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I have been type 2 diabetic for a number of years and was recently transferred to the diabetic team at my local hospital. At my first appointment they changed my rapid acting insulin from Novorapid to FIASP as they said the Novorapid was not acting quickly enough. Great, I thought. FIASP worked...

Thank you all for your replies. I did, in fact, seek a second opinion yesterday from the surgery's diabetic specialist doctor who after stating that everyone is different and understanding what the diabetic nurse was doing said that in his opinion. "if it ain't broke don't try and fix it". I do...

Hi I am a type 2 insulin controlled diabetic and have been for about three years now. I take Insulatard at night and Novorapid three times a day before meals. Recently my GP who I have known for about 30 years decided to retire leaving me with a nominated replacement and the care of a diabetic...

Hi I have been Type 2 for some years now and have for the last three years been insulin based. I thought that I would try to get some information of post meal spikes and, today, I measured my bloods as follows: Before meal: 6.8 Novorapid x 34 units Meal: Two sandwiches (ham and mustard) One...

I have been diabetic since about 2003 and in all of that time despite the fact that I started on gliclazide, then gliclazide and metformin, then pioglitazone, then saxagliptin, then insulin with each meal and in the evenings, I have never been offered a free meter. I do, however, have no problem...

I have just changed the insulins that I take from, Novorapid and Insulatard to Apidra and Lantus. This got me thinking that I had better carrying some form of ID to notify people that I am diabetic just in case I should collapse in a heap somewhere. There are many available but would I be...

Hi Thanks for the replies, explanations and advice.. I do understand that the HBA1C is an average reading but I am a fairly regular tester of my BG throughout the course of the day. Luckily I have a GP who is happy to let me have the strips when I ask for them. My reading throughout the course...

Hi I have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for some six or seven years now. I currently take 2 x 30mg gliclazide, 2 x 850mg metformin, 1 x 75mg soluble aspirin, 1 x 5mg ramipril, 1 x 4mg candesartan and 1 x 40mg simvastatin daily in order to keep it under control. I work for myself and have...