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I will post my progress and think i will have loads to learn. Thank you

Thank you chook for your post. I am trying to get around learning about carbs so i can make the change next week but am finding it quite a challenge. Am hoping to reduce carb intake overall but am not confident. Wiĺl see what next week brings.

Your post has been very helpful, thank you. It does seem to be very involving and i have spent time this week looking at the advantages it ma give me, prior to seeing the specialist diabetic nurse next week. I would like to stay on the novamix 30 but bs control is not good and i would like to...

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Thank you for your post Azure, it does seem a lot to take in and hope to learn what food does and doesn't work for me. For quite a while i have been chasing insulin with carbs to avoid low BS and am very interested in low carbing; not for weight loss but because i don't eat lots of food. Could...

Hi i am type 2 diabetic on insulin following an acute attack of pancreatitis. I currently take nova30 but may be changing to basal/bolus insulin to improve my control of hba1c. I know nothing about this type of insulin other than it is related to carb intake which i find daunting and wonder...

I will research as am interested in your experience of pancreatic problems. I really am not sure now what type of diabetic I am and it will be helpful if my GP can clarify this for me. Thankyou for your posts which have given me some new ideas to discuss with my GP. I will post any further...

Thanks everways9, could not find link but will recheck. Sounds like we probably had similar problems. I was in hospital for 6 months, especially as I caught sepsis infection which caused major damage. I was put on a sliding scale insulin there and given Humalog mix of 7 units daily when I...

so sorry I hijacked your thread ' everway9. ' Was a mistake, am not quite as familiar with the new forum layout. I realised my mistake and was about to move it. Apologies. I don't think I am T2 as hospital mentioned T3c back when I had acute pancreatitis. The consultant didn't expect me...

BS between 7 and 10mml in the morning and between 6 and 11 mml before bed. It's rather hit and miss as am chasing the insulin with food throughout the day to keep my BS over 5 or 6 and have them over 10 before I go to bed. I am eating carbs which I don't really want. I have reduced my...

Hi I am classed as T2 as was originally when diabetes was diagnosed. I have since had a very serious bout of acute pancreatitis which put me in hospital for 6 months, approx. 8 years ago. Since then I have been on insulin as my pancreas was very sick and needed a rest was how the hospital...

Hi Everyone Thank you for all your posts which gave me loads to consider and am pleased to tell you all that I have been given my licence for a further three years which is great news for me. I wasn't sure if reaching the big 70 would be a problem. In response to Lizzie's post I have always...

Perhaps I am worrying unnecessarily but has anyone actually lost their driving licence with a few low BS meter results. My last HBA1c result was 7.3 which seems to be well controlled. Has anyone on the forum had any problems with DVLA.

Hi and thanku for the information. My meter is an Aga Matrix Jazz. I must read up on it. Must confess it isn't as easy as the contour which I used for ages. Polly

Hi Grant Thank you for your reply. I have completed this form in the past and it was fine. Just that I read somewhere recently that electronic records of blood sugar testing should be made available if required. I check my BS AM and PM and also before I drive the car, but I haven't kept...

Hi I will be 70 yrs old this year and my current 3 year licence expires. I am taking insulin and my BS control is good with no particular problems but am very worried in case I don't get it renewed. Have other members found any difficulties with renewal. I am T2 and have had no problems in...

T2. Novomix30 insulin.

I will mention this to the nurse and perhaps she could work it out for me as I wouldn't know how much to reduce the insulin by but what you say does help me understand. It is just a minefield and I have read loads of stuff but still find it hard work. Thanks again. Polly

Many thanks for your suggestions Brett and I understand your comments re the carbs. I think they are the cause of my weight problem. Would it be worth asking for a C-peptide test to check if my pancreas is producing insulin. I think I am not good at rationalising this. The diabetic nurse...