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That is basically correct, and what most carb counting regimes are based upon (if you eat twice as much carbs you need twice as much insulin).

If you find the correct insulin doses then it's very possible to keep 2h pp readings <7.8mmol/l which is the NHS recommendation.

What, are you too use to google the basics of how vaccines work? I'm pretty sure I learned the basic idea in kindergarten (when exposed to viruses your body produces antibodies which help you fight subsequent infections, and clever people realised that if you use weakened/dead/inert viruses...

You are not supposed to keep the needle attached to the pen either so either way you have to deal with carrying used needles but that's obviously just another trick by the industry to sell more stuff.

Diabetone does not help with glycemic control, and might maybe help a bit with psychological issues but even their own clinical trial admits that the effect is not statistically significant I.e. could well have been a random fluke. For the same net effect, generic multivitamins will be a lot...

OK, let me stop you there. The idea is obviously that a small amount of carbs will not significantly raise BG, and thus will not need insulin. Thus, eating a dozen small packets of carbs at the same will obviously require insulin; however, it is worrying that the nurse wasn't aware of this. I...

It's a bit hard to make out a patterns so it would be really great if you could be a bit more precise - e.g. was the 10.5 "this morning" when you woke up/before eating or after eating? Same applies for lunch, etc. I'd also suggest testing before AND 2h after each meal (at least until we can sort...

If I have to overdose on insulin (presumably in order to learn how to work out that you are taking too much insulin) by going back to the default 1:10 ratio in order to attend then the information better be **** important.

Maybe they are just trying to emulate WeightWatchers which assigns points to everything (in order to force people to keep buying WeightWatchers brand food, of course)... Maybe they are preparing to launch a range of DAFNE brand snacks?

No, you are free to refuse any medication but yes, it is advised that groups at particularly high risk do get the vaccine - flu (real flu, not just a cold) does kill after all.

I'm surprised your pharmacist was unable to help you - neither lancets nor lancing devices are prescription items, and whilst you can get them on prescription or free from the manufacturer (e.g. With a meter) you can also buy them in pharmacies (boots website list a medisana lancing device for...

I'm pretty sure that missing one dose of Metformin will have no noticeable impact on your blood glucose. I found this which, in particular, states: " Metformin. Patients treated with metformin alone may safely fast because the possibility of hypoglycemia is minimal."

Consensus on this forum is that Diabetes UK is literally the devil conspiring with GPs to murder patients, so what's your point? We all "know" this

Prevalence is about 5%, so if you know 20 people then one of them will, on average, have diabetes.

You are welcome to do that, but I won't be signing it as I think it would be a terrible idea to introduce legislation to bypass the existing model - if the new device is cheaper and better than existing test strips, then you don't need new legislation and if it isn't it basically comes down to...

Well, yes, it is possible for exercise to result in an increase in BG (e.g. sprinting all-out for 30s is likely to increase BG, running at sustainable pace for 30min is likely to lower it), and in general your BG can vary a great deal based on hormones (e.g. cortisone, the synthetic version of...

And that's how STIs spread

@Omnipod has used them as part of a trial iirc; maybe he is able to answer

The number printed on the protector is to show users what the device will look like in action without depleting the battery, and an American user will obviously be confused/alrmed by near-corpse-levels of 5.8 when normal levels are around 100, and vice versa.

Consensus among the medical community is that candida syndrome does, in fact, not exist. Edit to add: There's also an article on Quackwach