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I still can’t get these on prescription Apparently I am on a list for review but there are people with worse HbA1c than me so I am obviously not a priority despite being very susceptible to DKA whenever I am ill, or vaccinated!

First thing I get if I have a sudden rise in BG is blurry vision and a headache. You can tell a lot from your eyes it was actually the optician who told me he thought I might be diabetic when I was diagnosed. I didn’t have any typical symptoms apart from vision problems and headaches but he was...

That’s an awful response by the GP, I would leave. Good luck with them

Hope they finally agree to a GAD antibody test for you best wishes

Once you have this sorted I would change doctors if you can, I have Hashimotos and Type 1 LADA diabetes Best wishes

Thanks for posting Very interesting. I too have very low unexplained vitamin D levels so already supplement. I eat quite a few foods with omega 3 but have just ordered a supplement to see if a boost will help. My Triglycerides are slowly rising so it should at least help with this! I am having...

Only for my evening meal, not the whole day. Can you query the request?

Hi Jeremy Sorry to hear you have had another frustrating day, and you are not even having much to eat. As you are underweight I would be surprised to hear that you are insulin resistant however something is obviously not working so I think calling the GP tomorrow is absolutely the right thing...

Thank you ! I think I will give it a go

Hi Jeremy I think you could do with a diabetic nurse to help you with this, have you been assigned someone? Do you have a number you can call other than the GP or endo? I have an email for my nurse and a number for their Hertfordshire diabetes central office where I can leave a message for her...

I had the same thing at one point, I agree with Kvetiny lower basal and up bolus before eating Hope you sort it, as I know this makes you feel awful

Thank you, that’s interesting I currently have the same issue with Levemir. My nurse is calling again in a couple of weeks I might try switching too.

Hi Jeremy If you are underweight it does seem a low ratio, I know my nurse would say if too many corrections are needed it’s a basal issue. So don’t think this is it. Maybe you need a split dose for the basal, or dose change, there could be lots of reasons, I would go back to your nurse and...

Hi Jeremy please be very careful with multiple correction doses, too many in a short space of time can result in a bad hypo later. It’s called stacking. Novorapid takes between 30 mins and an hour and a half to peak and lasts for 4 hours. The exact timings probably also vary from person to...

Hi I have been on Fiasp for over a year, previously on Novorapid. I found a big improvement when switching to 6mm needles. Novorapid was taking well over an hour to kick in for me whereas Fiasp takes 15 -30 minutes for me, I did used to get unpredictable timings but the needle change made things...

That’s interesting, I get terrible bruising after injecting, I try and avoid the bruises but sometimes it’s difficult. Do you know if they effect insulin absorption?

Hi You have had lots of lovely replies, but I thought I would mention a few things. Are you on fast acting insulin as well as Lantas? Or have you not been given this yet? I would keep chasing that appointment. You mention that you also have hypothyroidism, I also have Hashimotos disease (a...

As I understand it, it takes effect most quickly by injecting in your stomach, the next quickest place is your arm ( the back of your upper arm, the flabby bit!), then thigh then bottom. As you are mainly just on slow acting at the moment I wouldn’t have thought it matters if you inject...

Millie I was in the same situation as you, they put me on metformin at diagnosis and I had an upset stomach and nausea almost every day, after a year I switched to a different nurse who said try stop taking it and see what happens. She said no way was I insulin resistant, within a few days I...

Hi Millie My nurse always tells me that the long acting is to keep you steady, so if you go to bed with BG at 6.7 and wake up at 6.9 that’s fairly spot on. It should be near enough the same reading. It’s the fast acting that lowers high blood glucose, remember 6.7 is normal, I would be very...