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I always get hypos when shopping with one of my daughters, always the same one, she isn't amused, I then get "lost" by wandering in circles.

Hi I would just like to emphasise that everyone is different, if I were to eat a couple of sarnies a day and not any tatties or other carbs my bg would drop really low and I would end up having to gorge on a sugar drink/food to get out of a hypo. It all just depends what your body does with...

When I was working, I used to get the lads to give me their Mars bar wrappers to sniff, it would satisfy some of the choccie craving until I could make a small cup of cocoa with sweeteners, I also had an old drinking choc tin to sniff. How sad?

Thanks for the reply, I have got my sugars down around normal now by doubling all my doses and restricting my diet even more than normal. :D

Hi I am type 2 on insulin, and have just been put on a high dose of steroids for vasculitis. I knew mybm would go up so at the first meal after steroids I incresed my novorapid by 4 units, my usual apres meal reading would have been mid 6s but it was over 22. I have taken another 4 units and...

Hi there I am on Lantis and Novorapid injections. Occasionally get some bruising. At the site of a recent jab I have a normal bruise but the area around this is slightly raised and tender, and is paler than the rest of my skin. What is this? Why dont you get told what to expect and what to look...

Dont wait, get down to your local baths and start now! Being overweight aids buoyancy, honest I am a qualified swim teacher, get in now and build your confidence.Once you are in the water no one will notice if youre big and lifeguards have seen everything b4. Please take the plunge, enjoy it. My...

Interesting thread for me, but what about the bruising? am I doing something wrong coz I'm getting quite a few bruises when I use my stomach for injections and some if I use my legs?

Hi I suffer from Collitus (probably Crohns) which has been treated with predisnolone often and it always upsets sugar levels and even while in hospital medical staff arent always aware of this. I dont know if its the same with Ulceritive Colitis but during a flare up, oral drugs (metformin) are...

Hiya I know exactly where you're at, what I did is... wrote down the mights and then tore them up whilst enjoying a glass of wine. There may be things that might happen but maybe they wont. After almost 10 years I now wonder what the fuss was about, and I'm probably fitter now than i was back...

I know this is an old thread but its popped up in E mail so... I wouldnt mind a hypo if only I still wanted sex! HELP Over 50

Oh good as long as it isnt just me thats daft. Lol

I have seen quite a few things on here where people have bg under 5 (ie.a question about healing ) My bg is rarely that low because i start to feel distincly odd as soon as it drops below 5, am i doing something wrong? : :?

Oh and I love your angels

Yes once daily, I used to be on 4x500 once a day but i was prescribed these because the are easier on the stomach and I have Crohns, not sure if they cost more but push your GP and if they are suitable for you tell him they will be cheaper in the long run as you're less likely to forget them.

Ask your Dr about slow release metformin (glucophage i think its called)

I have found asking Drs if I "Need" a drug helps, the answer when this reffered to statins was "well no"so if it aint broke i aint gonna fix it. :roll:

Wow, dont fall out guys! I might wish I hadnt asked. But as a type 2 on insulin because of other medical reasons, and not because I'd failed I do understand how touchy we feel over the brought it on themselves attitude. I was a fit lifeguard when mine started and not obese but reports in the...

Wow thanks for all that discussion, and reading through it I can see that it is the only and best option for me, especially as I have no other choice. lol But the positivity out there is great!

Thanks for that reply, I've spent a lot of time wondering why I wasnt offered insulin earlier, apart from a couple of stabs a day life is almost normal now. Oral meds always have side effects.