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I had a kidney CT and was told the libre sensor would be OK (and it was). The MRI technician, however, asked me if I knew what it cost to refurbish the machine. Off with the sensor!

I found that the plasters sold for blisters work quite well. The gel type with squishy padding. It's a bit counter intuitive because we're usually told to leave wounds open, but if it's not drying out anyway, keeping it clean is important.

When I was first diagnosed I was needle phobic, couldn't stand being in the same room. To begin with I had district nurses come twice a day and inject a mixed insulin. Later on the doctor offered me a set up where I never had to see the needle go near my skin. It was a clunky piece of apparatus...

Yes, but they are mostly volunteers, so really can only repeat what they have been told. It's Chinese Whispers. I'm not sure whether to request this or not. I don't fall on the severely compromised list, but I have a long history of vaccinations being effective for a much shorter time, or just...

That's not quite what I was told by the vaccination staff. Jab 1 was the immunisation, jab 2 was a booster and jab 3 was adjusted to give better immunity for different strains. I suppose jab 3 could be either a booster or a second immunisation depending on how you look at it. They also said jab...

Is this a geographical postcode lottery thing? I had my 2nd booster end of Nov, so three jabs in all. Our local vaccination centre is opening once per week with Pfizer and Astra Zeneca, no appointment needed. They are doing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th jabs. I did query the fourth jab, and it's for...

Neuropathy due to circulation tends to start with the fingers or toes, moving up to the hands\feet (or so my consultant says). Pain in your shins\calves, not the foot and not the upper leg, sounds more like the nerves supplying that area are the cause. (I am not a medical doctor, so don't run...

Heck, if you go into the theory the HbA1c will measure something slightly different in everybody. The value found depends on how long your blood holds onto glucose, so anybody with sickle cell disease or with really high ferritin will get results considerably different than 'normal' blood. Yet...

Oh boy, the definition discussion again Is a T2 someone with insulin resistance, or someone with insulin resistance and high insulin production? Is a T1 someone with no insulin production, or someone with an autoimmune reaction killing off their beta cells? My diabetes consultant goes with...

No, that's wrong. If a T2 has been on the 'pancreas bashing' drugs, or been T2 for ages, then the beta cells can overwork and wear out. As they stop producing insulin and die, the c-pep goes lower and lower. So a T2 can have c-pep values anywhere from zero (all beta cells died) to extremely...

Yes.... for a referral to a specialist. You are still entitled to a second opinion from a different doctor. By the way, this document also states all T1 diagnosed patients should have a meeting with a diabetic psychologist as soon as possible, and be offered structured education (DAFNE etc.)...

GPs can order these tests, but only on request from a doctor from a hospital clinic. It's the same for a number of other specialised tests (repeated PTH is one). So no, he didn't lie, but he doesn't appear to be going out of his way to be cooperative. To be fair, it is possible that both these...

The information leaflet that comes with the insulin makes me laugh. Potential Side Effects : Low blood glucose Well duh! Although I would argue low blood glucose is the intended effect and hypoglycaemia is the side effect.

If you're taking diabetes as a stand alone condition, then reducing insulin resistance rather than taking more insulin is a better option, I agree. Diabetes IME rarely comes without co-morbidities. Take me, normal insulin production, insulin resistance out the wazoo. I have tried so many things...

Large number of points I don't agree with here. Once insulin producing beta cells are destroyed by the the auto immune reaction they do not regenerate, they do not regrow and you do not get 'new cells' born. There are large amounts of evidence for this, the most convincing being that type ones...

Yes, my c-pep went from zero to normal. My diabetes consultant says he's not seen another case like it, and while you can imagine a set of circumstances which permit it, in reality, this shouldn't happen. Once the insulin producing cells are dead, they should not be able to regenerate. C-pep...

Our local council, however, can determine what they accept in recycling. Objects containing more than one type of plastic are forbidden, as is plastic coated metal film. They do not have a problem, funnily enough, with putting needles that have not been human contaminated (no blood) into metal...

Interesting, but not very helpful. A pilot program for recycling for the US, that's good. A way to separate the residue into plastic and metal. I can put the metal in the recycle bin, but my council won't take 'combined plastics' or metal+plastic film. I'd have to check for the screw on lid...

I gave myself CKD at the age of ten. Since then the general trend in eGFR has been down, presently at about 40. My eGFR has been down to 5, but that was a reaction to an antibiotic given for pancreatitis. The e in eGFR stands for estimated, because it can give a result very different from the...

My insulin only comes in single use pens, and at that I have to decant it into a cartridge for my pump. What I'd really like is a way to recycle some of the libre sensor plastic.