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Thanks @Rokaab !

Hi There @pollensa Up until this weekend I have been on Lantus and NovoRapid since 2004, so I absolutely REFUSE to accept your damper! ;) On another note, I was in Pollensa in the summer - lovely place!

Yes! That's totally it. Maybe we've discovered a new area of diabetes... We should be knighted!

Hey @Catsymoo sounds like you had a pretty nasty experience. I agree totally with @helensaramay that you're hypo treatment is a little off. You should really hold off on the chocolate/biscuits/roast potatoes until the fast acting sugar has done its job and brought you back over 5. Maybe talk to...

You're not a lesser person than anyone else. You've not been picked on by some omniscient god. And you're certainly not broken. Nobody wants to have diabetes and we all agree that it sucks. But if you let it get you down, if you don't make a stand and shout 'F£+! YOU!' then you're the one...

I wore bracelets ever since I passed out on a four hour bus ride. the only reason I was saved was that there was randomly a girl I went to school with on the same bus - hadn't seen her for years! This year I moved on to tattoos - the bracelets were always a pain and I worried about the paper...

Glad to hear other people have had a tough time of it! Glad also that you're out the other side. Isn't it funny how we so nonchalantly screw ourselves up? I often wonder whether survival instinct is a real thing.

So get it up elsewhere! Always great to see other people's victories. Reading about the highs and lows that other people have been through on here has been a big part of my change. Big shout out to the Diabetes.co.uk crew!

Will do!

That's a tricky one @Juicyj for me, I'm not sure I'd have heeded any advice at 18. I was free and enjoying life and wouldn't have wanted anything to get in the way. Possibly some kind Black Mirror-esque way to see into my future and to see what I would have wanted when I was 32 would have...

Thanks @Bluetit1802 !

I've been injecting through jeans, jumpers and jock straps for 27 years. Call it four injections a day (beep, boop, boop, beep) and that's 49,275 (give or take a few leap years) and I've not once had a problem with it. No infections, no missed doses, no bent needles and no more noticeable pain...

Hi all, I wanted to share my diabetes story. I'll keep it as brief as I can... I was diagnosed 27 years ago at the age of 5. I don't remember much at the time, but it was the usual story. I was lucky enough to have a really supportive family unit, and everything went smoothly up to the age of...

Hi @Melreevo sounds like you are probably hypoing at night. Especially if you are eating without bolusing and still waking up with good bloods. Headaches and weakness (as well as severe tiredness and blurry vision) are also classic symptoms of hypo. It might be worth doing some overnight...

Good luck @Rox000 and let us know how you get on

Hi @Rox000 sounds like you're a little confused, and rightly so! From what you've said I think the DSN is playing it safe - much better to slowly increase the dose of Lantus (and run a little high) than to go straight in at a high dose and run the risk of hypo. Long-acting insulins (Lantus...

Good news! See, it wasn't that hard after all was it? ;)

I have a consultation this afternoon to switch over to Tresiba. I'm really hoping it will stop the burning and also the late afternoon highs. I'll let you know how I get on! J

@phdiabetic I hope everything turns out well (I'm sure it will!) These kind of things can happen with diabetes. It's scary and it sucks, but it's a part of this wonderful condition we all have (sarcastic face). You're doing absolutely the right thing checking bloods regularly and taking carbs...

Hi @Shane_L - If you look back through the forum there are a few posts on this topic. However, for my two cents, it's not something to worry about at all. I always carry pens, needles and testing kits either in my hand luggage or my pockets. I usually unceremoniously dump it all into those big...