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    Advice needed on insulin and meds.

    Hi, got the dieabetic clinic tommorow, i always seem to be high and always double figures in the morning, used to have ok control but seems insulin is not working so good, used to be on a certain type (cant remember the name) and it stoped working so good so got moved to lantus which worked well...
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    Lost the plot again

    Ok im having load of problems, im always hungry and want to eat, my sugars have went to pot again seem to be about 10 in the morning but as soon as i eat even small amounts i end up around 20 two hours later, im on lantus 50 units at night and novo rapid, i think i need to speak to my dieabetic...
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    accu-chek "mobile"

    accu chek mobile I see there is a new monitor coming out which contains 50 test on some sort of tape, looks a bit like the accu chek compact plus and also comes with the 6 drum lancet. Looks quite good.
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    Levemir v lantus

    Hi, its the person in charge of my dieabetes that is suggesting to change to lantus but she wants me to try my butt as an injection site first as my thighs are slightly lumpy. Anyway i have always took a lot more fast acting insulin after tea so it probably is running out, she never suggest...
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    Levemir v lantus

    I am currently using levemir but have problems with insulin at tea, i need more than double the fast acting insulin than recomended, i have been told this maybe due to the levemir only lasting around 20 hours so i may be put on lantus, any advice helpful please.
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    Life insurance

    Hi, im 33, dieabetic type 2 on insulin last hb1ac 8.2 im needing some life insurace, i take it ive got no chance of critical illness, not sure about death benifit, any help would be appreciated. thanks mark
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    Are these hypos?

    When i first went on insulin i was feeling like this a 11mmol, i had to work myself down to normal levels but it took around two weeks, dieabetic nurse said it was not normal but may have been due to the fact i was sitting around 17mmol most of the time, she also said i should have been on...
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    peanuts

    Hi, can you eat penuts on a low carb diet and if you do will you still lose weight? thanks mark
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    Budge up on the 5% sofa!!!!

    Hi, have you ever taken any meds? How long you been dieabetic for? thanks mark
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    any advice to bring down evening BG

    Hi, its pretty amazing what losing a bit of weight and eating better can do to your bs reading and insulin amounts, i have only lost 10lb in two weeks but my levimir insulin has been reduced from 70 units to 20 units and my general reading are much better.
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    Onetouch Ultrasmart

    Hi, anyone know if its possible to wipe all the results from the onetouch and start fresh. thanks mark
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    Soya & protien news

    On the news today up here in scotland that there is a study going on in abeerdeen i think about how a high soya and protein diet is the best for men, says they found you can eat as much as you want and lose weight and also that it makes your far less hungry. Bit old hat as a lot of people on...
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    Eye Problems?

    Hi, i heard that too much laser treatment takes away some of your vision width/feild which can lead to losing your driving license. Anyone know any more on this? thanks mark
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    Diet and insulin

    Hi, it has just helped me eat a bit more healthy, also once you get started your just not as hungry, im finding i dont eat enough to get the required checks. Have now found that as i dont need as much levimir carbs totaly shoot my bs right up, so im now cutting out bread and trying to select the...
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    one minute microwave bread

    Hi wares the best place to buy Carbalose and flax seed? can you get it at tesco? thanks mark
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    Eye Problems?

    Hi, I never though they would just spring it on you like that, makes a change from seeing a doctor then having to wait months to get something done.
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    understanding spikes

    Hi, do you eat bread or are you low carbing
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    dream meter

    Mine would be like the ultrasmart meter but more easy to use and with big improvements, it would have to take 10 test strips at least, let you select what the test was for eg before breakfast dinner etc(ultrasmart does this but it not easy to change things when it gets muddled up), would also...
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    understanding spikes

    Hi, what is a normal acceptable spike for a dieabetic, i tried low carb and never had spikes at all but i never lost any weight, im now doing scottish slimmers and the weight is flying off but as soon as i eat bread/toast my sugars can jump right up to 14 before coming back down. thanks mark
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    Eye Problems?

    hi, had high blood pressure since i was 17, im 33 now ,every time i get it checked they tell me its ok, i never got dieabetes until i was 30. my hbc levels have always been around 10-12 but last one was down to 8.2. I tried to do low carb at start of year and managed it for 5 weeks, got my...