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I'm confused as there seems to be a big discrepancy between my home testing and my Hba1cs. I just got my recent HbA1c back for October at 6.1%. In June I had one done that was 5.9%. I know I should be happy with these results but I'm finding it difficult to take them seriously as my blood...

Hi Sophia If your daughter likes 'pretty' things, it's really easy for you and her to thread up a bracelet yourself. I never tried beading before but it only took me 10 minutes to make a few bracelets. I got some ideas from typing 'medic alert' into Etsy (they do handmade jewellery) and then...

Mine started with recurrent throat infections that never cleared up. I became exhausted and could barely pick myself up out of bed and I had strange shaky/sweaty attacks (which I now know to by hypoglycemia). It went on for about 4 months. Finally, a GP picked up that a fasting test was...

Kegstore, that's worrying. Did they say why they ignored the bracelet?

I resisted getting one for 10 years as I never saw the need and didn't like the way they looked. However I have recently developed some other conditions (allergies) that necessitate getting one. I signed up with Medic Alert as they keep your info and drug dosages on file for an emergency...

Hi Hana Thanks for your reply. I have got some urinalysis test strips at home as I sometimes get UTIs without the normal UTI symptoms (my GP gave them to me - They're worth having if you suffer from UTIs as you can pick it up quickly.). I thought I would test as I couldn't hold any water in my...

Hi I'm just wondering if anybody knows...... Is any situation in which you have maximum ketones in your urine (3+++) dangerous or is it only when accompanied by high BS? I had a situation the other week where I was suffering from prolonged dehydration. My ketones were 3+++ but there was no...

Hi Lucy Sorry to hear about your dad. I can really empathise as my dad is the same, Type 2 and in total denial about his diabetes. It's not helped by the fact that his doctor and dietician seem to collude with his high-carb, low-fat diet, telling him that eating lots of cereal and high-carb...

Hooray Hana Sorry to hear about the infection, I hope you feel better soon. However it's great news that you've managed to get some strips finally. All you need now is to turn that prescription into a repeat!!

I don't mind injecting in public at all and find it mildly amusing when people start staring at me. :lol: I try to keep it discreet and just lift my top up a little to inject into my stomach. If people have a problem with it, then that's their problem, not mine. :twisted: I used to inject...

That's really worrying!! Sounds like your practice is more interested in chasing the pay points then in looking out for the patients!!

Hi Helen Sorry to hear about your less than great treatment at the GP's. I think that GPs get paid performance-related pay for meeting certain QOF targets. I think that screening for depression in diabetics might be one of the targets which could explain why the nurse was so persistent with...

Everyone presents differently with diabetes. I spent months feeling very ill before I finally got a diagnosis sorted out and needed several months for my body to get back to normal functioning. It took time to sort out insulin doses and for doctors to decide how they wanted to manage my...

Ken thanks for the link - it made interesting reading. I especially like the bit where it said.... Sounds like the DOH are a right bunch of spoilsports :lol: :twisted: :lol:

Hi Alice This is a diabetes forum, that's why I'm talking about the proposed budgets in relation to diabetics. It would be off-topic for me to start discussing cancer, COPD etc. I am fully aware that the personal budgets will affect people with other conditions - I'm the person who originally...

Agreed. I'm really interested to know how they would set up your budget in the first place. Would your GP be responsible for assessing your initial budget level? What if your GP is a tight b*@*@*d? And what would happen if your needs changed as a result of deteriorating health etc. I think...

I keep seeing information bandied around on health websites about personal budgets. Diabetes is often mentioned as one of the conditions for which a patient will have a personal budget. According to this latest news story, diabetic patients in Havering, Barking and Dagenham and Stoke-on-Trent...

Celeriac root is seriously low carb and when mashed up with butter can make a good mash substitute.

Just curious - why do people use these meal replacer drinks? Is it for weightloss? Thanks Goji

Hi Mikey Hope it goes well with your GP. They really should be doing a full panel - mine does when I ask. If you get really stuck, you can get private bloods done at Lab21. They email a kit to you but you have to find somewhere to get your bloods taken (local private hospital or kind nurse at...