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Morning Stephanie I've been on M3 twice a day for a good few years now and as has already been said this is an insulin you have to feed regulalrly or it can catch you out. M3 works for me because I had a problem with the basal/bolus regime and I have got used to its wee quirks although it can...

You are very welcome Jaz. For me it was the worst pain ever and can be very debilitating so my sympathies are with you. I am now almost pain-free but it has taken a few years to get there. Fingers crossed though that you will soon be on that journey back to 'normal'. Bill

Hi Jaz Here's a thread about this very painful condition. You may not have been able to find it as it's in the Ask a Question forum: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/frozen-shoulder.64339/#post-632619 Bill

itconor, I'm with noblehead about this. Talking it over with your doctor or consultant is the first step. Indeed, the most important step. In fact, talking it through with anyone may help too and by posting your message on here is perhaps the start of a better journey for you. Ten years ago...

Yup, same with me Spiker. I felt physically sick with the severity of that pain yet I could sit at my desk at work and not have it all. The nasty b****r would always catch me out though....big time. I never took the painkillers offered as no matter which ones I have used over the years they...

Oh I sympathise. It was the worst pain I ever had. The thing that caused me most problems was getting caught out unexpectedly. I remember walking down the street here in no pain at all and someone asked me for directions. Without thinking I moved my arm to point back and the pain dropped me to...

SGT, yes I agree. My late brother was 13 years older than me and, god love him, because I was only a kid he bought them for me one Christmas out of a bonus he got, thinking they would help (he was my guardian as our folks had died in an accident). I couldn't use them but lied for a long time and...

Noblehead, apologies for lateness in reply but I never used the Aotolet II finger lancing device. Just looking at it makes me happy I didn't. I still don't use any device and prefer just the lancet itself. I mentioned both the Palmer Injector Gun and the Hypoguard Automatic Injector. Just to let...

Hi Colin Yes, I had one too but hated the da*m thing and hardly used it. Phoenix, for me it was an instrument of torture as it could take me 5 minutes to pull the trigger. I will never forget the noise as it 'fired'. The memory still gives me the heebies! I'm now 50 years type one and as a kid...

I really enjoyed the article and the memories it brought back. Fascinating to read about Hypoguard's involvement. Very many years ago I bought their little stainless steel auto-injector which they marketed in competion with the Palmer Injector Gun. Both were instruments of torture! Also, my...

Auckland Canary, so far I've got no diabetic complications. Over the years some doctors have mentioned to me that may be because of the direct genetic link I have. My mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all type 1's. My great-granny died from the disease as there was no insulin...

50 years on insulin here, BOHDE and I feel for you. With me it's the constant tiredness which seems to have become much worse in the past 12 months although that might be an age thing but I am not sure. I worry about sometimes about what might be ahead. It's good though that you've found the...

I was 11yo (I’m 60yo now) and what I remember are two things, always feeling tired and being thirsty all the time. As diabetes type 1 was all through the family I was checked quickly but the doctor told my folks that the result was clear and I probably had a virus. Odd things come to mind too...

Hi peacetrain I'm type 1 and have had good quotes over the last few years from AllClear Travel who seem to specialise in cover for folks with pre-existing conditions. Found out about them from the Diabetes UK website. Their address is: https://www.allcleartravel.co.uk/ Bill

Cath I know how you must feel. About seven years ago I had a severe weight loss due to a secondary illness. I quickly dropped from 14 stone to around 8 stone. It took the doctors a while to come up with a diagnosis (after they excluded many other possibilities) so during much of that time I was...

A good few years ago, long before blood test meters, I started to have nightmares which began not long after an insulin change. They were very bad and very scary and in each one I was being chased by something evil. It sounds daft but I always got the sensation just before I came out of the...

I was diagnosed at 11yo, 49 years ago. Bill

Interesting message Totto. I'm now 50 years on insulin, my mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all type 1's. Indeed, the latter died from the illness as the treatments we now have were not available. I've no complications which has always been a puzzle to me as remember all those...

Thanks folks, great memories. I too remember the wee trays of stainless steel needles handed over with the warning that each should last around 10 days or so. Yup and the Everett glass syringes. Do you remember there were two different types of syringe nozzles in those days? I think one was...

I'm 50 years on insulin, next November. So many changes over the years and living with it hasn't always been easy. No complications (yet!) but doctors seem to think it's because my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were all type1's too. Don't quite understand what difference that makes...