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Ive been waking up at 3.1 3.5 but usually 4.1 and I have toast at night. But I was thinking what a great way to go' no pain just drift away so cant really complain if thats how i go. however its sad when you see someone so young as the 15 year old who passed this way' its a pity there is not...

Hi Rach. I did that by mistake once and my reading jumped up to 18.1 and were up and down for 24hours. Now i have been on the new lower levels of insulin Im not dropping that low now and 5.4 is normal after breakfast Ive noticed that Ive had this reading three afternoons on the trot before tea...

If I go low such as 3.1 I take a square of scottish tablet and 10 mins later im about 4.6 and then have some fruit and this keeps me steady till next mealtime. My 30 day readings are 4.7 weekly 4.8. Joe

What I would like to know is what level do you go into a coma and need someone to bring you round, Im dreading that happening to me and dont have any info on it. Joe

I had the same a couple of weeks back 1.2 being the lowest and alway 2 hours after breakfast. My insulin is reduced in the mornings now from 40 to 32 and readings are now 4.6 and 5.4 average 2 hours after breakfast although i did drop to 2.3 yesterday. It seems the more insulin the lower you...

Ive actually no questions as they have all been answered here; well maybe one. Q: whats celtic chances in a fortnight when they play Man U again.

hi I went to see the diabetic nurse for an appointment in Sep; she phoned me up today to see how i was getting on and said an appointment was sent out for the 10th of Nov. The thing is i thought it was once a year i saw the nurse. Joe

matty why would you ask to be moved to pork insulin; just curious. Joe

A pen does me 4 days, have 2 boxes in the fridge so 40 days worth, the hospital gave me a couple of boxes when I left but im only getting one box a month from the doctors so by december I will have used the backup stock and will need 7 pens a month, plenty of lancets needles and 3 boxes of bc...

Dont want to sound silly' but what is the point of it and what different medication can you get when you are already on insulin Joe

cheers dennis' the job i admire is the sewerage workers; I would not do that job for 10k a week Joe

well i did not know this' so how often do you need a syringe of blood and who takes it and does it have to be checked. Joe

Well Im just a Brickie and I buy whichever sweetner is on a buy 1 get 1 free offer. Joe

Just got my repeat prescription 100 needles 2 packs of testing strips and 5 pens, now I use apen every 3 days so 15 days worth, putting a prescription in every 15 days seems crazy instead of a month at a time. Question is how much stock do other have. Joe

Just make sure you are about 6.6 before going to bed so your blood sugar does not drop during the night thats what I do "type 1". Im usually 7.1 and wake up about 4.2 or 4.5 in the morning) Someone wrote on here that type2s should not eat after 8pm as blood sugars rise in the night. Joe

What scares me most is that people actually watch GMTV. Joe

With pancreas transplant likely to become available do you really think we would get one. Think of all the type1 diabetics, who would they choose (not me I smoke) I was blinded in 1978 in my right eye in 1984 they could replace the corona with a doner eye its 2008 and i have never ever been...

Hi all. Since I first posted the above I have found done a few searches and there is a few out there. It does seem best to buy a new machine with the pens in as it costs the same for the pen on its own. so will have alook in Llyods this week. Joe

Im using the finger prick that came with my NHS BC Reader and the finger pricker either to soft or goes nuts and stabs right in ( I think its the spring) the other one I got with the Keytone machine does not work Has anyone bought theie own from the chemist as the only ones I see com with the...

Your not going to believe this, I just posted the one above this then the post was delivered. Retinopathy eye screening results, the results show you have background retinopathy, background retinopathy does not affect your sight. You will recieve an invitation for screening in approx 12 months...