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HI, Well done, be careful though, My HBA1C has dropped from 120 to 41 over the last couple of years, and I am now being nagged that it is too low. you cant win sometimes!!!!

Hi Paul I was put on metformin when I was first diagnosed as T2 some 25 years ago. I had exactly the same experience as you. after much arguing with my GP, I was put on rosiglitazone (no longer available) and although this stopped the original symptoms this brought a whole lot of others. In the...

S.A.L.A.D !!! I thought it meant Sour awful leaves and diarohea> leave it to the bean counters and explosive ******** brigade.

Why dont you become a VEGAN!!!!!

Hi, Dont worry about it too much, it happens to all of us sometimes. The lump will probably go down in an hour or so, giving it a good massage with your thumb sometimes helps. Just keep an eye on your levels for a couple of hours, as you may have injected a bit shallow, and not put the dose...

My downfall is french onion soup, after eating a bowl of the aforementioned delicacy i once managed to clear the entire staff of the building where I worked, About 60 people in all.. I was then sent home until I was more human freindly. I also remember sitting in the garden one sunny day, and...

For the past 3 years I have been on Simvastatin, and have suffered the usual joint problems, aches and pains etc. and have been unable to control my blood sugars, ( between 9.0 and 30!). taking 50 units of insulatard & 50 of Novorapid before breakfast, 50 0f Novorapid before meals, and 50 0f...

I have had lots of problems with the Nexus meters shown. (they are the only ones my GP will supply strips for!} my original one gave readings of 26mmol on every test.(scary) 1 replacement caught fire in my pocket, two others just died, the manufacturer replaced them with the nexus usb mini, and...

You lucky So&So's My normal wake up levels are around 15+ Fasting!!!

Hi, the needles I had problems with definately had a point on one end only, I did hear from my chemist, that there were some chinese made fakes around at the time, Novo denied this though. The cartridge failures I have been experiencing, seem to be the seal between the green screwtip, and the...

Hi, I have also had this problem with novopen 4's, my first ones lasted for 4 years without problems, I only replaced them because the numbering faded to a point where it was unreadable, the replcements are juddering and jamming, and i will be replacing them as soon as my doctor will...

Hi, My name is Stephen, I am 58 years old, and I have been type 2 for over 20 years now, I have been on the usual T2 route, starting with diet and exercise, and progressing through tablets, (totally allergic to metformin ,remember that scene from the Excorcist, where her head starts spinning...

Hi, Been type 2 for over 20 years, I use massve amounts of insulin every day, but still cannot get my glucose levels to make any sense. Morning level today was 22mmol,before breakfast.average level before a meal is about 15-25 mmol. I take 38units of Insulatard in the morning when I get up...