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I think you can pay for a flu jab in large pharmacies, dunno how much or if you get it free for being in an 'at risk' group. I agree they make it too difficult. Seem to assume everyone who needs a flu jab is retired or on the sick. Sue

Hi berrylover It's normal to feel anxious, this result may have a huge impact on your future life. If you are diabetic, at least you know what's been causing your symptoms and can take action and start to feel better. If you're not, then you've ruled out a possible cause. Unfortunately...

Hi Brian Sounds like you're in a technology trap - in the old days by the time diabetes was picked up it was clear cut! Just because your bs is normal after altering your diet doesn' t mean you're off the hook. You could be described as "diet controlled diabetic" or "carbohydrate intolerant"...

IMHO = In My Humble Opinion. Sorry if I confused you :oops: Sue

You still have a combination of conditions, best handled by someone with experience of similar combination. IMHO its even more important to clarify what type you have in view of your weight, you're in danger of being the victim of an assumption. You may be lucky and find your GP diabetes nurse...

You could give the correction now or with her tea at 4.30. Seem easiest to just add it to her tea jab as its not long to wait. On the other hand she may not want to eat while its 20 but get hungry later when it starts to come down. Sue

Hi Layla I agree with Hazey. She probably won't feel much like running around anyway if she's high. I'm not a doctor but if she's 21+ it sounds like you need to give her some Novorapid to bring it down, if it keeps going up she could be in trouble. Sue

Hi Paperdos I suggest you ask for a c-peptide test to help identify whether you have type I. Sounds like you're under hospital specialists for your other conditions - ask them to refer you to the specialist diabetes clinic rather than asking your GP to handle your diabetes. You can justify...

Apparently Steve Redgrave is type II (according to DUK website - and I can't find any sites that say he's type I) but a good example as he's far from the "fat, lazy" stereotype. I'd always assumed he was type I having read he went straight onto insulin and now uses a pump, shoots me down in...

Dennis Fair enough, no problem then. What I read didn't make this clear, must've been over-simplified. Thanks for the clarification. Sue

Also the downside would be, if you only inject it once a week, you can only adjust the dose once a week. If the dose is too high, or you exercise more on certain days, or if you lose weight, you're stuck with that dose and the hypos. Maybe this isn't a problem with Byetta but I suspect it would...

Personally I find Levemir better than Lantus. Lantus didn't work for me because of its long action - I need more during the day than overnight, which is easy with twice daily Levemir whereas with Lantus it was a choice between high in the day or hypo overnight - so much for the promised 'no...

You don't have to tolerate constant hypo feelings. Hang in there, it'll take a few weeks for your body to get accept the lower level as normal. When you feel hypo, always test your bs. Obviously if you're really hypo, you need carbs. If you're above 4, you're not in danger of passing out -...

Hello Your understanding of basal-bolus is correct. (Modern long-acting analogues Levemir and Glargine are clear, and may be taken twice daily, but traditionally the longer-acting types were cloudy.) Hence if your basal dose is correct but you don't eat, in theory there's no need for bolus...

Hi Steve Who has lived with it 24/7 for 33 years, you or your doctor? You've lived with it and you've clearly noticed a deterioration since you changed insulin. Quality of life is important too - true control is not just a matter of blood sugar readings but an balance of readings and...

Thanks. I tend to have them with breakfast, when my insulin/carb ratio is most variable, so it wasn't clear which needed tweaking.

Absolutely, and we're not the only ones affected by this. Non-smokers can get lung cancer too! . The press don't let a little thing like facts get in the way of a good headline, they think just because X can lead to Y, therefore Y is always caused by X.

It's generally not a good idea to crush or dissolve tablets without checking with the person who prescribed them. Doing so, or emptying capsules, can affect the speed/duration/intensity of the drug's action.

Don't get me wrong - I have confidence in my optician and my consultant reckons opticians do the best checks, because they're specialists. I wasn't asked if I wanted to join this new scheme and it wasn't mentioned in the advance blurb about digital imaging, it was a fait accompli. Fair enough...

Does anyone know the carb value for blueberries? They don't appear in my carb/GI books. Supermarket labels show anything from 7 to 15 carbs per 100g weight. I don't believe the suppliers have tested the specific variety, to account for the different figures, since values on packs of...