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Thanks @helensaramay and @Juicyj appreciate your help and more experienced views on the new world(or new for me!) Hopefully will have a call with my DSN this afternoon to see what best approach is to getting my levels down to happier levels.

Thanks @helensaramay Levels before bed are between 13 and 16. Hopefully my DSN is going to call today as not sure if I should be taking corrective dosages to get me down to correct levels.

Hi - I was diagnosed about 2.5 yrs ago and have started insulin. I've been injecting for about a week now and just wanted people's thoughts Currently 10units of Tresiba at 9pm with 1 or 2 units of Novorapid with each meal. Here are some of my results Morning 2/11 15.7 3/11 13.1 4/11 10.2...

Thanks @Antje77. Yes, will try and get a libre on prescription but if that fails I'll buy one myself. Might carry a hot water bottle to keep my kit....and me warm! :)

Hi - Heading back to the slopes for the first time since being on insulin in February. I'm relatively good and don't spend much time falling over. Just wondering if anyone has got any advice on how my sugars levels are likely to go and what changes to my insulin levels I'm likely to need to do...

Thanks @Circuspony and @enzina. Going to Mauritius for 10 days and then South Africa. Currently doing low carb and levels are about 8.5 in the morning and about 10 after a meal with minimal carbs. Not sure whether to ask the Dr for some gliclazide......not that I want to take that but just...

Thanks @Diakat

Hi - I am currently on the maximum dose of metformin and last Thursday the Consultant added sitagliptin to my daily diet. I explained that my levels were frequently 13 and he said really I should go on insulin but as I'm going on holiday on Friday for two weeks there was no time. I'm now really...

Thanks @Moggely and @lovinglife it is really strange I eat about a tonne of hazelnuts, pistachios, cream etc but still never feel full.......bloated is probably a better description rather than hungry. I always feel satisfied after a meal but not to the point where I couldn't eat a wafer mint

Hi - No matter what I seem to eat I never feel full.......I don't feel hungry but never full. I currently eat about 50g of carbs a day. Just wondering if anyone else feels like this and if it's just from not eating a load of bread, rice, pasts etc. Thanks

Hi - Just wondering if you still test your sugar levels and if so what numbers do you get?

Went and had my appoinment today with the Consultant at the hospital. In 2 years since diagnosis I've seen 7 different Consultants. I haven't seen the same one twice so always a painful first 10 mins while they explain what diabetes is to me. Currently on 2 x 500mg metformin a day and no...

Hi @daithi-n. Sounds like I'm in a similar boat to you. Diagnosed Feb 2016 and just on metformin. Last few days fasting been up to 8.8. How did you manage to get on to Lantus? Was it your GP who prescribed it or did you have to go to hospital? Also how many units they started you on? I know a...

Sounds good now you've started basal @pmerri. I hope you get the hives sorted out.

Thanks Pete @Pmerrill. Similar story with me. Last Hba was 48 even though I told the consultant i go up to 14 with some chips......she said I would too! Need to go back in February for another review but would prefer to start on insulin sooner rather than later if it meant was better for me...

Hi @Pmerrill - I notice you are now on basal insulin. How did things change? I'm nearly 2 yrs since diagnosis and still no insulin but feel harder to bring my levels down without an hour walk.

Yes, that sounds about right. Keep on getting told if I start being sick over myself go to hospital. Always cheers me up! Try telling them that I'd like to not get to that point.

Hi @Alexandra100. Yes, sounds similar to me. I think if you met me you'd probably think I look fine whereas my mum has known me when I've been heavier so thinks I look ill. When I saw my consultant last week she didn't even mention my weight until I said I'v lost another kilo.

Yeah. Mum keeps on telling me I look gaunt though

Thanks Geoff. Sounds a bit like me. Was 36 inch waist about two years ago and now down to a loose 32. Struggling to maintain my weight. Was 15 1/2 stone at my heaviest whereas now about 12 st. I'm about 5 11.