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For more detailed information try google scholar, with "glargine cancer risk".. Even if the bulk of a particular article is quite technical, the conclusions are always written in a fairly easy to understand way. For example, see page 12 & 13 in this study...

You are so not alone. When I was a teenager I felt really down about being diabetic. Like you I could see constant injections and ill health stretching out ahead of me, and I had had enough. One day though I woke up feeling different. It was like I had realised "Okay, it will be a short life...

If you google Diabetes Digital media you will find various useful stuff, like the profile of one of the directors (barry summers) on LinkedIn, while the company accounts and full list of directors are available on Companies house - WebCheck service.(for £1 each report)

Hi Nitteam If you have a fairly regular lifestyle and would like to avoid the 12 o'clock injection maybe one of the mixed insulins might suit you better. They come in different proportions of a short acting insulin mixed with a longer acting, insulin and there could be a combination that would...

I've no experience, but would suggest you try Google Scholar instead of standard Google. That way you will get direct access to the multitude of studies of the effect of alpha lipoic acid in diabetes mellitus.

But on the plus side, you posted a reference to my all time favourite poem. "Toads" by Philip Larkin is pretty good too, and goes someway to explain why I am pottering about in rock pools and squandering my pension pot (thanks Chancellor) rather than working. And reading this forum too...

Hi Omnipod. I'm glad you have found something that worked for your eyes. I've had the same advice as Noblehead, and follow it all. (I wonder if Kale crisps count?). On the vitamin front I take Boots Vitality eye support, which work out at just over £7 for 30. I always buy them when they are...

Sorry to hear about your eye problems. But the good news is that the vitreal haemorrhage can clear. I had had laser in my left eye, which seemed to be working but after about 6 months I had a massive haemorrhage. The hospital said "it's like a snow dome. If you can't get used to it we'll do a...

The type 3 diabetes defined elsewhere on diabetes.co.uk here seems to be a bit different to the monogenic diabetes described above. http://www.diabetes.co.uk/type3-diabetes.html which starts- Type 3 diabetes is a title that has been proposed for Alzheimer's disease which results from...

This is slightly off topic, so apologies, but just a reminder that IDDT accepts unwanted insulin for use in developing countries. It does need to have a three months to go till it expires though. http://iddt.org/here-to-help/helping-developing-countries

I find chaat masala helps reduce my blood sugar. In an attempt to find a scholarly paper to back this up, I found the following which is interesting reading, recommends curcumin, and references other research into spices and their effects. http://www.ajpms.com/admin/Issues/PIssue10.pdf

I've had this happen to me too. I put in crushed black pepper and chopped spring onion for a great lowfat spread (maybe even nicer than the yogurt I was aiming for)

If you have ever wondered about the longest anyone has survived on insulin, then the story of Janet Rae is worth a read. Janet started on insulin aged 2, 80 years ago, and this newsletter (from Diabetes UK in Scotland) tells her story. The article says she is most definitely the longest...

Hi abs. Sorry to hear about your phobia surfacing. I've had a needle phobia myself, so I know what it's like. It is best to discuss it with your consultant, as she can help. Perhaps you would benefit from some sort of talking therapy, to help you deal with whatever it is in your past that...

The Independent Diabetes Trust accepts unwanted supplies for developing countries. http://iddt.org/here-to-help/helping-developing-countries They will take unwanted insulin, lancets, test strips, so you could ask them about a pump.

Interesting experiment. You appear to be doing it under controlled conditions, with medical supervision, and for a much shorter period than many T1 have before being diagnosed and put on insulin so I guess the risks to you are low. I can offer only anecdotal support for your theory. About 22...

having been in the system for a long time, (as a T1) I am aware that insulin is best minimised. When first diagnosed I ate a restricted carbohydrate diet as instructed in order to keep my sugar levels low. These days I eat a restricted carbohydrate diet to keep my required insulin levels lower.

Thanks very much

Checking my profile it looks like my email address has been converted oddly. It appears to have a random number, maybe a sequence number,concatenated at the front of it.

This doesn't seem like too many carbs to me. I was 11 when I was diagnosed as T1, and was sent home on a diet of 180g carbs. I'd been undiagnosed for months, as I had been hiding my symptoms. My sister had been diagnosed a year or so before me, so I knew what to expect. I had lost a lot of...