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Welcome to the forum Mike -back from the brink of death like a few of us here :)

Can I ask whether your partner has a tendency at all to keep reusing the same spot to do an injection? For example, say she uses her leg for injections, does she have a tendency to put the injection in a 'favourite' part of the leg each time? This could lead to inconsistent results.

Have I got this right that there's half an hour's difference between the different shifts? Can you give a bit more info about how the changing work hours affect your control? What levels do you get and when, for instance on the earlier shift and what levels do you get and when for the later...

I sometimes secretly quite enjoy a hypo and the accompanying knowledge that I can have a 4g of carbs sugar lump that will put me back to the right level again.

Some would disagree, but I'm inclined to agree with this. I feel life's too short for me personally to get too wound up by these things. This could be viewed as a shame, depending on one's viewpoint. I still manage to tread the line of getting too wound up at times though :D

And sadly, like in other industries, there is also fraud and breaking of regulations present -such as Glaxo-Smith-Klein's cover up involving the significantly increased risks of heart attacks associated with Avandia.

I certainly do agree with the concept that if you can recreate something atom for atom then it is the same thing. Of course, one needs to produce something that is at least slightly different otherwise you won't be able to patent it (I gather). I also agree to a significant degree with Sid that...

Bending things back round slightly more towards the thread's initial post. The ideal way to treat diabetes is to work back to the cause rather than just treating the symptoms. Not always the easiest thing of course. Treating the symptoms can be useful as well in that the symptoms of an illness...

One problem seems to be that people keep trying to find the elixir by trying to isolate the 'one magic ingredient' from nature -but- nature generally doesn't work in this way. Take insulin. We refined it into pure insulin but, in doing so, missed out the smaller quantities of c-peptide and...

This is the most helpful link I can find for the moment http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Peripheral-neuropathy/Pages/Diagnosis.aspx and the tab next door to it http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Peripheral-neuropathy/Pages/Treatment.aspx any help or had you seen that anyway ?

I'm on analogue insulins but I totally get where Patch is coming from. There is quite a lot of 'business' that gets in the way of potentially better solutions being developed. You can't put a medical product to market these days without having made some attempt to demonstrate short/medium term...

Hi Sandy I believe warfarin in combination with diabetic medication can cause sugar levels to drop lower than usual and this is probably why they're being cautious with metformin. Levels of 8 and more are on the high side so I can also see why they're wishing to put you onto metformin here...

Hi Delphinum I see your HbA1c is good for a type 1. After 18 years of type 1, it's not uncommon for neuropathy to be diagnosed. I haven't personally had a diagnosis of neuropathy (not yet at least) so I'm not sure what the process will be. I hope somebody else may be able to give a detailed...

Hi Norris Given the glucose tolerance test you did on yourself appears to indicate type 2 diabetes (I believe), I'd advise seeing the doctor to ask for a diagnosis. Whether the GP will give you testing supplies can vary from surgery to surgery. If you are diagnosed with either pre-diabetes or...

I've not tried cooking fresh pasta. I expect it would be better for the sugar levels. Good tip :D

Hi Anna Isophane insulin is what's called an 'intermediate insulin' because it lasts longer than 'short acting' insulins but not always quite as long as 'long acting' insulins like levemir. Isophane insulins typically last around 14 to 18 hours so you may be asked to take 2 injections a day...

Hi sweep Housework involves upper body activity which can cause the body to release more sugar into the blood. Some people don't get very affected by this, whereas others can be very much affected by it. If you didn't eat then your body would release sugar into your blood to help fuel your...

Good news about those single figures Jackie :)

Hi megan Gliclazide works by stimulating the pancreas to release more insulin. Was your diabetes diagnosed when you were a child or adult? If you were diagnosed as an adult, this could explain to some extent why the gliclazide-like property has this effect. Cutting down on carbs should in...

Hi jnathan I'm going to start off a little blunt, so please forgive me. Breads and rice are part of Asian culture but diabetes is also now a big part of Asian culture too* and I don't think this is necessarily coincidence. It may be worth adapting your mum's diet gradually over time to be...