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I totally agree with everything that's been said so far - luckily, I've not been subjected to such bad treatement. However, you must be very careful with how you respond to your employer about these things. Don't forget that they have the right to dismiss you for pretty much any reason if you...

As mentioned earlier in the thread, BM meters do have a high tolerance for readings. I noticed that readings can be all over the place, even after testing 3 times in quick succession even on the same meter. At first, I though my meter was faulty, but the same experience was had with a number of...

Malc, Again, I agree and disagree. Absolutely agree in normal circumstances, however, what if there was an emergency, and you were the only person in the vehicle ? You are permitted to use a mobile whilst driving to call the emergency services.

I can see the pros and cons to this. PRO: drivers will know when their BMs go low, early warning etc. CONS: drivers may rely on the system too much, by waiting for the alerts before acting. I can see that even if this technology became mainstream in the UK, the DVLA will sill advise you to...

This makes me so angry to hear how some of you guys are being short-changed with your diabetic care. First of all, let me just say that I am sadened by how much diabetic care varies around the country, county, and even city !!! The advice given by my GP differs to that of my DSN at the...

Hey Ollie, try not to let it get you down mate. I know things a difficult at the moment, but everyone here is saying the same thing. Keep at it !!! Unfortunately, it's something that every person here has to live with. The big thing is to not let it control your life. When I first started on...

JC, I find I wake up in the exact same state as you, very hot, trembly etc. If I can make it downstairs, I will do a quick BM test. It has been known for the blood meter's to be a little bit inaccurate. To the degree where the readings can vary by +/- 2mmol. I'm now of the mindset that if I...

Margi, the dual injections seems to work for a lot of people, I'm not sure why this isn't being advised by more PCT's. I'm also prone to a hypos in the night, mine tend to hit me around 3am. I guess I'm lucky in the fact that mine always wake me up, and my BM's never plummet below 3. I used...

Re: LANTUS PROBLEMS After reading some of the other posts on here, I am extremely worried. I too am on Lantus and Humalog. At the moment, I am injecing 20 units humalog at breakfast, 35 for lunch, 65 units before evening meal. Then followed by 50 units of Lantus at 10.30pm. Clearly, there is...

Folks, I've just got back from a month in the US, and as such I have discovered a few tips when travelling with Insulin. This was the first time I have travelled internationally since being on Insulin. I declared the fact that I was carrying needles to the check-in staff, pre-security, the...

I too had similar issues with Metformin. My GP raised my dosage to 1000mg- 3 times daily, followed by rosiglitazone in the mornings. I had never felt worse. Terrible stomach cramps, nausea, diorrhea. I visits my GP a number of times to disuss the issue, but nothing was done. I suffered about 12...