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Thanks everyone. Coming up to my 1 year anniversary of starting insulin & this is my first oops moment. Good advice to keep them separate. Was busy sorting kids out and got distracted.

Hi I’m on Abasaglar (12u morning & 15u night). Take 1u humalog per 10g carbs. At tea time should’ve taken 7u of humalog but gave 7u of abasaglar by mistake. Didn’t take any rapid acting with my tea. Not sure what to do about my night time abasaglar. Should I omit it or just take the 8u. I’m...

Yes my hubby’s here. I’ve rung 111, not very helpful. They said I’d to go to a GP at 2:30am based at a hospital over 10 mile away. So think I’ll ride it out and contact DNS in the morning. I’ve checked for ketones & negative. I take usually humalog 4-6 units per meal and then abasaglar 14...

Yes she just said to take 1 unit per 10g of carbs and for the corrections to take 1 unit to lower my blood sugar by 3mmol/l. She also said it has to be 5 hours before I can correct again.

Hi just tested my blood sugar & it’s reading Hi. I washed my hands and repeated it and still saying hi. Do I need to do anything. I’ve recently started on basal/ bolus insulin (abasaglar & humalog). Saw the dietician yesterday and they upped my doses and want me to carb count to work out how...

I’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes because of steroids during cancer treatment. Not got a type yet they think it’s a mixture of type 1, 2 & 3 but treating me for 1. Started on insulin a few weeks ago x

No don’t have cartridges, they’re kwik pens (100 units/ml). I also take genotropin injections which come as single use mini-quick syringes too & a boat load of tablets. Will be charged excess baggage at this rate x

Thank you, I’ll have another look at them x

I’m a big “C” survivor too. I had childhood cancer and 4 subsequent cancers since caused by the treatment for the original one. The gift that keeps on giving. Recently diagnosed with diabetes (again due to original chemotherapy and radiotherapy prior to bone marrow transplant). Type uncertain ...

I was told it’s ok to transport home then put it in the fridge. Once taken out of the fridge it should be disposed of within 28 days.

Thanks for that. Have been looking online at the Frio pouches. I have 2 different pens (humalog & abasaglar) so will need to take 2 of each then in case they get lost. Do the pouches fit more than 1 pen? I’ve been looking at getting a mini fridge for home too as I don’t have enough room in my...

Hi I’ve only been on insulin for 3 weeks now. Just wandering what are people’s experience of taking it through airport security and tips on how to store it. Do you recommend any cool bags, not sure if what you can take. Also do I need to arrange to have a fridge at the hotel or is ok out of the...

Since starting on insulin 2 weeks ago my appetite has changed. I’ve never eaten breakfast and struggle to make myself eat it. If I do it tends to be a brunch. I have a light lunch (2 units humalog), then at tea time (3 units humalog). I’m finding that I’m starving 9pm onwards. I take a basal...

Thank you everyone for your replies and advice. Like you all say it’ll take time to adjust to this and find the right balance of insulin, carbs and exercise. The exercise is a difficult one as I have severe heart failure from the chemo, cancer the gift that keeps on giving. I’m going to speak...

Hi I was diagnosed with query steroid/chemotherapy/radiotherapy induced diabetes a few months ago. Tried glimepiride, metformin & Empagliflozin but sugars remained high and erratic. For last couple of weeks my afternoon & evening sugar has been 20-28 mmol/L. Rang the diabetes nurse today and...

Hi mines 15.7 this morning. What do I do? Was supposed to see endocrinologist on Wednesday to discuss possibility of starting insulin. It was cancelled because I couldn’t get there because of the snow. It’s been re-arranged in 2 weeks. Is that too long to wait, should I speak to GP? Feel ok but...

Thanks like you I’ve had multiple cancers (x4) since the original. All as a result of side effects from chemo and radiotherapy. Have been dealt a pretty **** hand but as before time to pull up my big girl pants and tackle this blip once more. My hubby is pretty good and tells me what to try carb...

Hi everyone thought I’d introduce myself and see if there’s anyone else who has followed a similar journey to this destination of type 2 diagnosis. It’s a long one, bare with me I was treated for childhood leukaemia (age 13) 29 years ago. I had aggressive treatment which consisted of high dose...