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I am rather saddened that I am having to sit here and type this; it's a sad state of affairs when the few cause such problems. As some of you are no doubt aware there are a number of blogs that surround this diabetes community.. some of the information they contain is quite useful.. a lot of the...

Well finally got my Animas Vibe today and am over the moon! No more stupid amount of injections for me..!

What a **** night.. Split my evening Insulatard earlier; I take it before dinner... tired and thought I was double waving rapid for the Indian I was about to eat?! and on my 2nd dose rather than taking 1/2 again in my sleepiness (due to lack of sleep Wednesday night!) I took the whole dose...

So I have started a pump 'trial' today for a couple of weeks to see how I get on... am pretty happy with the pump (although it's not the one I will eventually will get) and have set some profiles up etc... At the moment I have the pump in my pocket which is a bit of a pain so I have been looking...

Well blow me away! At my 3 monthly check up today I went armed with my latest attack plan for getting myself a pump... Saw the same consultant as always and started a new line of attack putting my argument to him... same discussion we have had for over two years now... and you know what he...

Morning All... Firstly I am a very happy diabetic this morning having picked up my Apidra from the pharmacy on Saturday I used up the last of my current Novorapid before I go back to my split regime (maybe I am mental but I like to start vials at the same time?!). Anyway this is the first time...

Right I have been mulling over this for a couple of days... would appreciate some input.. I have been seeing the same consultant now every three months or a number of years, and he is even open to the odd e-mail discussion... we have a good relationship and he is willing to have an informed...

So given that my insulin sensitivity has been increasing recently I have been experimenting with a slight increase in the amount of carbohydrates that I am eating... So far no noticeable effect on my levels but today I am having a baked potato for lunch which is something which I haven't had in...

Anyone else had a sudden increase in insulin sensitivity? My ratio's have about doubled in three days going from 1:3 / 1:4 to 1:6 / 1:8 depending on the meal?! I am not moaning as less insulin is great but I am eating the same things and doing nothing differently... would be nice to understand why!

So a couple of years ago I started on a plan to improve my health... this started with good blood glucose control, then I stopped smoking, then I lost some weight... I am at the stage now where I think to help re-kick start my weight loss and to improve my health in general I need to look at...

Evening All... Having always been a mixtard 30 user... I was moved onto a Levemir / Novorapid regime nearly a year ago and I have never been able to maintain the same level of control as I could previously... Having suffered from a horrendous DP issue and having been taking 200+ units of...

I am a long term lurker here and sometimes poster! I just wanted to share a positive experience I have had with my Diabetic Consultant at (Hospital name removed) Hospital... Having been moved off mixtard 30 when it was discontinued onto a Levimir / NovoRapid regime I have struggled...

I am in the first day of changing from a Mixtard 30 only regime to Levemir and NovoRapid.. so far so good.. I have also been prescribed metmofin as I have some insulin resistance. Now I have been doing some reading on-line about the effect of metmofin in type 1 diabetics and the general...

Anyone else notice a difference when testing in different places? For instance fingers on my left hand consistently read 0.2 - 0.4 mmol/l lower than my right and have done since I have been diagnosed.. Although there is no difference between fingers on the same hand.. Anyone else notice this...

Hi All... First post so please be kind! I found this forum a couple of weeks back (wish I had found it sooner!) and have been reading a number of the posts and people are fast to offer good advice so I am hopeful that you can do in my circumstance! Firstly a bit of background! I am type 1...