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My insulin needs have doubled today, I do feel quite **** and have an increasing bm despite all the extra insulin. I have changed my cartridge and found a crack in it and this morning I had s synacthen test for Addisons. Has anyone had either?? Would the crack make the insulin ineffective? Any...

Last week I had an odd virus, nausea dizzy tired muscle fatigue. Although I can now eat I still feel exhausted. This is my first bug really since diagnosis and I was wondering if this was normal, for recovery to take longer?? Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum mobile app

Hi all I know this has been asked but I can't find the answers. My libre arrived today, reading 1 out at the moment but sounds like that's normal at the start of the sensor? Can you put them anywhere else but arm?

Hi all So having a nightmare at the moment. I am still honeymooning and really sensitive to novo rapid. Was 8 u lantus and 1:25 last week I had a hypo every day , my dsn told me to drop to 7u lantus and increase to 1:30 novorapid. This morning I still had a hypo. I'm getting really fed up and...

Hi all My DSN thinks I'm coming to the end of honeymoon, really sensitive at the moment and don't have any insulin when drinking! Am going skiing in Feb, will be first time since diagnosis any advice on avoiding hypos? Best foods what to expect?

Hi all I'm apparently honeymooning and very sensitive to insulin needing 1:25 with a basal of 8 units lantus. The time I get it wrong I have left it high, between 11-13. I'm too worried to guess at night as have some wicked lows in the night how do I work out the units needed to lower my sugar?

So, today when I woke my bm was 6.9, had 9 lantus that I usually have, bowl shreddies and 3u of novorapid (as usual). I had a very stressful few hours at work, 30 mins after the peak of the stress started feeling shaky and clammy. I deserted my students and bm 3. Is this a usual reaction to...

Yesterday while having a read of the forums trying to get to grip with insulin doses I stumbled across a post about cals and carbs. A book or app that helps you carb count. I downloaded the app on my phone and for the first day in 5 weeks by blood sugars have been normal all day! 6.8, 5.8 and...

So, when inject my lantus, mainly in legs it doesn't sting it feels burny and for a while after, am I just weird?

Hi I'm recently diagnosed on lantus and novorapid. I'm going to an awards dinner on weds and not sure what to do about insulin. If I do it before and tiny meal arrives then will be a little stuck, what does everyone else do in times like this? Thanks

Three weeks ago I was diagnosed with a hba1c of 118, I don't have a type yet as could be LADA. Started on insulin two weeks ago and struggling with a low carb afternoon snack, any ideas?