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I went to see my new DN last night as i am swapping from twice daily injections of mixed insulin to the Basal / Bolus regime. She is really lovely and very supportive :D I'm also going to go on a DAFNE course :D She told me i am her most clued up patient :D So i wanted to say a massive...

I'm a type 2 and on mixed insulin at the moment. I have been having quite a few problems health wise, not all diabetes related. Anyway, last night i saw a different DN to my usual one. She gave me a good MOT and said she didn't really like mixed insulin and agreed with me that it isn't very...

I am a type 2 on a mixed insulin. I have been receiving treatment and investigations for high blood pressure and am also having cardiac investigations for palps and chest pains. Early last Wednesday, i was rushed into A&E by ambulance with chest pains. Afrer ecgs and bloods etc i was examined...

I ended up in A&E last night. I am already having investigations for high blood pressure, chest pain and palpitations. I have been told that i will have to have an outpatient angiogram. I was just wondering if anyone here has had one? I've had a quick google and it doesn't sound a pleasant...

I went for my screening last week and have just had a letter to say i have minor changes :( I am hoping now i'm on insulin my BG's etc will be better and help stop any further changes developing, although in the leaflet sent with the letter it states that, insulin treatment is said to be one...

Had a bot of an experiment yesterday! We were having a homemade pork curry for tea and i had some celeriac to use up so i made bombay celeriac, it was really tasty :D I diced some celeriac into small cubes and boiled it for approx 12 mins until the cubes were soft. Whilst the celeraic was...

I'm being investigated for high blood pressure, palps and chest pain at the moment. One of the investigations included a stress test, i had this on Friday. The test involved me going on a treadmill whilst having an ecg and my bp taken at regular intervals. The test had to be stopped early as my...

Just wondering if anyone else gets migraines and if they had found anything that helps. I've recently been diagnosed with severe migraines and been given Sumatriptan. However, i think i will only be given a very limited supply of these at a time. I was wondering if anyone had any tips etc that...

Had to get an emergency prescription for strips as had to use a lot in hospital and only had one left. The hospital pharmacy only do accu check but managed to get a prescription from GP. Hubby has just been to the chemist and has been told that they and 3 other Llyods in other towns have none...

I ended up in A&E last night as i was having problems with my BG levels going up, had a severe headache,blurred vision, pins and needles in hands and tingly lips and ankles were swelling. Also had palpatations well there. When i finally got to see a Dr i couldn't believe what he was telling me...

When my DSN covered sick day rules with me she basically just said if i couldn't eat at all to have lucozade instead. I have been unwell today, problems with my blood pressure, headaches, tingly lips and fingers and blurred vision. The Dr put me on antibiotics as he thinks i have a slight urine...

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Just being nosey really :lol: I was wondering how many of us are using insulin. I've started this week and am using humulin m3. I couldn't tolerate metformin and gliclazide wasn't helping much. Also, do any of you wonder if you actually maybe another type rather than a type 2? I have rhumatoid...

I have just started insulin and was told by my DN that i need to eat at the same time each day in order for it to work better. At the moment i'm on 10 units half an hour before breakfast and half an hour before evening meal of Humulin M3. Do you eat all your meals at the same time every day? How...

I went to the DN last night and had to inject 2 units infront of her. This morning though i had to do everything myself and managed to inject my 10 units with no problem :D I've just had to pick up a few bits from Morrisons and managed to get a little Hello Kitty bag/pencil case that fits my...

I am due to start insulin on Monday and just wonderd what you do with any sharps you might have when out and about. I don't really want to take my sharps bin everywhere! I did think of using an old strips pot and then emptying that into my sharps bin when i get home but would like to hear what...

Have been trying to contact both my DSN and the ultrasound dept at the hospital about this. The DSN isn't in and the ultrasound receptionist didn't have a clue :roll: I am due to start insulin (humalog m3) on Monday. Due to very high blood pressure and a recent overnight hospital stay i am...

I am due to be started on insulin tonight. I know the DN will cover a lot of the basics etc etc but wanted to ask a few questions from people with personal experience. How long was it before you started to feel better and get lower bg levels? I am slightly concerned about hypos as my two sons...

Havn't been at all well for a couple of weeks. Being sick, high bg and bp and various other symptoms. Seen GP, been to walk in centre and a&e. Was in A&E last night as being sick etc was sent home and told to stop my amlodapine bp med but double my ramipril bp med as Dr thought that was making...

As some of you may know from previous threads, i am having a few problems at the moment. I ended up in hospital nearly 2 weeks ago for the night and was found to have very high blood pressure, given anti sickness meds, new bp meds and iv fluids. I am also waiting to see a maxofaciall surgeon as...