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Has any one else who uses these experienced problems getting them ? second tome my usual pharmacy said they were having prolbems getting them. Went to another pharmacy and was lucky but the girl said there are manufacturer issues with them at the moment

I have always wondered with using Toujeo being 3 times strength, and I am using 45 units a day, If I were to use a standard strength insulin would I have to use 135 units a day ? Or are the pens delivering different amounts per unit ? lets say standard strength 1 unit is a greater amount then 1...

After a 6 month review my Hba1c is still 45 my DN was very pleased with that saying ok it is still the same but 45 is not bad at all compared to your original 129, your Blood press 120/68 text books and a cholesterol of 21 whatever you are doing Mark it is working keep doing it. I have put on...

Has any one else slowly come off metformin ? Since my Hba1c's have gone much lower I asked to come off Metfromin due to its horrendous side effect on me. After 2 months without I have had had no change to any reading both finger pricks and last Hba1c. I am however using Trujeo and Trurapi

Just an idea I has but could some of the salt be removed from peanuts my rinsing them under water then gently dying them in a warm oven on a baking sheet ? I remember you could buy buy them warm going in the cinema when I was a child. Just an idea I had, as I have been using them as a snack and...

This morning I was an hour later getting up which threw out my usual 7am Trurapi jab. I did this at 8 along side my Trujeo jab. Then ate the usual 1 slice toast. Will this make much difference if any ?

Never had to do this before but due to Christmas and New year (Dr/s closed) I have left myself short of needles or soon will be. I am re using them now to stop myself running short, will this cause any harm ?

As I was doing my Basal Trujeo 44 unit the pen stopped as I was half way injecting i had to remove the pen and saw it was 20 units to inject left but the button would not press when I removed the needle the pen had a rubber bubble at the end so I disposed of the pen do I inject 20 u later with a...

I am just curious when an Insulin pen is coming to it's last dosage do people use what is left and then make up the full dose from a new pen or just discard the old pen and use a full dose from a new pen ?

Went for an Interim appointment with DN re last lot of Hba1c results, Took her some flowers to say thanks. since Jan at 129 now down to 45. I also asked to have something taken off my records stating I reg have 2 hypos a week (never had any yet) she said I cant take them off but will state you...

can using insulin make you feel colder ?

sometimes my meter will show a reading as an error code usually E1 or E2. this morning it was E20 which I have never seen before, I use a Contour Blue Plus with Contour plus strips. I am curious if there is a listing any where of what all these codes mean or stand for. Usually the E1 and 2 mean...

A few of my blood sugar levels recently have been higher than I liked so I called the DN my usual DN was not available so I got through to the other one. explained about the levels and I was a little concerned, so she suggested another Hba1c. Today I looked on the NHS app and results back...

I just had tea new potato, veg and half a chicken breast. Thing is absent minded I made and ate it an hour earlier that usual. Did the bolus jab and blood test (Trurapi 5 units) an hour earlier. Will this make any difference to me or my blood sugars (probably not) I will do everything else...

Does any one else find that some times when doing a finger prick test the results can be suddenly alarmingly high 2 days ago after decent lower numbers I got a 17.4 so did a second test and got 6.4 which I was happy with, I am using a Contour Plus Blue with Asensia Contour Blue testing strips.

I have had am email from optician saying my eye test is due however with the slight blurry vision I am having. I will leave it some time longer to make the appointment. I this the right decision ?

Today I may be going to a service a distance away from me. I will be traveling by bus for 45 minutes or more. This coincides with the same time as I do a blood test inject and then eat so not easy on a bus, The service is in a Cathedral so again not so easy. WOuld it make a major difference...

I had the Flu jab on weds but for 3 days after my blood sugars have been higher than usual particular in first thing (fasting) and evening. Is this common ? I have not changed any of my routine otherwise

what happens to any insulin after it has done it's job, I mean once it has messaged the cells etc to open for sugar does the body break it down or get rid of it via excretion or re using via liver ? sort of thing. I am asking in general ) I suppose all hormones have the same thing happen

This is general curiosity, when you pick up your insulin from the pharmacy id there a period if time it can be kept out of the fridge when walking back a distance with it ? Also is it kept in a refrigerated part of delivery vans when it leaves the manufacturer to getting it distribute out to...