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Hi, there's one region I told the wife to stay clear of when wielding the needle with a glint in her eye. I guess I'd better add the heart too ... but I'm all heart so that one could be tricky 8) note to self :- invent a screaming Orange :lol: Glad they have a decent shelf life. The...

Hi and thanks for the replies. Good tip about the sickness - Must remember not to collapse on the best carpet :lol: .... and check she is able to get me into the recovery position ! I've got her doing the insulin jabs now so it won't be that different I guess. The trick will be to avoid...

Hi, Managed to get a glucagon hypo pen kit for emergency backup as we live out in the sticks and are not on any satnavs so ambulances struggle to find us. Amazingly the Diabetic Consultant knows where we live and stumped up a prescription. My wife has been in fear of finding me collapsed...

Hi, As phoenix pointed out, anything beyond T1 T2 is a right jumble and ' 3 ' seems to be the lucky number for researchers into all manner of diabetic disorders around the world.. I prefer to stick with the WHO classification and hope that eventually they will all get their houses in order...

Hi Nigel, thanks for the reply, much appreciated. been on insulin fo about three months now and yesterday I wanted to sort of see where the lower boundary was. I was sat there glucose in hand waiting I assure you. My normal range on the insulin is between 4.5 and 8 but I do get surprises as...

Hi Folks Can anyone explain why the Blood glucose level at which I get that unmistakable sudden rush of hypo symptoms is so very variable? This morning, feeling fine & dandy, tested 3.5 Twenty minutes later started feeling onset of hypo symptoms at 3.3 & topped up with glucose and had...

Hi Graeme, Welcome on board mate. Folks here will sort out any questions you may have, and were extremely helpful and supportive when I was diagnose 4 months back, and remain so. It is comforting to know that there is support here for thos out-of-hours panics :lol: Hope your test come back...

Glad that is all sorted Andy All I need now is for my Diabetes consultant to call a 'Pig' a 'Pig' instead of a 'Dog'. :lol: Everyone but her recognises Type 1 when they see it. so far as whether it is better or worse, no difference that I can see...... You still need the insulin and...

Hi Anne, Sorry to hear Reece is still poorly. It does seem cruel that they have not given painkillers, but there may be good reasons for this. Appendicitis is usually cause by poo getting stuck in the entrance of the appendix and going hard with time, and a blockage of the appendix can also be...

Hi Kerry, Sorry you are not feeling so good. Folks are all different and will sometimes get loads of 'Type 2 symptoms' and sometimes none at all. Likewise the Blood Glucose Level that triggers the symptoms will vary from person to person. In my amateur view, I would say that if you are...

Hi Anne,, Glad he is safe in Hossie, Hope all goes well for him and he is out v.soon Get some Kip now and look after yourself Dave (I can sleep now too .... phew! :D )

Hi, I think the question Phil is asking is 'should a type 2 sufferer be using meter testing rather than, say, urine sticks'. Meters are more accurate and versatile than pee sticks They record your results for you and can give you long term average figures which are useful They give quicker...

Hi , I had a grumbling appendix during my 4 month stay in Hospital with severe acute pancreatitis and while it was 'of interest' to me, it was a lot of concern to the Surgeon, as I was still way too ill for my big panc surgery. Not sure which of us was most relieved when it stopped.... probably...

Hi, I agree with Ken, Appendicitis is not a big issue caught early, but can be very serious if left. There are many other things that cause similar symptoms and the average GP only gets the diagnosis right in four out of 5 cases. Better off call into the Hossie where thay can get in experts...

Cheers Mate The 'Thick Plottens' :D Maybe I should write in and ask if the accept insulin dependant Type 3c's :shock: That would extend their forum thread a bit :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Insulin Resistance does not seem to be an issue for me as Metformin has no effect. My Problem is...

I think he means this from the Dafne site home page > People with Type Diabetes > FAQs Qn. I have Type 2 diabetes, would DAFNE be suitable for me? DAFNE was developed for people with Type 1 diabetes and as such is not appropriate for people with Type 2 diabetes. There is no evidence that...

Hi Andy, Having just been on the DESMOND coure, I can say this was not geared at all to Type 2 insulin users. Rather, it concentrated on diabetes in general and seemed to relate to newly diagnosed 'pre-diabetes' and diet/pill controlled type 2 diabetes. I was the only one there on insulin and...

....... and back to the topic :D Hi Steve, Far too new to diabetes to comment on target BGLs but an old hand at keeping wounds free of infection in my non-diabetic days I have worked in fishing, farming, coalmines and sewer repairs and had numerous and often quite nasty cuts on the way. My...

Hi Ken, Islet transplantation is a radical new approach and remarkable that someone would even think of trying it. Taking a lump of pancreas removing the 'flesh' by enzyme action, harvesting the Islet cells and and placing them in the liver (and elsewhere). Once there, the cells manage to...

Hi Ken, Thanks for the links. :D Hi Phoenix, Thanks for the link to that paper, It is one among hundreds I lost when the hard drive died. Interesting that this appears to be just about the only paper available and that it took till 1974 for someone to question and research the 'received...