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I sympathise with you, James. I've been T1 almost 6yrs with relatively easy control but the past couple of weeks have been an utter pain in the neck with higher than normal levels and fluctuating ratios. I need advice myself. I suppose the only thing I can say to you is (as brett has already...

The hair thing is called Telogen Effluvium. I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple of months after diagnosis. What you have to remember is that your body has been under a high level of physical stress due to high sugar levels, and it's this stress that causes the hair shedding...

Thank you. Can I use the same penfill cartridges that are used in the demi?

Sorry I didn't get back to thank you for your advice, anna. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond :thumbup: However, I still haven't got my back up Novopen. GP had no problem giving me a presription for another one. However, a month after putting the prescription in at my...

Great, thank you. Definitely agree that you should have at least two pens. I was just going to buy one then I realised I might be able to just get one from the clinic. I'll phone them tomorrow and see if I can get hold of one. Thanks for the help :)

Thanks peeps! So is this the actual diabetes clinic you're getting them from or your GP? I think I'll enquire at my clinic because I don't actually have any dealings with my GP regarding my D.

Hi, quick question.I've been using the Novorapid demi pen with penfill catridges for a year now. I was thinking that it's really worth getting a second pen just in case of loss or damage. Would I need to buy one of these myself or would my diabetes clinic be likely to provide me with another...

Thanks for that, Steve. It's interesting to know that others have the same issues but it isn't necessarily an huge problem, just something to keep an eye on :thumbup:

Hi Littlewolf, I don't have many dealings with my GP in regards to my diabetes, but I do find that at my clinic they do take any symptom you have very seriously and get you sorted for any appropriate tests. I remember last year, my cortisol showed up slightly low and they shipped me off to be...

Sorry to hear you're in the same boat. I don't know what my specific reading was (they never get technical in explaining things) but I was just told the protein was a "small amount" but they were able to detect no infection was present. Don't know what the analysis is, I'm afriad, maybe...

Thanks Robin & Chris. Yes, it really is frustrating, especially as I have to wait till the end of Sep before doing the next sample. Thanks for sharing that you both had similar issues and the problems resolved with meds (hope you're able to come of yours soon, Chris). Were you both given a...

Thanks, noblehead. I actually did quite a bit of reading regarding protein & ACR's last year when I had this issue, so have a pretty decent understanding of that aspect. I just wondered mainly whether anyone else had experienced recurring protein in their urine. Hi Carb, no it wasn't fasting it...

Hi, just wondered if anyone has any relevant info regarding this or has been in a similar situation. A couple weeks after my annual review this time last year, I received a letter telling me that I needed to repeat the urine sample as it was showing a trace amount of protein. Obviously I got...

Hi, thanks, that's exactly what I was suggesting to the nurse. From what I read online, as you say, blood contains protein therefore can affect a urine sample, but she said that being on my period, etc, should not have cause protein to show. She said something about a calculation not being done...

Hi Rob, thanks again for the info. I'm really confused about this. It seems that I have protein in my urine during menstruation. I came on my period the other day. I did the dipstick twice & protein showed up. When I did that first sample (the protein positive one) last month, it was on the...

Oh, god, no, that's awful. There's no way 50 can last you a month. Are you under a diabetes clinic, do you have a DSN?

Definitely! I know for a fact that I'm bloody gorgeous & that it's all T1 related. :wink:

Yes, my levels alwayd tend to get higher in the heat, particularly if I'm active. You'd think it would be the other way around, but nope. For me; Heat = Hyper. :roll:

Thanks for taking the time to reassure me, Rob :thumbup: I think what would upset me really, though, is that if it is early kidney damage, how quickly & easily it happened. It's like I would be one of the "exceptions". Did yours happen quickly? Hope I didn't muff up my second sample by...

Thanks Jopar Well the WBCs seemed to have slowly vanisehd & now I'm testing negative. However just did the dipstick about half an hur ago, and whereas I'd been testing neg for protein, I'm now moderate-high :roll: I wonder if the WBCs were due to me fighting off this cold? Doesn't explain...