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  1. Ellit

    Go for the Green Light Trust

    Last week i was told that the Ipswich Diabetic Clinic at Ipswich Hospital had funding to employ an experienced mental health worker to assist those of us who might struuggle at times.What a great move! He put me onto contacting a Womens wellbeing course with the Green Light Trust.Takes place...
  2. Ellit

    You put your right wrist out...

    Any advice on stopping the rot apart from keep your levels low.Having done both carpel tunnel surgeries....experiencing trigger fingers now and waiting for cataracts to be big enough to remove( does that make sense?). What is the way forward? I am type 2....recently gone onto Abasaglar...
  3. Ellit

    To Deet or not to Deet...any advice on mossie bite prevention?

    Hi...am going to Tanzania and Zimbabwe and not had to buy mossie repellant before.Do the deet free wristbands work? Anyone had adverse reactions to the deet sprays? Can anyone reccommend anything? Thanks.
  4. Ellit

    Type 2 Tanzania...zanzibar And A Whole Schew Of Vaccinations! Really?

    Having just booked an amazing holiday i duly filled in the travel form at my gp surgery so i could start the process of getting vacvinated in time. I was asked to see the nurse yesterday and need your advice on what i do. There are 4 vaccines she will give me...hepA..typhoid...tetanus...mmr...
  5. Ellit

    Can I Increase Insulin So I Don't Take Tablets As Well?

    Hi...I have recently started using insulin but still take glliclazide and aloqliptin. Is it possible to take more insulin so that I can stop needing the other medication? Just anxious to decrease my pill intake of possible.
  6. Ellit

    Type 2 Why can't i reverse virus effects on bg readings?

    I'm type 2 and have managed to maintain my hba1c between 7.1- 7.4 for 9 years which i thought was pretty good.I've been on gliclazide. 5 months ago i had a viral illness fluey type thing which literally knocked me out for a whole week. Suddenly my readings are up and my hbaic comes in at...
  7. Ellit

    What is after max.Gluclazide?

    After having had hbaic readings between 6.7 and 7.6 for the last 5 years i have suddenly shot up to 10 after testing anything between 12 and 22 for about 4 weeks.This was on 80m gliclazide twice a day. After asking my gp what i should do i was asked to make an appointment with the DNurse...
  8. Ellit

    Hypos in Cuba?

    Off to Cuba on Thursday for Xmas.All the potions packed.Does anyone have any experience if having hypos over there where they've needed medical intervention? As I'm not in a hotel but with a family I won't have access to onsite medics. Anyone got any advice before I go please?
  9. Ellit

    Abnormmal but expected?

    Hi, can anyone tell me what the phrase 'abnormal but expected'. Means when it relates to a glucose blood test? My dad is 93 and had 2 come back recently with this description.I've insisted on a fasting glucose test as if it's abnormal then it can't be right can it? Anyone else had this? I'm type...
  10. Ellit

    Nausea, diahorrhea,diverticular flare up - need to raise BS

    Can anyon give me some avice on how i can raise my bs when I can't eat and only drink small amounts of water please? Thanks.
  11. Ellit

    Gliclazide - 4.00bs =6 hrs in A&E ?

    Yesterday tea time I began to feel odd, tingly hands , face slightly heady.First time I'd felt like this.Tested bs and it was 4..Also a new low for me.Generally I average out about 7.5 I began to feel tired, had to sit down and was given some coke. Over a period of 20 mins I went from feeling...
  12. Ellit

    To eat or not to eat...but what exactly?

    I'm diabetic with recently diagnosed Gastroparesis and Diverticular disease. I finally have an appointment with a dietician but not for another 6 weeks and am struggling to find any food which is suitable for all 3 conditions.My blood sugar is raised at my last check and going up, I struggle to...
  13. Ellit

    Can anyone invent a smoothee for me?

    Trying to adapt my eating to incorporate different diets is driving me nuts! :crazy: Now having diabetes,diverticular disease,the need to lose weight and gastroparesis as well I am having to look at liquidising food so I thought maybe I could figure out a smoothee which would cover them all...
  14. Ellit

    Diabetes related nerve damage in colon?

    Can't believe I'm discussing this in an open forum :roll: but am so confused as to what's happening and don't know whether diabetes is being flagged up as a cause just because it's an easy option. After 3 months of changeable bowel movements,plus bleeding and left side pain I visited the GP as...
  15. Ellit

    Anyone using Mulberry tea?

    Hi..just been looking :shock: at the ingredients of the Zuccarin tablets and wonder if the mulberry tea has the same effects on blood sugar?Given that it is a quarter of the price of the pills I thought someone out there might have some info on it?It probably tastes yuk :cry: but I might...
  16. Ellit

    Tattoos and cellulitis

    After looking at the recent bumph on having tattoos and being diabetic I decided to go ahead and get another one to cover up a really naff one.Spoke to the tattooist...no problem...read the medical stuff...no reason why if levels OK....STUPID, :!: STUPID :!: STUPID :!: STUPID :!: STUPID ...