Search Results

Today I went to collect my prescription from the pharmacy and found that the prescription was for the wrong needles - for "GlucoRx FinePoint" instead of for NovoTwist. I confirmed 3 times on the phone call on Friday all the items on my prescription! They are 5mm and 31G, I have been repeatedly...

Is 5.8 too low to go to bed? Normally, my blood sugar is the about same at night as it is in the morning, soI don't think it drops over night. I really can't remember what the diabetic nurse said. I feel sick, so really don't want to eat anything. Took novorapid insulin with meal at 7pm, so 3hrs...

Does the NHS just ignore NICE guidelines and recommendations? NICE guidelines say I should see a specialist about something that happened recently within 2 weeks, but the appointment I have is after 4 weeks. Is that even allowed? Also, re: test strips for type 2? It doesn't say 'no tests strips...

Does anyone else have problems with blood tests, and if so, do you have any tips on coping? I can do insulin injections fine, they don't worry me, and things like flu vaccination are not very nice but I can cope. Blood tests are different, I think it is because where the needle goes. The last...

If you find out part way through an 'insurance year' that you cannot drive for the rest of that year (say DVLA), can you get the remaining insurance premium back? the car that was insured, is now an ex-car. So currently I have insurance for a non-existent car, and DVLA say I cannot drive for a...

A post I just saw made me think of this - at the diabetic clinic, I have met people with type 2 diabetes and complications from diabetes but weren't on insulin. I also knew someone who had had an amputation due to diabetes, he was not on insulin at the time. What causes the complications in...

I've finally managed to get some 4mm needles, (it took ages to get the correct prescription, first time I tried I got 5mm needles, the second time I tried I got 2 Novopen4 instead of 2 boxes of 4mm needles! The GPs mistake not the chemist!) and they are tiny little things. They work OK for...

I'm having problems doing regular blood testing atm - it hurts, I don't like the blood, I don't like the frequent hand washing needed, I resent having to do it, and tbh I just don't care. I really need to get on top of this, my eyesight is starting to be affected I think - I'm more short-sighted...

A few weeks ago I got a Small-in-one bag for my insulin and meter, it's been very useful so I thought I'd post a review of it. It's about 10x16x4 cm in size so is very compact, but still holds: 2 insulin pens Glucose tablets 6+ needles 4 spare lancet drums Accu-check Aviva Nano meter and lancet...

Since being diagnosed as having type 1 diabetes I have been shocked at how much better the treatment is (than when they thought I had type 2 diabetes). I have been given blood sugar targets of 5.5 fasting and 9 2 hours after meals, and have been told they will lower these in a few weeks when I...

What should I do if I have a high blood test reading but no ketones in urine? (type 1, insulin) Just tested and it was 20.9, seems rather high, but I feel okish (well not really but I have a cold/cough, and don't feel any worse than I normally do with a cold/cough). Do I need to do anything or...

Hi all, I have posted on this forum before, I thought I had type 2 diabetes, I was diagnosed about 5 years ago. After years of high blood sugar a doctor has finally asked for a islet cell antibodies test, it was positive so I started insulin on Tuesday. At least I know now why my blood sugar...

How high do finger pick test results have to be to mean something urgent needs to be done? Mine are very high atm due to stress (lots of coursework - not good at essays at all!), tired + thirsty etc. I assume it will not be so bad without the stress, so I don't really want to bother with going...

Not posted here for a while but got a very quick question, I've got a problem with one of my big toes, it's infected at the side of the nail. I've got some antibiotics left over from the last time this happened a few months ago (doc prescribed me 2 courses last time, told me to take the 2nd...

I've seen it mentioned on these forums and elsewhere a few times that some sweeteners effect blood sugar levels, and that anything ending in 'ose' is a sugar and so will raise blood sugar levels, but I just read this: "Sucralose is not recognized by the body as sugar or as a carbohydrate. It is...

I asked my doctor a while ago about Byetta, because my HbA1c results have been high recently and I've gained weight since starting pioglitazone (I think it's spelt something like that...), so he refered me to the diabetic clinic at the hospital. The HbA1c result from the blood tests for this...

Is it as accurate (or at least accurate enough) to test blood from other areas of the body? The blood test meter I got says you can and has a diagram to say what areas you can use, but it says if you are testing for low blood sugar you should use the fingertips, is this because it's less...

Just went to buy a blood glucose tester thing, it says 12.2 mmol/l which this site says like HbA1c of 9 http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-bloo ... erter.html I've just had a blood test done, two weeks ago, so they would have had the results by now, surely they'd have rung me to tell me if it...

Can abdominal pain be caused by high blood sugar/diabetes? it's a dull pain, been hurting on and off for a while now.

A few months ago I had some bleeding + swelling on part of my gums, I rang NHS direct and when I told them I had diabetes (and wasn't registed with a dentist in the place I was staying) they told me to make an emergency appt. I felt like a bit of a fraud at the appt, all the other people waiting...