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Hi guys. I am developing a problem. Because of neuropathy, I am finding the finger-pricks really painful, and am putting off taking my BS levels. I have tried other testing sites, but find those just as painful. Has anyone else suffered the same?

donnellysdogs, I might just do that, if you don't mind. It might be a couple of days, I'm a bit snowed under at the mo. Thank you so much.

AndBreathe, that is fantastic, thank you so much.

I'm not sure what is due - I would if I had access electronically to my records, which my practice does not allow!! However, I was told by my diabetes nurse that as a diabetic, I do have a "right" to annual checks.

You are a star!!!!

Thank you again AndBreathe. Just to clarify ... I have a very comprehensive private medical insurance which allows me to choose a private doctor without a referral, if allowed by the clinic. I found a private GP who practices at the Nuffield, and if I feel I need more than the 7 minutes...

I have had so many bad experiences with our local "practice" (you see whoever is available, or wait ages to see a specific doc) that I have made enquiries and will be accepted by another practice. But my diabetic nurse suggests I get all these tests out of the way before starting with a new...

Yes, but if I understood it correctly, you can only check one drug against another. How do you check 9 different medications to see if any one of them interacts with any other? What I needed was professional advice. I will ask the pharmacist - thank you.

Thanks Kevin. Would these be done as blood tests? Thanks Daibell, but I have a list of the tests requested by the private doctor and I need to see a list of the tests allowed on the NHS. For example, for the Hashimoto's, the NHS will do the basic (useless) thyroid function test, but I wll...

I apologise if this has been covered, but I could not find anything in the Search. I am a T2 with other complications (Hashimotos, glucoma, neuropathy, high blood pressure, high cholesterol ......) and have seen a private doctor who has suggested a whole raft of blood tests. To have these done...

Thanks, AndBreathe. My surgery could not be more unhelpful. I asked one of the doctors (you don't always see the same doctor) if he would check my (many) medications for contraindications, and he said "here's a website, check it yourself". I am in the process of changing doctors.

Wow, where do you live? My doctor has to be pushed to print out the results for me when I visit. I am not even allowed to e-mail the surgery!!! However, I have a good relationship the the diabetic nurse, and have asked her for all the details.

I just found this, which might explain the test. http://www.diabetesgenes.org/content/urine-c-peptide-creatinine-ratio

Thank you for the responses. The nurse agreed with me that the standard advice STILL given is wrong, and that the NHS still treat T1 and T2 as the same disease when they are fundamentally different. I now know what to do, but I am confused about the test I had - Mep suggests that they cannot...

Saw the diabetes nurse yesterday who told me the result of a urine test I had had proved that my pancreas is producing "loads of insulin", in her words. I was delighted, but then found myself getting angry and confused. I have had T2 for around 12 years. I have been on insulin for about 8...

Hi gang. I am back on the BS Diet and doing well, but I am really craving the taste of something sweet occasionally. There is a company that sells a selection of sugar-free sweets, but the main ingredient of most of them is isomalt. The information on this is confusing, and I wondered if...

I'm a bit concerned by your mail, donnellysdogs ... my stomach is huge compared to the rest of me. I used to be quite a heavy social drinker, but hardly drink at all now. Last liver and kidney tests were fine. I mostly have normal bowel movements, never get nausea or vomiting. I have a normal...

Yes, you are right, it is an intolerance. If only the medical world would treat it as such and tell their patients they have to avoid carbs for this reason, we might not have such an epidemic.

I may not be the first to mention this, but I have not seen it before. My brother (also T2) and I were talking about carbs and how it is difficult sometimes to get used to a carb-free diet when we have eaten carbs all our lives. My brother suggested that instead of looking longingly at a carb...

This is my bloating - terrible photo. It is high up, starts just under my bust. Comes and goes.