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0.3 is the lowest I've been at night. Woke up with paramedics by my side. The cause I forgot I already had my before supper injection so took it twice. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've been diabetic nearly 40 years and when first diagnosed was told by the consultant that there would be a cure for diabetes in the next decade . I'm still waiting ! Maybe in the next century ? Who knows. All I do know we won't benefit from any cures ! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Try the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The diabetic centre there has doctors who deal with this problem. I have just found out after many blood test that my testosterone levels are very low too. I've now been sent to a endocrine clinic to check why my levels are so low. They will be...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum It would be a pump for me. I've been a type 1 diabetic since 1977 and over the last 18 months have been finding my injection sites are getting all lumpy and painful. I also find insulin absorbsion in these areas getting worse to...

I to am using Nova Rapid as a basal bolus injection. Ever so often I get unexplained high blood sugars which last for 2 to 3 days. I to feel that occasionally I get a bad vial of insulin but no one seems to take what I say serious. I don't know how my insulin has been kept before I have received...

Have you tried splitting your Lantus into 2 doses. I found my Lantus was not lasting 24 hours so was advised by my diabetic nurses to split the Lantus into 2 doses. I was on 50 units a day. I now have 25 units at 6am and 25 units at 6pm and my levels have improved greatly. Your Lantus is just...

You might find he has lost some control of his bladder. Before you are diagnosed your bladder is stretched to high capacity with all the urine he was passing. When I was diagnosed type 1 I had to make a 5 mile journey on a bus. I had to get off the bus 4 times to find a toilet. I was told by my...

I've been diabetic type 1 since 1977 so have renewed my driving licence over 13 times and have never had to supply 3 months worth of blood tests. All I have had to do is sign a form to allow DVLA to contact my hospital and Doctor. All I say is I always test my sugar levels when driving and never...

I'm now just 52 but have had ED and all the other symptoms for about 14 years. I know I've sat on it being too shy to seek medical help. I've got to got to my first appointment at the hospital to check my pituatary gland in May so will ask if I've got any more questions. Thanks for being so helpful.

Re: What happen if there is too much insulin in your body ?? Not only will you go hypo by injecting too much insulin, unused insulin stores itself as fat cells in your body so you will start gaining weight. I've been a type 1 diabetic 33 years and due to being badly advised by my GP clinic was...

I've just been to my diabetic review and was told my testosterone levels were extremely low. I had to have another blood test and those too came back low. My diabetic consultant told me that low testosterone levels and diabetes might be linked as there are studies saying that low testosterone...

I'm not sure if I have or not. I've been putting the pain in my shoulder to the way I'm lying in bed at night . I do find moving my arm quite painful and it seems to be getting worse as time goes by and if I try to move my arm above my head that is when it's the most painful. I'm already on...

Don't get upset people with diabetes can live a near normal life when a diet and insulin regime is sorted out. You will get use to injecting him and so will he and weighing his food out will easily become normal for you. When he goes to school the school nurse will look after his insulin and...

Re: Diabetic eye screening result One thing, she is still having her eye screen tests. I've been diabetic for 34 years and use to be like your daughter. I've had to have 2 episodes of laser to both of my eyes. As long as she keeps attending the eye clinic any changes will be picked up and dealt...

You would be better off going onto a background insulin / quick acting insulin regime. With the background insulin you can either have the injection just before going to bed or as I do have it twice a day. The background insulin keeps you sugar levels around a level. ( between 6 and 8 mmol) ...

I was 17 when I was first diagnosed. Think it might have been the alcohol I was drinking that brought it on. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Have you done the DAFNE/DESMOND courses or anything simi The DAFNE course is one of the best courses out. I too have been a Type 1 diabetic since 1977. I moved house in the 80s and was made to go to the doctors diabetic clinic instead of a hospital clinic. For the last 22 years I have...

I would suggest you try starvation at different times of the day for a few days closely monitoring your blood sugars and ketones and without taking insulin. If they all come back normal you might not be a diabetic and it could have been something else that triggered the KA. Sent from the...

Background is your long acting insulin, The one you take just before your meals. Is your quick acting or bolus insulin. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Try discrimination against diabetes. I too have been going through sickness issues because of my diabetes. My bosses had me on a first stage and because I had a hypo at work and went off sick a few days tried to put me on a second stage. We looked into it and found employers should make...