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Hi, the general rule of thumb that is safe for day to day living is 4.0mmol/lt this is considered to be a normal non diabetic level. Anything long term below this is an accident waiting to happen. If your little girl takes her own blood tests, encourage her to take them more often so that she...

Hi Phill, how about making your software available for others to try out?

Hi Dom, the lantus (basal) insulin will be what is causing a stinging sensation, the Ph of the solution is more acidic than you body. do you store your pen in the fridge before use? as bringing it up to room temperature by rubbing the cartridge between your hands can help. Try pinching your...

Hi Willwawn, and welcome to the forum. What you are describing are the classic systems of LADA, and as your GP as now diagnosed you as such, along with the systems you have described, it will probably be necessary for you to start taking insulin as part of your treatment to control you high...

I am not type 2 but a type 1 diabetic, last year I was working and traveling to and from India on a regular basis, taking my insulin with me and never had a problem with Indian customs :!: . You will not have any problem carrying Metformin, or any other items for treating your diabetes, just be...

Hi Jen, I picked up this info of the Diabetes Monitor web site "If Levemir is mixed with other insulin preparations the profile of action of one or both individual components will change. Mixing Levemir with a rapid acting insulin analogue like insulin aspart, results in an action profile with...

Thanks for the reply, I have done all the courses needed and more! My question is how long do you need for dummy training before they let you use a pump on your own?

Hi pumpers, I am not a pumper but have been trying to get approval for one for the last two years, I came close to approval this week at my annual review, only for my hopes to be dashed by a technicality, I have been told that in principal I can be given a pump but because I work overseas for...

Hi Durwyn, I was diagnosed as type 1 in June 2005 and soon found that the amount of insulin I was started on was too much and causing me to be erratic in my control. I am using more insulin per day than you are around 10-12 units rapid and 14 units of basal, but I use no rapid insulin at...

Hi robsafe, I was on glargine for the first 18 months post diagnosis of type 1, I also had problems with mood swings during this time, I read some ware that glargine can have this effect on some people, so I asked my Diabetologist if I could swap to levimer, he had no problems with this and...

Hi Suzi, I am at present working and travelling to and from the U.K. to India every three months. I take three months supply of NovaRapid ad Levimar insulin with me in a frio travel bag on the flight out to India, this is a bag with two 200ml cool box frozen strips either side of the bag, and...

Hello goanna, Insulin is not a magic bullet that is going to cure all your problems with high blood glucose, especially people who are type 2 diabetic. Many type 2's seem to hold the belief that if they cannot control their bg quickly, the last resort is insulin. This is because many, but not...

Hi Squirrel, I assume from the amount of levimir that you say you are taking, that you are type 2? Levimir dosage is very weight dependent, may I ask what you weigh? If you were type 1 the best way to check if you are on the correct dosage is to fast for at least 10 hrs and keep well hydrated...

Hello Sir, yes it is normal to experience the problem that you describe. Post-diagnosis as you blood sugars are stabilized, it is normal for glucose to move to the back of your eyes, this distorts the lenses of the eye, this causes you to have problem with reading for a wile. After my...

My last HbA1c was 6.1 it's been 6.1 every three months for the last 2 years. How can I get it in to the magic 5's?

As regards being a pilot with diabetes, There is a very good reason why a diabetic who uses insulin is refused, that is, if you go hypo wile flying a thirty million pounds piece of high tech metal is going to fall out of the sky and kill a lot of people. I used to fly gliders before I became a...

Hi Willogs, I have been diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic since June 2005, at the age of 49 years 10 months and after stabilization and coming to the conclusion after three months, that I was taking too much insulin on a day to day basis, I found that I could eat up to around 30grms of carbs at...

Hi Sebil, sorry for not replying sooner, I have be on the road, so as to speak for the last two days travailing back from India, where I work at present on contract. In your question, "Do you take two injections, one in the afternoon and one at night" I presume you are referring to basal and...

Hi Willogs, Yes that is interesting, I have been in the same position as yourself. You are the first type 1 that I have spoken to in the last three years that this happen to! How many units of rapid insulin depends naturally on how many grams of carbs you eat at each meal, but generally I use...

Hello Seabill, Yes it is quite normal for most type 1 diabetics to experience a honeymoon period, were by your pancreas continues to produce vairing amounts of insulin for months or even years after your diagnoses. I have been a type 1 for more than three years and my pancreas still produces...