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60 something according to my parents, I was only 16 months old at the time though (30 odd years ago now...)

I used to have a fairly heavy spike after breakfast, I now eat porridge made with soya milk (not normal milk) and that seems to have sorted it (along with having insulin a few minutes before I eat). Doesn't taste half as nice though!

Hi Maxine, just wondering what taking part would entail?

Are you on any medication for your illness? There are a few meds (particularly steroids) that shoot my levels up. (I'm sure that even inhaler steroids affect my levels... Illness can do it too (I always run really high with colds). Not sure about the change in symptoms for highs, although I know...

My guess would be that you're about to get a cold. At which point, if you're like me your levels will swing totally the other way!

Thanks both, I was under the impression that you couldn't change the Lantus dose from day to day... When I started on it the Dr said to only change every 3 days... As for changing it permanently I think I would run too high then (I did try it briefly). Now I've calmed down a bit about it, I...

Hi, I swapped away from Lantus to Insulatard a few years ago but have recently swapped back in the hope of running at a more stable level which most of the time I do. Some days however (normally the day after using the gym or being otherwise extra active) I really struggle to not keep going...

Just saw this on the BBC, it says it's 4 years away but if it does what they say it can it would be awsome!: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21841829

They do seem to be getting better thanks, going to give it until after new year now I think - they've gone much better in the last few days so fingers crossed (also if you're reading Lu-E-B don't let talk of lumps put you off changing your insulin, most people are fine :) )

Hi there, Yep I know exactly what you mean, I;m 29 and was diagnosed at about 16months and have felt, at times exactly the same way (including being really short tempered and irritable with loved ones, but also getting into a kind of downward spiral of worry about the stupidest things). I...

thanks, think your choices are just those 3 but just wondered if anyone else knew any different.

hi, just wondering what alternatives there were to the above. lantus seems to drop me too quickly and randomly and levemir seems to leave lumps, I've been trying it for a month and a half now and still have them, I'm running out of injection sites! I'm thinking that I'll end up on insulatard...

Brilliant, I'll ask about them as well then! Yep that's the ones! Still it'll be better knowing it's going to go away! (cheers!) I've got some arnica for muscle pain (I must be getting old!) I'll give it a go. Cheers

Hi Anna, thanks for that. I was just starting to get slightly concerned as the leaflet says a "few weeks" and I'm coming up to week 3. If yours improved later on than that I'll stick with it, it has actually been worse the last couple of days (especially on the abdomen) so maybe I'm nearly...

Hi all, just wondering how long people had redness at injection sites when they started using levemir. I've been on it for just over 2 weeks now and whilst it's better than it was I'm still getting fairly nasty red marks around the injection sites (I have tried different injection sites but get...

Re: QUestion for people who have switch from Lantus to Levem Main reason for change was that I read that others that had changed stopped having sudden drops of blood sugar (seems to be the same for me as well!). I do feel much better now I'm on the levemir, hopefully the irritation from the...

Hi all, I've recently changed from using lantus (had been using it for years) to levemir and apart from the red wields, which are getting less and less each day, I feel much, much better.... Before I changed over I was having quite a few symptoms of depression (obsessing about really daft...

Hi there, I was diagnosed when I was 16 months (I'm now a healthy 29 year old, so don't worry too much!) From what my parents have said: Lows, it's mainly mood swings (with me it was mainly moody / angry / grumpy), other things are not being able to stand up (legs going weak) and being...

To be fair I have spoken to my diabetic nurse (had the letter handed to me whilst waiting to go in for my flu jab) and she was very apologetic about even having to send the letter, apparently it's been decided that this is an area they can look at for cost savings and so the letter has gone out...

Hi all, Just a quick question. How often in a day (roughly) do you check your Blood glucose levels? For me it's: During the night, Before breakfast. 10 o'clock Before lunch 2 o'clock (2 hours after lunch) 3 o'clock (to see if I need a snack) Before tea (6pm ish) 8pm (extra one around here if...