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I carb count but can sometimes take a guess and get it wrong! I will try to be more accurate.

Dear repliers, thanks for answering. I omitted from my original query that I keep jelly babies next to my bed and took 4 before I got up for cereal. I am T2, have taken metformin since I was diagnosed in 2004. About ten years ago I started Novorapid during the day and Lantus at bed time. Such...

Last night a hypo woke me at 1.30AM. It was a bad one and my reading was 2.2, my lowest ever. I take insulin and metformin. However, I had eaten a good evening meal so took no supper. I'm usually good about eating at suppertime but slipped up here. How low could my reading go? Is there a...

After 10 years as T2, met and insulin, I have been diagnosed as having gastric erosion with acid in my stomach. What should I be aware of diet wise? I found a web page telling me to cut out all cereals and eat white ( not brown!) bread. Is there a book that will help me with meal choices? I...

I have been T2 on insulin for 10 years and am finding it very hard to get my needle fully through my skin. If I push it in too soon, I can see the mixture dribble down my stomach. I don't have a lot of loose flesh on my legs. Can anyone offer hints please about getting insulin inside me, and...

I have been poorly all day and eaten very little. My readings have been in the low teens all day and is now 14. Should I have a small insulin injection? I am T2 on Lantus and Novorapid. metformin 4 per day.

I have been on Novorapid for approx. 10 years. Before injecting, I always expel 2 before injecting my dosage. Yet even after expelling the small amount I can see bubbles inside the pen, in the clear solution. I thought these were air bubbles and dangerous. Are they?

Are T2s being considered for the trials going on with Flash?

thanks all.

In this current 'Balance' there are rubber bracelets to alert health professionals and others what your state of health is. There are various choices. I am Type two but also take insulin. Should I wear a T2 bracelet or am I Insulin Dependant? I'm never too sure what that means. Would I...

Hi I did go to the pharmacy but the medicine available clashed with my statins and they would not give it to me. Going to try water and salt gargle.

For the past couple of weeks, I have had a furred tongue, ulcers inside my cheeks and what feels like cuts on my tongue. Is it thrush? How can I treat it?

Hi, Until recently I had a run of good low readings (5, 6, 8 and 9)but for the past fortnight or so, the readings have jumped up ( high teens). I'm at a loss to understand why. Could the hot weather put my readings up?

I look at all packaging for my carbs and don't understand the following message. Under Nutrition, it says " Carbohydrate 33.5 of which sugars 12.1". What are the carbs? How much insulin should I take?

Please forgive me if I have posted this before. I cant remember. I am now back on my Novorapid, which I much prefer to the previous insulin. I like working out my carbs and taking the required amount. But at night before bedtime, I sometimes like a small snack. If my readings show that my BG...

I am due at my clinic in 10 days to talk over my lack of control of my blood sugars. I am having approx. 1 sometimes 2 hypos in a 24 hour period. Can anyone suggest a temporary fix, to keep me going? More/ less insulin? I am T2, Novamix insulin, 4 mets per day, underactive thyroid and I...

I have just had a bad hypo, and am feeling wasted. This morning, I walked about 30 mins in the snowy pavements, had a small baguette and coffee for lunch and settled down with the papers about 1.30. At 4.45 I stood up to make a cup of tea and a snack when a hypo hit me from nowhere. 3.6 on...

thyroid should be checked at least once a year I believe.

I have just been reading the leaflet enclosed with my pills in my statin medicine. It is Atorvastatin. The leaflet says to be cautious if you are over 70 and have an under active thyroid. I am now 74 and take thyroxine as I only have half my thyroid. Should I raise this with the Diabetes...

I am T2 on insulin and Mets, plus BP pills, angina pills, statins and aspirin. Since mid January, I feel nauseous for a few hours most days, usually after eating. I am never actually sick, just feel it. Sometimes I get a bit of a headache too. What could it be? Virus?