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Hi and Welcome I am a type1 diabetic on insulin and Metformin and yes you are right There is info on B12 defiency. There is no need for anyone to give you a lecture we are here to help and try to keep everyone well. We can only go by own experiences. Ask your GP to do a blood test for B12 and...

Hi tsh99 Well no one can say whether we all get complications or even a long life, as not to be horrible we never now what's round the corner. But if you can try and keep your control tight as you can then everyone has a chance of a long and happy life. It wasn't until i was in my late 30's that...

Hi tsh99 High and welcome. If you can keep the sugars as low as you have i hope you won't get any complications. But remember hormones, stress, illness can up our sugars, but don't worry it goes back to normal. For someone of your age i'm really impressed your levels are that well controlled...

Hi Viks3457 I read your message you mention your husband is only on Lantus Twice daily and now metformin, have they ever mentioned about putting him on a fast acting insulin, which you give your self upto three times a day. I am a type 1 and i am on Novarapid Penfil (fasting acting insulin)...

HI carty EFT is Emotional Freedom Techniques

Hi and welcome, Hope you are well. I hadn't heard of EFT so i read some info on it and i am still reading up on the subject. Sorry not to be of any help, but i will carry on looking into it. Glad something worked for you. Take care Tracey

HI Mileana Well said Mileana, i think you put it really nicely, and i am hoping people will take on board what you have written. I know we all have different opinions, but we only go by our own experiences and can only offer support, be here as a listener, but i think we can all gain experiences...

Hi and welcome, If your sugars have always run in their 20's then dropping to 5/6 then you will get these feelings of hypo. If possible try and see if you can keep the same lower levels and it will eventually settle. I know it's hard but keeping your sugars at a high level can lead to...

HI Andy Congratulations you have done really well over the last year. Keep looking after yourself. I am a type 1 and have been diabetic for 37yrs on the 4th August 2012. Take care Tracey

Hi and welcome, Good Morning, Well done on your test results. I am a type1 and have been on statins for a long period of time, as i was firstly told cholestrel should be below 5 and then i was told that it had to be below 4 as being a typei and obviously we can get heart problems. But we must...

HI Maz, Welcome to the website. I am a type 1 diabetic on novarapid 3 times aday and Lantus solar star at night, and also 2 x 500mg twice daily of metformin. I noticed daisy has given you some good advice, but am sorry to hear your diabetic nurse wasn't very positive. You can lose weight by...

Hi Angela I haven't heard of this make, but i was drinking Actimel and my GP said it probably wouldn't help, but i was on anti biotics at the time. Have you read up on this. I will look at it any way and get back to you. Sorry i am not much help. Take care Tracey

HI Just wondered whether your diet has changed in any way, they may have caused the change.

HI To be honest i haven't suffered anything like this, but i would recommend you see a GP as you know this could lead to you getting infection. You could even ask the chemist for advice. Hope all goes well Take care Tracey

Hi Daryll I have been a type 1 diabetic for 37 years. I was tested for B12 and i am now having B12 injections every three months. But funny enough i had and appointment for my thyroid and they tested me for Vit D and it has come back low as well so have been put on Adcal D3 1500mg/400 I> U one...

HI Daisy How did you get on at the doctors. Have the symptoms gone away now. Hope your feeling better. Take care Tracey

HI Shop Thanks for your message they have just put me on stronger doses of two anti biotics to see if they can fight the infection off all together. Hope your well.. Thanks and take care Tracey

HI Lauren. There are reall yno signs until you get a red swollen leg, it is a bacteria infection. My started by having just a sore leg in the morning but no redness or swelling, went out to see a friend, came back and did my ironing and then in the evening took my trousers off and i had a fat...

HI hpprKM, I have just read your story and i am really sorry to hear your news. I am a type1 diabetic and was diagnosed at the age of 6 yrs old, but i don't have coeliac disease. From what you are saying it sounds possible for diabetes, but i hope not for his sake any everyone else. It sounds as...

HI I was one anti biotic and then got changed to two different types of antibiotics for a fortnight. This time they have give me the same two antibiotics but only for a week. My ankle bone and leg are so sore especiaaly in shin bone and ankle bone. The feeling of hot and red shiny leg make me...