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I'm soon to get one of these but have to complete a six session course about diabetes to qualify. I can't wait it will be a real game changer for me as I work on the railway and need to keep a constant check on bg levels to keep safe out there. I'm going to get a arm tubigrip to help keep it in...

Thank you, that seems to be good advice, as my levels are good generally the very odd high level from a drink won't hurt to much. It's very rare I drink but didn't want to be the lemon if the situation arises

Hi All, I'm not really a drinker as in alcohol maybe once a year but recently I've really fancied a beer. I'm type 1 and as yet have avoided alcohol. My question is this, if you have a drink do you bolus as you go or wait till you finish drinking. It seems a bit fussy to bolus for each drink...

Hi thanks for enlightening me, yes I use a new needle every time but only because I was told by nurse that they can damage easily and be painful to use. Hey everyone has their own way and if that suits you that's great. I was just curious. Thanks for answering

Lol yeah just noticed that. Hopefully will help someone

I really can not understand your view on this if she had been taken to hospital because she had entered a comma state would you see that differently, I'm mean she would still be occupying a space on which the contract had run out. I suspect you would see it different if you were in that...

Hi I'm type 1 and the best thing I have for carb counting is an app called carbs and Cals. It shows you several pics of the same food product on a plate and gives you the carbs and Cals for that portion. You can add each to a meal and it adds it all up for you. You can also get the book by the...

Sorry to ask but how does a box last you 4yrs are they reusable as a box of 100 barely lasts me a month. Just curious

Hi I use mylife, penfine classic 6mm, boxes of 100 outer cone and inner cap. Pen cover will go on without outer cone and is still protected by inner cover. Only word of caution is needles are so sharp I have occasionally pushed needle right through side of cap when putting back on before...

Biggest problem is diabetic awareness, until I was diagnosed type 1 I didn't really know much about it, I just thought it was all Mars bars and injections. How wrong and uneducated was I. There is a fine line between making people aware and shoving it down their throats, so how we achieve this...

Thank you, you are all very helpful and knowledgeable , although still very confused I don't feel so isolated now.

As hospital appointments take so long I'm still on my misdiagnosed type 2 insulin along with metformin, I was diagnosed diabetic a year ago due to unable to stabalise bg, I was given a gad65 blood test and put on the insulin. Gad results came back as 67 and was then passed to the hospital. My...

Thanks everyone it's so confusing at the moment, although I know the principle of keeping bg's in an acceptable range by controlling carb intake and insulin dosing there is just so much more to it and that's with out the side effects I suffer with high blood pressure,cholesterol and the pain in...

Thank you all so much for your advice and experience, It is a constant worry with my work and sickness is monitored and persistent sickness can lead to parting company. As I also work under a safety critical licence having that removed would definitely spell the end of my career. I need the best...

I will attend my first hospital appointment next week, I currently use humilin3 but assume things will change drastically next week, I need to be in full control as I cannot afford to go hypo at work due to the dangers with live rails and moving trains. Working 12hr day and night shifts also has...

Yes please move my post to pump section

Hi, I have recently been confirmed type 1 after initially being diagnosed type 2, I have been forced off work by company doctor as my bg levels are too erratic for the last 4 months. Safety first on the railway. I'm seeing the hospital for my first appointment next week and I'm thinking I would...

Hi, I have the one touch select plus an it reads within the range on the side of the bottle which is 5.4-7.3mmol/l, I only control test if my readings move significantly.