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I agree with Hopeful34, I prick my finger then put the pricker back in the case and by that time the hole has opened up so it's no problem squeezing out the blood. One thing I was told after many years of pricking was to wipe away the first spot of blood because there will be fluid in it which...

I commented on another thread earlier on but the message would apply to him as well as the other person. I've had diabetes for 25 years and eventually went onto insulin but I would have quite a few hypos but haven't had any for a long time because my diabetes nurse said that the "normal"...

I've had diabetes for 25 years, since the age of 49 and after going from levels of 22 I would get hypo symptoms when I only got down to 9. It took a while to get down to "normal" levels which at that time were between 4 and 7. I went onto insulin after 8 years and had to make sure I tested...

Several months ago I was changed from my meter that I had found accurate (Jazz) to another one, (I think because the test sticks were cheaper) I only used the new one about a week but it was so inaccurate that I asked to go on using the Jazz and even though the test sticks cost more they...

Now don't laugh at what I'm about to tell you, it is not a joke. A few years ago my son told me about a trick that he had read about difficulty when swallowing tablets. I have done it and it works. Take a large mouthful of water, put the pill in your mouth and then hold your ears closed, yes...

I think it could be the sort of thing that I have been having over the years, as well as my sister and my friend as we all have diabetes. We've all experienced occasional episodes of really sharp stabbing, burning pains in just one toe, mine is the middle one on my left foot. It feels like a...

I was diagnosed with maculopathy about three or even four years ago. I was seen every three months and had different scans as well as the usual ones, 3D etc. It's worst in my left eye than my right, lots of small bleeds and a build up of fluid. I have had several lots of laser treatment, not...

I haven't seen a doctor about my diabetes for years! My surgery has a Specialist Diabetes Nurse and even then I only see her once a year for my annual review and sometimes I haven't seen her at the six month review, only being called in if they aren't happy with my blood results. It has been...

I have had diabetes for 23 years so am quite used to finger pricking! I used to have trouble at the beginning mainly because I was copying what happened when a nurse pricked my finger, stab then squeeze straight away and have great trouble getting any blood out. It was quite a few years later...

I have ordered sensors direct from Abbott before but I heard that there was a delay of several days when ordering from them so tried to buy one off the shelf at a couple of Lloyds pharmacies in Sainsburys stores and was quoted £63 which included VAT and they appeared not to know about VAT...

Going back to Patrick's 5th (I think) comment on the first page, he said "Monitor is virtually brand new so there shouldn't be an issue there. Possibly too few carbs (virtually none to be fair) and I exercised this morning before I tested. Before this I had read 3.3 twice, both in the...

When I was first diagnosed in 1995 with a sugar level of 22 and was put onto tablets I often thought my levels felt low with confusion, sweating, shaking, heart palpitations etc. yet when I checked it was NINE! My body was so used to high sugar levels that even a small drop would make me want...

I have got the Jazz and found it quite tight to begin with but the elastic has stretched a bit which makes it easier to get the meter and tub in and out and all te separate bits need placing quite carefully to be able to close the zip. I have had several different test kits over the years so...

I have had diabetic maculopathy for at least a year and before that it was retinopathy. This has meant quite a few scans and laser treatment, a few short flashes of the laser just to one eye, about 12, to over 200 flashes a couple of times more recently. You are blinded for a few seconds after...

I'm sure it's genes in my case. I was diagnosed in 1995 with Type 2 even though I was not, am not and never have been overweight. My only symptom was a raging thirst for about three days. I was diagnosed with a sugar level of 22 and the hospital wanted me to go onto insulin straight away but I...

I had been on Metformin for several years and started to feel VERY tired, could hardly put one foot in front of another, no energy etc. I was told I had a B12 deficiency and had a course of injections, they weren't very painful and I wasn't told I would need to be on them for life and after that...

There could be interactions with other medication you are taking. Several years ago I was put onto Omeprazole for the constant heartburn I was getting and it worked for a few months and then didn't make any difference. I was getting many short bouts of heartburn throughout the day, 20 or more...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 in 1995 and was on tablets until 2003 when I was put onto insulin so have been injecting for 15 years. I went through various insulins and the one I found most awkward to inject in public was the one where you had to mix it before injecting and this is rather...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 back in 1995 when I was 49 but I wasn't and never have been overweight but my father had it and my sister has it so maybe it's late onset Type 1 and in my genes. I was on tablets for about eight years and then went on to Lantus then Novorapid was also added. My...

I had a CT scan about three years ago and was told to stop taking Metformin for two days before and after - pot luck as to what you get told!