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Thank you Mel, I didn't know it was the same drug. This all happened with me around 25 years ago and I have kept, since then, a small strip of them just in case it ever came back and I could take them to my GP and get another prescription. Looks like they still use the same drug. Bill

Really sorry to read you've been diagnosed with TN. I had it many years ago and it was the pain from hell. The tablets I was given were tegretol and they did help but I always felt I was permanently in a daze. I have a friend who is a dentist and he called one night for a catch-up and I could...

I have problems with both of my hands which began a few years ago. I've been on insulin for 50 odd years and like you, had/have good control. I have osteoarthritis in my right-hand and this is the one where random fingers lock and releasing them is, as you say, very painful. Like you, the pain...

Jaylee, I bet you too remember being told to check the boxes carefully. It seemed to be the bible all those days ago. Yup, the insulin that came in the box which was completely in Greek worked fine. Fingers crossed the supply I got yesterday will be the same. I'm on Humulin M3. Bill

Hello donnellydogs, It's always been two boxes, each with five cartridges inside. Interesting that you only get three of one of your insulins but understand that the chemist would have to put them into one of their own boxes. Bill

Well over 50 years ago, I was told to always check the colours of the box my insulin came in because it was an easy way when I leave the pharmacy to confirm I’d the right stuff. The last but one time I picked up my supply the box was completely in the Greek language although some parts of it...

Exactly! Thanks Robinredbreast, you described it better than I could. I'm retired now but I remember years ago getting into an argument with a customer on the phone and I would not back down. It was terrible customer service but I could not let it go. I remember my boss slowly coming over...

When my sugar level is low I know I am a nightmare to those around me. I get angry, impatient and will argue with anyone and usually everyone. Like many diabetics I am not even aware of it and the first sign is somebody telling me to test my blood. I'm told I always say no and that I am OK which...

I think, NoKindofSusie, the type of conversation Ellie had with her consultant happens more than you might imagine. I understand where both Ellie and her consultant are coming from and I had much the same conversation with mine. Now 55 years on insulin here and no diabetic complications apart...

You're right John, diabetes it isn't all smiles for everyone. I wish you the best and hope things get a wee bit better for you. Bill

Wow, the little box of Wander chocolates and the small chocolate covered biscuits. I'd totally forgotten about those. Grant, you or maybe the moderators perhaps could start a Nostaglia thread or similar. The information and equipment you have from the past, which to me is so great, I feel is...

Superb. Love it when they say it could be used with one hand. Maybe ome folks could but not me. This was a much better alternative to the Palmer.

Oh my goodness Grant, you've done it again! That's the one! My folks were serious about it only being a Christmas treat because it was so expensive. It was very tough for them as there was little money in our house which makes me appreciate just how much they sacrificed to buy me these things...

Jaylee, do you remember the small cake for diabetics sealed inside a can and you needed a tin-opener to get to it? That was the Christmas treat I was given from the mid-60's. Never got it any other time as my folks, bless them, said it was too expensive. Bill

I've found a picture of the Hypoguard Automatic Injector which is exactly the same as the one I used. It's top right and is in amongst other diabetic 'museum pics' that folks here might find interesting. I'd love to know what the small piece of equipment bottom right is. Another hand-held...

Cheers Grant,I will go hunting and see what I can find. Bill

That's the one, Grumpy ole thing! Tomorrow I'll go look for some pictures of it. Their was a kind of 'ridge' inside it which when you pushed hard and over it, the needle which was concealed went in. Bill

I'd the Palmer Injector when I was a kid in the mid 1960's and couldn't pull the trigger. Only used it once and it scared the h**l out of me. There was another device called the Hypoguard Automatic Injector. It was a tube-like thing made of stainless steel. I found it a wee bit better to use but...

Well over 50 years on insulin here. Diabetes gave me a different and sometimes frustrating life. I’m not sure if it did ruin it but it certainly made it very difficult at times. Being diagnosed so young built in a discipline, driven by doctors, nurses and parents all those years ago, about...

>Pepsi Max and the like aren't for me I've found. Not wanting to sound distasteful but I find it causes me diarrhoea< Sean, I enjoyed both Diet Coke and Pepsi Max but needed to stop drinking them as they had the same effect on me as they have with you. A friend suggested it might be the...