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Just thought I'd let you know that it doesn't affect my BG at all, it does affect haemoglobin in general, so HbA1c results aren't necessarily reliable, but no problems so far.

Re: Stinging sensation with Lantus I've just switched to lantus and noticed a stinging sensatin too, not straight away, but a couple of minutes afterwards. I find it's worse if I inject into a particularly muscly bit of thigh, or a place that I've over-used for a few years and is now a bit...

When I was little, and on a very different regime to kids these days (this was the early 1980s), I didn't alter my insulin if I was going to be doing some exercise, I just had a snack beforehand. Now that I'm on the new 4 a day regime (sorry, I don't understand the acronyms that you all use...

I don't know if this helps or not, but I have stupidly high blood sugars (around 20) when I'm on my period. I've mentioned this to my doctor and he said he wasn't worried because it was only for a couple of days and is quite common - the hormones produced when you menstruate tend to block...

Hi Jopar! Thanks for this. Fortunately my haemochromatosis is being dealt with in the the same department as my diabetes (diabetes and endochrine) so the two consultants are basically next to each other. I'll ask more questions when they confirm the treatment and give me a start date. I've had...

I'm new to this site so hello to everyone! I have recently found out that I have a condition called Haemochromatosis, which means my body can't cope with iron and hangs onto it in my blood. If left untreated it starts to deposit it onto your liver or other vital organs and can make you very ill...