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Did you get through to actually buying one though? I just tried (have been trying for about a year now(!)) and again got the usual slap in the face message saying "Thank you for your interest" and no chance of getting to a payment page. Not exactly pleased with Abbott. Ed

It could be handy to have some insulin permanently as spare. I've always brought any spares needed with me on a day but I guess on rare occasions where there's a worry that current insulin has spoiled or a dropped pen and broken cartridge, having a spare could be useful.

In Poland, the effect of fat and protein on blood sugar is better understood than in the UK. They have a system used by people on insulin pumps which accounts for both the protein and fat in meals. It's called WBT (Wymienniki białkowo-tłuszczowe). WBT is used in addition to WW (ie carb...

I'm under the hospital where I currently live. Previously I've mainly been under hospital consultants but did have 1-2 years under a GP at one place I lived. I much prefer being under consultants, GPs don't often 'get' diabetes. Ed

Another option that might be worth your health team considering is an SGLT2 inhibitor drug. This helps to remove excess glucose from the blood via the kidneys and then urine. You essentially pee the sugar out of the blood. You'll no doubt be doing this anyway but the drugs will help pass more...

You're right to be sceptical but there may be some sense in reducing the insulin. Very high insulin doses increase the level of insulin resistance. To give some credence to this claim. The DAFNE type 1 diabetes education course recommends people with type 1 diabetes ensure their long acting...

Hi Phil, how are things going? Any sign of improvement in the blood sugars? Ed

To have a healthy BMI and be struggling with such strong insulin resistance as you are seems out of the ordinary -but there are plenty of people living in exceptional circumstances. It is possible to have a healthy BMI whilst also having insulin resistance. This is sometimes referred to as...

Actually I'm type 1 but have as much of an interest in type 2 as type 1. Very high insulin requirements will mean high insulin resistance. I assume @phil169 that there is significant weight to be lost? The other factor that can significantly increase insulin resistance is steroids. The way to...

Is that meant to say 14 year old man? Or is it 41 year old? 2 weeks to a month of those symptoms could be diabetes so probably best to checked out in case it is. And if not, to see if they can find out what could be the cause.

I've sometimes felt nausea from low blood sugar even when I haven't touched alcohol. I've also been hungover and had nausea that's been brought on by a hypo rather than strictly just the alcohol. In such cases, I've just eaten glucose tablets or any other sweet. I've never had a problem was...

regarding test strips, the new type 1 in adults NICE guidelines now state: "Frequency of self-monitoring of blood glucose 1.6.10 Advise routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels for all adults with type 1 diabetes, and recommend testing at least 4 times a day, including before each meal...

Sorry, my mistake on the type. In theory, if you can reduce insulin very gradually whilst keeping your sugar levels in range, this should result in preventing and hopefully reversing the weight gain. When I say reduce insulin, I'm not talking about eradicating it, just say getting it down to a...

I wish they'd change the name of diabetes too. 'Diabetes' means to "pee like a syphon". Thanks, actually I don't go around peeing like a garden sprinkler because I'm well enough controlled not to. 'Type 1 diabetes' could be relabeled 'autoimmune beta cell disease' or ABCD for short :) -I'd...

Thanks for compiling these together. I've frequently seen research in recent years touching on glycaemic variability as an indicator of risk for heart disease -albeit never going into great detail why it's the case. For type 1s/LADAs it strikes me as significant. The DUK, NHS, DAFNE approach...

Snacking can make it hard to keep track of how much you're eating. LCHF is fairly reliable but it's not foolproof (please excuse the turn of phrase I don't mean to say you're any fool). You also say: "I soon started eating carbs again and now I'm noticing the weight creeping up plus my insulin...

Interestingly, Diabetes UK have been gradually and slightly reducing how much carbs they advise/expose people to in their publications over the last few years. Their diet advice has been slowly improving and they've been introducing lower carb recipes. They appear afraid to raise the level of...

I went to Alton Towers last year. Really enjoyed it but yes, if I'd been stuck on a ride for 2 hours, that could've become hairy. I took glucose tablets with me (which I'd highly recommend) so I should have been ok if there had been a stopped ride. I didn't have my testing kit so would've had...

I've had bad hypo awareness in the past but since getting myself under control, over the last few years, and working on keeping myself out of hypo territory I now can pick up hypos at an early stage the majority of times. I can often notice signs between 4.0 and 4.5 on my meter. For the vast...

I think he tries to over-simplify the issue when he says carbs don't cause insulin resistance meat does. If it were that simple, some cultures, such as the Inuit should have had ridiculous type 2 diabetes rates. As it happens, those communities only started to experience a problem with insulin...