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Hi I recently had a hypo and after getting my levels back to normal I,m in great pain - Headaches and muscle and joint ache , as well as feeling sick. Has anybody got any sugestions of how to make me feel better - what strong pain killers do you reccomend ?

Panic over - Remembered I keep an emergency lilly injection pen in my glove box for just such occasions , so used that, am now a healthy 4.9 - The fact that it was 33 degrees in my car all last week is neither here nor there - you just cant win sometimes can you.

Hi - So I,M at work at the start of a 12 hr shift - my pump just went empty, and I ve filled it out the spares I keep in my works locker , BUT just noticed the humulog sell by date is 11/09 - november 2009 :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: I ,m not after a lecture in keeping...

Quick and to the point - thanx :D

Hi ,Ive asked this before but the thread got side tracked ... on the omnipod do you HAVE to carry that huge PDM controller with you everywere you go ? - or does the pod continue to work "away" from it ? . yes or no ??????

In 3.5 years your blood sugar level chip that,l be planted under your skin in the back of your arm will be sending real time blood sugar readings to your tiny stick on pump - which will release the correct amount of insulin to keep you at exactly 5.6 - round the clock 365 days a year -...

thanks will check back once Ive been updated - BTW just been on the Jewel website and they recon their newest pump will be controled from your I phone using a special bolus APP !!! now thats the kind of thinking I like .

I am getting a new pump and saying goodbye to the old tubed "spirit" pump and looking forward to something smaller - The Omnipod looks OK but the hand held electronic bit looks HUGE, cumbersome and over engineered. Really dont fancy carying that - an I phone - car keys - wallet etc. The...

Will have to reverse my pump & set it to SUCK - and get myself some homemade liposuction :lol:

was on lantus glargene and humalog

HI Ive been type 1 for 17 years - the last 5 years on the pump. I Do loads of Mountain Biking and am at Gym 3 times a week for the last year - and am now a lean mean fighting machine. The only thing that I cant get is my 6 pack - "I have a 2.5 pack!", and thats because theres a band of fatty...

SMILEYS.... we all use the smiley and the blush and the other emoticons in our posts - but this is a Diabetic forum so how about a HYPO smiley ???? - maybee a puzzled vacant expression with a bottle of lucozade in one hand and some toast in the other !!!!!! . :roll:

Got a bit of a fright whilst changing my ACCUCHECK tenderlink cannula. As I pulled the old one out of my skin it bled like mad !, The blood actually spurted out about three or four inches :shock: then after a few seconds it just ran down me in a little red river - lots of blood. It...

Hi I do boxersize 3 times a week for an hour 6 till 7 PM , and find that I need little or less insulin for the entire night, About 2 hours afterI come back from the gym the intensity of the exercise starts to lower my levels and I have to watch it a bit more than normal - Please be aware of...

Been on the pump for 5 years mate - keep up - :D I would try if you can to get yourself onto using a pump on the grounds of anxiety which is listed as one of the criteria on the NICE guidelines.

Hi thanks for all the understanding replies, One or two very good ideas particularly the Employer follow up if I "no show ". Like most of us Ive had a few night time hypos over the years and mostly its a hot sweaty wake up - quick glug of lucozade and back to sleep - So I am aware , but the...

Sorry to jump someone elses post, I use my lower "tummy" area, left side 2 days then right side 2 days and its normally fine - but every now and then I hit a vein ? and its very painfull and when I then remove my canula it bleeds like mad - please note this only occurs very rarely - but I will...

Hi I have to bring my details regarding my diabetes up to date with the DVLA , my control is good 6.9 last hba1c - and my eyesight is fine , I dont wear glasses . However I do feel like I,M under scrutiny , and just wondered what they,ll actually do ? will they revoke my licence - just for...

You could always let the battery run down so it goes on vibrate :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: !!!!

Just got back from IBIZA and I had the same thoughts as you before I went - In all truthfullness your fighting a loosing battle , I held out for 2 days before reverting to injections ( long lasting & fast acting ) AND :D :D :D :D ...heres the best bit - It was great 8) - I ve been attached...