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Glad to have brought a smile to your day, I laughed too. The combination of laughter and Lucozade isn't good either! Must remember not to assume any digital display with a number is my bg reading...

Thanks for your replies. Decided to use the new Lite machine and get a spare one (currently £6.50 at Boots). Have taken the prescription change slip to the surgery. I will indeed offer the two unused Minis for rehoming - but in view of previous pattern that when I change machines they put me...

There are various types. Some display the reading, some don't (download to computer afterwards to see trends). Important to remember they read the level in your interstitial fluid, not your blood, so there's a delay of 10-15 minutes in results compared to fingerstick readings. Hence you can't...

Getting up early on the first work day of the New Year, you're shocked to see a 1.9 with no symptoms... as the first glug of Lucozade goes down you realise you haven't tested yet. The 1.9 was the outdoor temperature on your new digital weather station :roll:

Abbot have sent me a new meter after my Freestyle Mini went through a set of batteries rather quickly. The new one's a Freestyle Lite, apparently they don't make Minis any more. They use different strips. I already have 2 spare Mini's (one went wrong before but the replacement didn't arrive...

With respect, Dennis, we're all different. What raises one person's bs may reduce another's, be it bread, omega3 or a particular medication. For that reason we should also be cautious about anything/anyone (even the BNF) who says patients should increase/reduce something - it depends how much...

If your dad's medics thought he was too high-risk for a bypass (i.e. unlikely to survive), taking into account his total condition, they'd say so. Either by saying its risky but his decision, or turning him down for surgery. His decision in the end though. BTW don't mean to criticise, but...

Sadly, this isn't a new attitude in light of the "obesity epidemic". I've been hearing it for 35 yrs.... Equally annoying is the media assumption that because many are overweight, therefore everyone is (not just diabetics). E.g. radio this afternoon "we all need to eat less and lose...

Don't rush back to work before you're ready. Putting yourself under stress won't help your bs.

I've noticed over the years that my cycle has changed (regularity) when I've changed type of insulin. Impossible to prove because we can't go back 5 years and try again with another insulin at the same age, but I'm convinced it makes a difference to this, so I think it could affect menstrual...

Yes. Over years/decades, (assuming for the moment there are only two types and ignoring the autoimmune process) type 1 and type 2 move towards being the same condition, in that in T2 the beta cells eventually pack up completely, whilst type 1s gradually become more insulin resistant. Like...

For years I've clearly needed less insulin and had more stable readings during that week, but DAFNE has made it clear that my carb:insulin ratio and basal dose needs to vary at various times during the month. Despite far better daytime control my HbA1c recently got worse, I realised I'd been...

What others have said is true. Just wanted to add that feeling hypo when you're not can happen when sugar level comes down after even a single high reading, not just when you've been high for a long time. Although the drop after a single spike feels less intense than when your body is used to...

Levemir 4 units 7am, 3.5 units 10pm, both vary during the month Humalog b'fast 1 unit to 10 carbs (1.5 units part of month), lunch 1 per 10, evening a bit less. According to DAFNE most people need 2-3 units for 10 carbs at b'fast, 1-2 units rest of day... I've never understood why they insist...

Did Teddy have steroids for the kidney trouble? They can cause T2 in humans which resolves on stopping the steroids. Apparently Burmese cats are rather prone to diabetes. When I asked my vet which type they tend to get, she said vets don't classify DM the same way doctors do because in cats it...

I was on animal insulin (pretty sure I had beef as well as pork) for the first 12-14 years. When 'human' came in I was pressured to switch, which was a total nightmare both in terms of diabetes control and quality of life. Not simply change/loss of hypo symptoms or feeling off-colour, but big...

4-6 times most days, plus currently testing 3 times during the night once or twice a week. This is because my latest HbA1c had gone up despite daytime readings being both lower and more consistent. Overnight dose needs to vary with menstural cycle but now I'm determined to get proper control of...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7773146.stm It'll be interesting to see if the gene variant mentioned in this article (which they think leads people to eat more calories) turns out to be linked to the type 2 diabetes genes, hence obesity appearing to cause type 2 diabetes.

Katie's right, but there are a few things to watch for. If you're on DAFNE or similar flexible regime, mention this otherwise you could get referred somewhere they don't understand your regime and give you a hard time about 'rules' that no longer apply. If you don't hear anything within...

Totsy and Sue (diabetesmum) are right, but even if a type 1's basal injection was missed/delayed, it would take time before they became dangerously ill. (Assuming they didn't seek help when they started feeling high.) Basal injections are likely to have a longer 'overlap' than pumped insulin...