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hi all, Seven weeks ago I was admitted to hospital after collapsing due to multiple pulmonary embolisms. When I came out my BM’s were elevated from its previous 7 to 10’s to now high teens early 20’s I contacted my local diabetic team and was told not to worry as some insulin resistance is to...

hi all, I have had the same meter for close to three years now . it’s a Nipro Diagnostics TRUEyou meter. Not had any problems with it until this evening. My pre-lunch reading was 6.8, had a cup-a-soup with slice of brown bread for lunch at around 13:00. Then tested just before tea at approx...

Hi Been on Humalog 25 since February , using nova-fine 30g needles (0.3 x 8mm) and I regularly get massive bruises when I inject in my stomach. I'm injecting twice a day, and i can guarantee that Ill bruise at least 75% of the time, most bruises are smallish , size of a 50p (both in...

Hi Ive been diabetic for about 6 years no. Started Insulin for my T2 diabetes back in Jan 09. Like a good little diabetic , I informed the DVLA that I was now using Insulin. Some time later (8 weeks ish) I recieve from them the Medical Form to fill in . Hear nothing back from them until...

Hi. I was diagnosed Type 2 a little over 5 years ago . Initially started off on Metformin , but was switched to Gliclazide and (sigh memory fails me) after about a year . Hba1C had been gradually increasing every 3 months. Fell off the wagon a few times. Got depressed for over a...