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  1. borderter

    Avatar help

    Just did it wow
  2. borderter

    Avatar help

    JUst cannot resize upload a real pic so is there an avatar prog to choose one from
  3. borderter

    Holiday...

    Just do the jab . I have jabbed in loads of situations and believe me no-one notices after all you will be injecting forever so just do it
  4. borderter

    How often do you change your lancets and needles?

    Needles changed every time and lancets every 3-4 uses
  5. borderter

    Finger Prickers

    Redactet you should not prick the fingertips ,lot more nerve endings there and you need to maintain those for touch and feel etc ,use the sides of fingers then the thickening we all get after a while wont be in the touchy feely bit
  6. borderter

    Changing to Degludec insulin

    How does this impact on your weight as Lantus makes me gain pounds very fast
  7. borderter

    Coenzyme q10

    Anyone taking this and how useful have you found it to be Taking small dose of statin but have cramp brain fog and weaker muscles so about to try this
  8. borderter

    Prayers please

    He is Mason and very very much loved
  9. borderter

    Prayers please

    Good news second scan shows the two doubtful areas as okay and hes off of the ventilator so thanks for all the prayers wishes and positive energy sent to him .
  10. borderter

    Prayers please

    He looks to have a couple of areas in his brain not as they should be but its early days so hoping they have given the worst poss scenario after body scan Your good wishes move me to tears and to think i wondered if posting here may be inapropriate how wrong am i thanks peeps
  11. borderter

    Prayers please

    Very many thanks to all for your wishes and encouragement .Little man is still here and fighting his corner.His mum was sent home as they need the bed ,it must be very strange wanting to be with the new baby and yet needing to be home for the other small children You are such a supportive bunch...
  12. borderter

    Prayers please

    My great grandson was born two months prematurely in the early hours today and is only three pounds in weight ,he is booked for surgery this afternoon so very worried
  13. borderter

    Basal problems

    Very interesting read many thanks Dave I dont think i stand much chance of geting the pump when even the diabetologist says "you are too hard on yourself as most of my patients would be happy with your numbers":doctor:
  14. borderter

    Basal problems

    Have been on novorapid for years as bolus and levemir as basal then levemir to lantus then insulatard and now because im reacting to basal am just using novorapid with meals
  15. borderter

    Basal problems

    Cant have pump as type 2 and just doing rapid at the mo but when i need more than 8units or so the heart beats badly so just wondering what happens to people who cant tolerate insulin bearing in mind i have tried tablets ect and they are not enough
  16. borderter

    Accu chek expert settings

    Went back in and reset again and hey presto its working thanks all
  17. borderter

    Basal problems

    It was the consultant I saw who put me onto the basal The palpitations started within minutes of injection so pretty sure its that but to be on the safe side have asked for an apt with the cardiologist who did the heart op On the plus side bgs quite steady overnight without basal but imagine...
  18. borderter

    Basal problems

    Found levemir useless for me but no side effects,lantus works well but headaches and stomach pain and huge weight gain,so at annual consult at hospital diabetologist put me on humalog 50 mix which worked really well but heart palpitations really scary (6 months post bypass) so Dr put me onto...
  19. borderter

    Accu chek expert settings

    Looks as if the 2.8 for 1 unit is entered right but its not coming up with the correct sum so may have a fault, fortunatly I do the sum in my head so no harm done. Thanks anyway noblehead
  20. borderter

    Accu chek expert settings

    Can anyone tell me how to alter the correction dose calculater on the meter. My glucose was 13 6 at bedtime and suggsted dose 4.5 units of novorapid and since each unit lowers bg by 2.8 you can see id be hypo when asleep !! Just cant find this in any of the settings
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