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Hi, I have changed now to Hydro but still on 40 and trying to get lower, before I took 7.5 for my addisons and 2.5 for my arthritis, so now I am doing 20, 10, 10 going to go down to 5 in the evening. I take the first does before I get up at around 7.30. I don't produce any cortisol and the endo...

Hi james I take pred for addisons only 10 mgs but have to take more insulin, my doctor says it peaks in the afternoon if you take all your does in the morning so my lunch time novorapid is more than my morning and evening. 30 is quite a bit dose I am giving that for an asthma attack for a few...

I have recently changed to porcine 70/30 as the novorapid and lantus were giving me fast heart beats, but I now get very bloated so much it hurts and have also put more weight on, I eat a good diet. I am taking 40 units day and 34 night as I take steroids I need to take more. Has anyone else had...

Hi thanks again my GP gave me the mix after looking it up as she didn't think they did it any more so she checked about a pen and what would go in it . Do they do a long and short acting which u inject with a syringe ? The past few days have been ok and my numbers have been around 6/ 5.6 and...

Hi thanks for replying I take the 30/70 isophane today my morning was 4.9 lunch 4.5 but tea time 9 which is high for me but I don't know how to get that down at the mo I take 40 mgs of hydro as I took 10 ,gs of prednisolone, doing 20/10/10 I will try and get to 30 when I feel ok just reduce bit...

Hi, I posted a thread about 5 weeks ago regarding a fast heartbeat each time I injected my insulin, I got a couple of replies one from another addisons person like myself who had changed to porcine insulin, I went to my GP she didn't think they did it any more, but eventually found it, I...

thanks for your reply, no I haven't tried those, but I am now getting fed up of this fast heart beat the only way to stop it is more steroids, and I am trying to get them down as more steroids as you know means more insulin, I am just going round in a circle, what do you take? is your addisons...

Hi Dillinger Thanks for the reply and info, I used to be on aprida and was ok with that but they had a problem with supplies so had to change to novo rapid . I have tried levimir too also humalog and seem to have a problem with them all. Perhaps I could try aprida again. Regards Jubbtravel

Hi, I am type 2 diabetic, on insulin and tablets I have lantus long acting and novo rapid short acting, but when I do the injections I get a fast heart beat after which last for ages and is a bit scary, I also have addisons disease, underactive thyroid, asthma, arthritis and fybromyalgia, if I...

The only insulin I have had is levimir humalog m3 and novo rapid they all cause the same problems but if I raise my steroids I am ok. I take prednisolone it was 10 mgs a day in the morning, but for the past 18 months I have been having a crisis every month to six weeks and no one knows why I...

Hi, I wonder if anyone has an allergy to insulin, as well as being Diabetic, I have addisons disease (on steroids for life), under-active thyroid, asthma, arthritis. I used to just have short acting insulin and didn't do too bad on that, but when I have to raise my steroids when I get ill then...

Hi L, I do have an endo proff davies at manchester royal but he deals with all my other stuff, I also see a rheumatologist and chest specialist there, but it is over 40 miles round trip for me, my GP specialises in diabetes so I was trusting her to sort me out, she put me on insulin lunch and...

Hi, I am type 2 diabetes, I also have other autoimune diseases, underactive thyroid, asthma, addisons disease, rheumatoid arthritis, fybromylagia. I have been having high blood sugars as I am taking steroids for life for addisons, my GP has started me on insulin for afternoon and evenings thats...