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Thanks for that Catherine ;) Bob

My mum is partialy sighted and insulin dependant, she has a tendancy to 'bend' the needles on her Novopen, I was wondering if anybody knew of either a sheath or product that may help her keep pen upright or stop her bending the pen when it is inserted, she is nearly 70 and still wants to be as...

As laura (pumppimp) says, contact dsn about your basal rate, I went live on insulin yesterday, had a hypo last night, so my dsn reduced my 00.00-06.00 rate by 0.1, we will see how that goes...I'm surprised how easy it was to change,I feel like I've had the thing for years.... it was great...

I dont personally think diabeties 'causes' deppression, I feel that if you have diabeties, you are more likley to be affected by (rather than 'suffer' from) deppression, I've had type1 since I was 18, and I'm 42 now, over the years my control has been far from perfect, :oops: but, I've been...

the_exile, are you being seen by Dr Casey? I was going through the program, but failed to reach weight required, the whole team @ ERI, seem to be very good, hope things go ok for you, I should hopefully be going back through the process later this year...good luck with it fella. Bob

+1 for getting a copy of all correspondance, between hospital and gp, past experience has shown that sometimes they do get it wrong.... Bob

Ahh, that was never explained to me......I would never dream/think, to double the correction dose, but I have noticed that when 'off the chart' high, it does take longer than usual to come down, I just put that down to the sugars being higher than I accounted for (my meter reads to 33mmol) you...

just to clarify what I posted before, the 1 for 1 ratio is what I personally use as a correction dose, as worked out by my DSN, that was not my mealtime dose, sorry if that caused any confusion........... Bob

And the CAB can help you with the bills, they can write to your creditors (if you have any) and arrange smaller repayment (much the same as the debt companies do but without the fees they charge you), as the old saying goes 'a shy bairn gets nowt', also try councils trading standards dept as...

personally I use 1 unit of novorapid to drop blood by 1 full point of blood, as a correction, and correct to 9mmol, that gives you a bit of leeway, i.e if your sugars are 22, then I'd take 13, and if you have to take a large 'hit' you really need to take extra tests just to keep an eye, always...

I used to bee on glargine insulin untill 3 years ago, I'm now on levemir 2x a day and novorapid @ meal times, the glargine was a nightmare I put on over 4 stone, and after many arguements with my consultant team, out of the blue they changed it to levemir no explanation, when I collared them...

I was put on Metaformin for a while a couple of years back, as it was begining to look like I was becomming insulin resistant, it didnt agree with me..... Bob

Good luck with it, hope it all goes well, I'm not sure what your Diabeties team is like, but if your having probd, give the liason nurse a bell, I'm quite lucky as I'm near to local hosp, so I'm in the hospital clinic, so theres always someone available during the day, if I need advice, if...

I'vebeen on levemir for about 7 years, it is a bit of trial and error to start with, but I'm on Novorapid as well, wich is quite 'spikey' in its delivery. When doin my conversion, I concentrated in getting nightime levels right 1st, as there are alot of variables throuhout the day, try eating...

I was on that but didnt get on with it at all, the main problem for me was the effect on my sugars, they constantly run high , really high, with no change to diet or excersise, and they had me going about like a 'half shut knife'.... reall no good that was after 8 weeks I said to the doc to put...

RE. my post about the insulinx monitor, http://www.bit.ly/QKiaRO , thats a link fot thr requst page for the freebie, and I would 100% urge you to get one ! ...

The fact that you have made a start is really positive, and you seem to have plans to work through other issues, thats the biggest hurdle sumounted.....just keep breaking it down into bitesize chunks, and u'll get there, Bob

as well as the ideas above, I'd recommend trying to get an 'abbot insulinx' blood meter, as it calculates the amount of insulin required, I know it dont address your needle phobia, but with help to address that as mentioned earlier, thats one thing thats taken care of, they are available free at...

One thing I've noticed over the years is that your sugar levels have a real effect on how you feel and percieve things around you, I find if sugars are high, I feel alot more isolated/paranoid about my place and surroundings, has anyone else found this? I understand the mechanics of how the...

I've been T1 for 22 years, with not the best track record on control, but after 'getting a grip' of it about 5 years ago, I lost all warning signs, which still have not returned, 1st inkling I get is when my bloods get to 2.8, but am spark out and chewin custard, by 2.6, this resulted in my...