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Well, I'm not sure I ought to wear that crown... I'm rethinking my use of Metformin; it had excellent effects initially but doesn't seem to have a sustained benefit for me; if it is as Debbiiee says above then that's a bit puzzling; it would, I suppose, only have an effect on basal insulin...

When your blood sugar drops you release adrenaline; hence the shaking, sweating and aggression associated with hypos. The hypo/adrenaline release causes the aggression not the other way around by the way. Type 2 hypos would normally self correct unless you are taking insulin as your pancreas...

Thank you @phoenix - I could have guessed that you would have had that one up your sleeve! This is the bit I'm particularly interested in; ACE inhibitors vs placebo in relation to onset of DKD (8 studies, 11,906 patients: RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.56 to 0.89), with similar benefits in people with and...

Hi, I take the ACE inhibitor Lisinopril not because I have high blood pressure (which I don't) but because of the purported protective effects it has on my kidneys. However my GP doesn't know about that kidney protecting reasoning and just assumed I had high blood pressure; so does anyone know...

Hi, I know; I have an Freestyle InsulinX one that does too; but I have to input carbs and insulin; what would be good if all the devices could talk to each other; how many times have you forgotten how much or even if you've taken insulin? I'd like a really smart insulin pen connected to a blood...

How about some sort of subtle bag for all the **** we have to carry with us? Shoulder holster style or some other similar thing that could be discreet and practical. Would need to have different compartments for insulin (In a frio bag) and so on? Or a mobile sharps bin? Not in Atomic Yellow...

No, try to keep going; it will take a couple of days (possibly more) to get over this feeling; then you should really start feeling a benefit and seeing a benefit in terms of blood sugars, energy, weight loss and all that kind of stuff. What you are suffering is 'low carb flu' - google it for...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! THAT IS A SECRET. You risk being downgraded to Type 2 at the next Secret Diabetic Council meeting as well as the standard 'Kipper Chastisement'. Shocking behaviour...

Ok, to hell with this. I've finished my fast! I'll continue as a fat fast but I've just eaten some mozzarella. Tougher than it looks this... Dillinger

The only time I've ever been stopped was in Nepal and I had a letter, but generally I don't think you need one; medication is not declarable in custom terms either. Having said that you may want to check out the US State Department web site if you are flying there; I've been without any letters...

Bloody hell; this is harder than it looks! When I said 'three day fast' what I really meant was 'half a day fast' - right?!

Hi, I'm doing a 3 day fast (from Friday to Sunday) because I'm interested by the study mentioned below and because I occasionally like a challenge and have not ever done that before. Any thoughts? Alas it looks like in the study the participants did multiple 2-3 days fasting over 6 months...

Hold on, hold on; I'm a couch potato glutton and I'm Type 1 so where does that leave me?;) We are all members of a club that no-one wants to belong to there is no hierarchy of diabetes; and the OP needs to deal with their own head and not with the general public's views real or imagined...

I don't think as a rule any 'immunity' to insulin develops; so don't expect to be increasing your insulin constantly. As has been said it is a fluid system so you need to keep an eye on it; for myself my morning ratios are much lower than my evening meaning that I need more insulin in the...

Hi Zand, how is the metformin going? Is it showing any benefits? Apologies if you've gone through this on here; I don't have as much time as I'd like to read up on everything. Best Dillinger

@Spiker - did you see a marked improvement in your HbA1c when you started using the Dexcom G4? I'd be tempted to get one if I get a pay rise/rob a bank.

There you are; you just answered your own question. Carbs are the problem; reduce the problem until they are not. Best Dillinger

Certainly people can be allergic to it and if your brother is then that would surely put you at greater risk? There are a number of different types of insulin though that you could try have a look here; http://iddt.org/about/gm-vs-animal-insulin Also the suspension that insulin comes in might...

They were trying to be helpful I guess but in that annoying way of 'I'll just make it up' if I don't know the answer. I particularly liked the advice to eat "non-dairy sources of protein and dairy". I'm trying to imagine what a non-dairy source of dairy is? But as has been said above the...

I think that those odds come out at 1 in 100,000,000 if Professor Collins is correct. Have you considered buying a lottery ticket? Best Dillinger