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Hi, I have been lads for 12 months, now just had insulin added. On the dvla form do I assume, as they can check, that I need to confirm I have had some hypos? I am v hypo aware, never needed assistance but cos of the nature of lada, my bms are often all over the place, hence now needing insulin...

Can anyone tell me if the testing strips for the GlucoRx nexus monitor are individually packed (like the freestyle optium ones) or whether they are loose in a tub? I am asking on behalf of a friend who needs to know quite urgently and the monitor they have been shown been showed had 10 strips...

I booked a holiday in italy several months before I was diagnosed as a type 1.5 . I am on metformin and ripaglinide, latter only before evening meal. Consultant does not want me to go on insulin yet as bms fairly controlled but still can be v unpredictable. What sort of foods can I have when i...

I was diagnosed with daibetes last September and after a lot of pushing, eventually saw a consultant who confirmed I was a lada. I have always beem very slim and struggled to put weight on and before diagnosis, was about 10 st 12, which was heavy for me.Don't get me wrong, I like food etc, I...

Hi, I know there are a lot of opinions re diet and carbs but can anyone explain this? I am on metformin 500 tds and gliclazide 80 in the morning, 160 at night. They suspect I may be type 1.5 lada but waiting hospital appt. I have been having quite a few hypos 2.6 etc, 3-4 hrs post breakfast but...

Hi, I am now on metformin and gliclazide but have had a few hypos, 2.6, 3.8, 3.2 etc. They have always responded to coke in that I then take my BM 15 mins later as I was told to, and the levels are then above 6 or 7. However when I then take a cereal bar or have lunch etc if it is just before a...

I was prescribed metformin 500 three times a day but had dreadful nausea and cramps and couldn't eat. As my bms also didn't seem to be responding, gp changed it to Sr and added in gliclazide 80 twice a day. Few days later my bm spiked to 26 so he spoke to cons endocrinologist who advised...

In brief, I was diagnosed last week with a reading of 15. gp is treating it as type 2 cos of my age, mid 40, but thinks I will need insulin soon as it is probably an autoimmune cause not diet or familial. (i had colitis and thyroid probs as well.) Started me on metformin 500 3x a day. Went back...