurt. Hardly raises my blood sugar and they do honey, vanilla and a chocolate one. It’s plant based nothing artificial I buy from...

Hi Ellie Thought you might be interested to know my optician mentioned at my last visit that after you have had cataracts removed the problem of blurry vision with high blood glucose disappears. Something to do with the part of the eye that’s effected by high blood sugar is removed in the op. I...

Hello Yes I did at the beginning, I remember my nurse saying it’s quite common to suddenly need less insulin shortly after starting it, but then a couple of months later it changes again. Ert is right you might need to reduce your basal so that would be a good thing to clarify. I found the...

How different we all are!

I wish I had had that reaction! I have the complete opposite Very high BG, ketones nausea almost calling 111 Certainly called my diabetic team who said they had about 200 other type 1’s having a similar problem. I have had Pfizer every time. I am considering trying to get a different one next...

Hi Yes I felt much better once on insulin as I was put on metformin which wasn’t helping much so was still in double figures all the time and feeling awful. I got the GAD antibodies test quite quickly as I already had another autoimmune disease and was in BUPA through my work at the time. I...

Does your doctors surgery have a nurse that could help?

Hi rand55 I think most of us had many different issues at the beginning, it takes time for your body to adjust and settle down and the honeymoon phase means there are always some days that just don’t make sense at all. Regarding the Novorapid we cannot comment on doses etc however your diabetic...

I agree with Ellie definitely try for a Libre 2 with the alarms on prescription to help with a fear of hypos. I go very high when even slightly ill and hypo easily (especially cold weather) Being used to both I definitely feel far worse running at 20 than at 3.5 Now I have the Libre 2 on...

That’s interesting I have had the same issue. Now taking 4 times the amount of Levemir than I was in March

Has the change of background insulin not helped?

I think it took best part of a week, although even now if I spike blurry vision is the first sign for me that I have a problem.

My eyesight is the first thing that is effected when my blood glucose changes a lot. Should settle down

Hello I think it’s such a shock and so upsetting at the beginning don’t beat yourself up for an odd slip up. I was told I had type 2 initially then type 1 after GAD antibody positive test result. A month is a long time, can you chase this? Sometimes difficult to get through to doctors surgeries...