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I just had a scan through the info link you put up, Bowell, but I can't see anything in it about changing positions and reducing pay. :? Gusto, I rather imagine, but I have no idea if it is the legal position, that if they change your job, they should not be allowed to reduce your salary...

As far as I am aware, cataracts are not related to diabetes, so whether they get worse or not will not be affected by it. At least nowadays, they can be operated on so there is prospect of improving things. Good luck. :)

filled out. I recommend it to everyone: it could be the beginnings of something really useful, if kept under control and moderated well. A huge and laudable project for you cazgemuk. I wish you well with it.

I think you will find that the advice nowadays to bring blood sugars up quickly is to use liquid if possible. Sweets without fats in them are recommended too. The thing to avoid is using anything with fats in it as this slows down the absorption considerably. And like others say, all you can do...

Hi Angela, Are you drinking with your meal? Toast is very dry and anyone, diabetic or not, benefits from having a drink to help moisten our food and not have dry foods use up fluid already in the body. That is not a medical opinion at all, just a logical assumption taken from my own experience...

Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS Steve, if you are on ESA you can get your fares back at the hospital. Just go to the office and ask. Different hospitals have different methods of administering, but if you ask how to get it sorted at the reception desk of the...

Well, 'positive attitude' is probably one of the most annoying phrases there is, but I found one today. I was delivering Avon catalogues and knocked on a house door to be greeted by a smiling man in a wheelchair. He had one leg amputated above the knee and the other was bandaged and swollen...

I only just noticed the date on the first post on this thread, so of course it must be all sorted ages ago. I do hope so anyway. I was led to the post by looking at the 'new posts' bit and this was highlighted by that really weird and creepy little nugget above. But I'll leave this info on here...

Thank you. Shout it from the roof tops for those who don't want to hear it.

I can't answer about the ketones because I've never tested for them either (even in 36 years! :oops: ) but a blood sugar of 12 or 13, while not ideal, is not unusual for a post hypo kick, especially one as serious as yours sounded. DAFNE advises that you do not compensate for post hypo highs...

I know I can copy and paste the URL but I just thought I'd let you know that the link doesn't work. I'd like to look at the survey though.

I don't think anyone meant to be critical here. If someone I knew and had been chatting with for ages, suddenly disappeared I'd worry they were ok too. And that is all that was asked here. Just good wishes for people. All good. :D

I am sorry you have been so unfortunate with your eyes, it must be a scary thing to be happening. It is, however, true that if you can manage to keep your blood sugars as close to 'normal' levels as possible the risks of retinopathy as well as other complications are enormously reduced...

I didn't even know you could get vitamin D supplements. I thought you could only absorb it through sunlight! How the modern world moves on without me. But I'd still say get out in the sun: you can't beat the natural way to fix things, just do it in short spells so you don't burn. And listen to...

I can endorse splitting the Lantus. I think your consultant needs to come into the modern era a bit because most recognise that although it says on the tin that it lasts 24 hours, mostly it doesn't. Like you, I used to spike at whichever end of the day I too my Lantus. I tried morning and...

Re: At what high mmol should you consider hospital? Mines 27 I had heard the high = no exercise thing too, but not from a professional, only on the grapevine, so I don't know what the pros advice would be. Just guessing here now: maybe if the BS is too high - I would say over 17 rather than 13...

Re: Tpe 1's and DVLA changes That is utterly awful, Oblomov. :shock: What reason has the DVLA given for the refusal? They do have to give one. It is worth checking that they have not muddled you with another person. I only say that because they did it to me one time so I know it can happen.I...

You know, David, from 7.9 to 4.7 is nothing to worry about. I know we are given all sorts of ideals to aim for, but a fluctuation of 3.2 mmols is not really much more than any non-diabetic might get. By my reckoning, those are both fine readings. If your before meal test was over 10 and you...

Hugs, Carla. Life will be normal again, but a different kind of normal. Have you had any kind of education about how to manage your daughter's diabetes? It sounds as if you must have had something to be getting such good BG readings, or have you done it by instinct? :o If the nurses won't...

I just remembered two more. One when I was pregnant with my first son. About 3 months gone and due to go for a diabetes check that day. I got up, my BG was around 4 or so, it was usual to be a bit low in the mornings, I injected then went down to have breakfast. Older insulins (result of that...