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Thank you Deejay, you have given me a much needed chuckle!

Thank you all for your support. I will definitely write and complain to the head office, when I am calmer. There is another local pharmacy (another Lloyds grrr), which I will be switching to asap. I don't feel I can go into my current one again. I am also in the docs on Thursday for my routine...

I had a bad experience at Lloyds pharmacy today. I admit I screwed up a little. For several reasons, including massively changing insulin requirements, I did not get my repeat prescription ordered in time with enough of a safety net to ensure that I do not run out early next week. So I thought...

This last year my insulin resistance has gone through the roof. Last year I had really good control and was using 1U for 10g carb, now I am up to 2-3U for 10g and my number are all over the show. Metformin has not touched the insulin resistance. I am really fed up and scared for my future...

Nice one Juicy. I'm pleased for you. It has given me hope that I too can also sort out some similar issues . I have never heard of Degludec, going to go and google. Thank you.

I am not sure when my diabetes began exactly. My trigger was possibly pregnancy or the two bouts of hand foot and mouth I was exposed to. I is hard to know.

The autoimmune reason is the main one, but bear in mind injury and acute pancreatitis can all result in the destruction of the pancreas. The auto immune pathway as I understand it (research scientist, immunology dabbler, but not an expert). When a bug enter your body, you have a whole suite of...

Ps) I honeymooned for over 2 years! Most of it without the aid of insulin.

anti-GAD antibodies generally means that there is an autoimmune response going on that is specifically targeting your insulin producing cells. The only exception is, on very rare occasions, a false positive anti-GAD result can occur. You don't get these antibodies in type 2. You may well be...

Hi Carlos, You have coped brilliantly for so many years, no complication, really well done to you! It is no wonder that you are feeling the weight at the moment because it sounds like all that success has been achieved from within and you have now run out of energy. It might help to shake things...

I believe it crystalizes subcutaneously after injecting, as a result of pH change. The crystals slow dissolve overtime, hence the long-lasting, slow release effect. The formation of the crystals can cause stinging. I often find it can start stinging several minutes after injecting, but it is...

Try not to worry, I have been told it is very rare to accidentally inject IV. Stick to the fatty areas and you should be ok. It has only happened to me once.

I have a lot of surface veins and capillaries on my legs and bum and often bleed on injecting. I once bled like I had cut an artery, it was very "Kill Bill" with a jet of blood that landed on my freshly laundered sheets, grrrrr. So I tend to use my legs and only the areas I can get a good look...

I do sympathise with you Jucyj. Since my honeymoon ended, I have been pretty much the same as you. I am happy if I can just keep in single figures for most of the day.

Hi PaulinaB, Well done, your Hba1c is fab. I use the Nexplanon implant, which seems to help me stay balanced all month. It seem to supress my cycle, so no periods! BONUS!!!!!

I do inject in public most of the time e.g. around trusted colleagues, friend and family (in restaurants, office, buses, trains). Sometimes I find somewhere quiet, if for example, I am in a business meeting. It depend very much on where I feel comfortable and whether I choose to let people know...

I wonder how many women are suffering with PCOS in addition to type 1? PCOS coupled with the higher percentage of body fat will undoubted increase insulin resistance in women all the time, not just pre-period.

Good advice from Daibell. I was also misdiagnosed for 2 years and ended up very sick indeed. You are young and by the sound of it reasonably slim. Therefore you should be tested now for the type 1 markers (i.e. GAD antibodies and a C-peptide test). Some people with slow onset type 1 (also known...

I take mine mid-meal or just after with no side effects. If I take it before on an empty stomach, it gives me one heck of a gut-ache.

The manner in which the leaders went about dealing with this was certainly not the best, but please remember those leaders are volunteers that give up many hours of their spare time (often after a long day at work) to care for and entertain your little darlings. Please remember there is a limit...