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Hi, I am currently trying to stop smoking but still crave the nicotine!! I have started using e-cigs and e-liquid. The problem is that my glucose readings are starting to increase dramatically. I know that the e-liquid uses propolylene glycol and vegetable glycol. Anyone any ideas??? I know I...

Hi, Have not been on in a while. My readings in the last week or two have been all over the place. Sometimes very high and others not so. But they do not seem consistent even on eating the same food. I have been fairly stressed lately. My daughter had her 20 week scan and there seem to be major...

Hi, I seem to have this every summer. I get a heavy petechial rash on my legs! Whether wearing trousers or wearing shorts. It is not a heat rash it just seems to be loads and loads of tiny spots that appear to be burst capillaries. There is no itching but certainly looks unsightly. I am just...

Hi, Is there anyone on the forum who have to pay their local council for picking up sharps bins?? I have just telephoned my local council to pick up my sharps bin, which I do about every 3 to 4 weeks. She had a bit of a moan that I am asking for them to be picked up so often!! She said the...

Hi, As you know I had an appointment with my GP on the 18th and he said he was going to ask the patholigist to do further tests. This morning I had an unexpected phone call from our Local Hospital stating that my urgent Abdominal Ultra Scan was at 2.50pm tomorrow!!! I knew absolutely nothing...

Hi, I am due to see my GP on Wednesday as I was "summoned" to discuss my recent blood/urine results. I am taking, what I consider a large amount of Humalin M3 Insulin ( now on 46 units morning and 39 units evening). My morning BG is sometimes within a decent range between 6.1 and 8ish but at...

Hi, I spoke to my DNS today,after she came back from leave. My BG's are still high with my latest HbA1c being 86. I explained that once I started eating ie,breakfast & lunch my BG seems to stay raised even with 42 units of Humalin M3 in the morning! She is reasonably happy with my before...

Hi, I was wondering on the decision making process in deciding on the Insulin mix that we are prescribed? For instance I am on Humalin M3,after starting on Lantus. A chap up the road is on Novamix and my local newsagent is on another mix. I have not asked my DNS as she is very busy and I only...

Hi, I am Type 2 but may get a quicker response here. I am using Humalin m3 with a kwik pen at the moment and, I am thinking of moving over to a cartridge system, mainly as the insulin would take up less room in the fridge. I would ask my DNS, but she is on annual leave at the moment, so I would...

Just received my latest HbA1c....86 which seems to be around 10% in old money. :thumbdown: I have known for a while that my BG was high, although my DNS has not been too bothered. I do not know what to do now...I am currently taking 39 units of Humalin m3 before breakfast and before evening...

Hi, I had an appt yesterday with the nurse for diabetic foot clinic at the GP. I asked the nurse why I am no longer having my yearly GP diabetic clinic with associated blood tests. She told me that it was really now down to my DNS. As I told her that I have only seen the DNS once face to face...

Hi, I have been adjusting my Insulin,Humalin M3 as my DNS has been away for two weeks :) I am now on 34 units in the morning and 32 units before evening meal. My before breakfast Injection still needs adjusting (in stages), as the daytime and post prandial readings are still quite high. But at...

Hi, I have had high BG for some time. My DSN now seems to be listening to me and is adjusting my Humalin M3 up by 2units morning and evening twice weekly, I am now on 22units before breakfast and 20 units before evening meal and my levels have dropped to average 15 before evening meal and low 12...

Hi, I am type 2 and have also posted this on the type 2 Forum but someone suggested I might get a better response here!! :D I have been on Lantus Insulin since Sept 2011 and am currently on 28 units. My BG is still poorly controlled and my DNS has now prescribed me Humalin M3 70/30 mix 10...

Hi, I have been on Lantus Insulin since Sept 2011 and am currently on 28 units. My BG is still poorly controlled and my DNS has now prescribed my Humalin M3 10 Units twice daily to start,which I will probably commence over the weekend or Monday at the latest. Is anyone here on this insulin...

Hi, Have a major problem!! I received my latest batch of insulin a couple of days ago and I went to the fridge to get a new pen and someone had accidentally turned the fridge up to high and according to the fridge thermometer in there, it was minus 4 deg!!!!!! :thumbdown: The insulin pens...

Hi, My BS has been out of control for some time now and my diabtetic meds are 1gm x 2 daily of glucophage, 26 units of Lantus and was put on 100mg of Januvia on 31st December. I phoned DNS as requested and told her my BS readings are no different eg 20+ 2hrs after meals and averaging 14 pre...

Hi, Don't know if anyone knows the answer :? I have been on Metformin for nearly 10 years with a dosage of 1gm twice daily. I have been on Lantus for nearly 4 months, and have steadily and progressively increased the unit dosage. I have,over the past 6 weeks (without going into detail :oops...

Hi, Just got my latest hba1c result....7.4 :-) pleased with that considering my last one was 10... although I have had to keep upping my insulin and still getting morning readings of between 8 & 9. My 2hr after meals is between 10.0 and 14.0 so am very surprised. ;-) Still upset with my...

Hi all, I am still having problems with my BS levels. I have lost faith in my specialist nurse. She said she was happy with my levels. Now they are around 8 - 9 in the morning and still very high at 2 and 3hrs after a meal and sometimes higher. Her answer was that our local endocrine Dr thinks...