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Hi folks as i am now type 1 after briefly being type 2 . My DN has been ringing me formy results the last 2 wks and today she called to say she was going to ring a specialist at the hospital as my body is'nt reacting to my insulin . Novarapid 14 with meals and 22lantus at bed time. My...

Hi Folks I was type two for a few months and now rediagnosed as type one (read my first post) I have been been put on Nova Rapid 6ml 4 times / day then Lantus 10ml bedtime. my DN explains I will be on this dose until my bg's settle down . I also am still on metformin 1000mg twice...

Hi folks some of the more experienced odies may remember me. The thing is i was going about my type 2 business eating good follow the diet etc Bg's sweet as a nut when BANG !!!! I started feeling drowsey and tired and listless :? :? :? My levels went from a straight 7 to an alarming...

Hi folks I've been very ill so haven't been around for a good few months :( . I have spotted straight away that things have changed new members and moderaters . So i thought I might just intro myself I'm JFocus Im type 2 and up until 7wks ago when my wife left me I . Previously to...

Simple couple of questions. 1 have you felt dumped of the nhs? 2. Have you paid or still paying your ni and paye tax ??? 3. would you rather have a better standard of health care than a day of watching the royal performing in full we don't care about you and your poverty stile . Please answerer...

Hi folks I have got up this morning and i feel exactly like my pre diagnosis as my mouth and throat are worryingly dry im drinking pint after pint of water i'm trembling ,And feeling dizzie. My fast level was 6.0 and my 2hr level showing 10.6 after eating muesli (which i eat every...

I see he's leaving friday!!!!!!!! Who is? Robinson Crusoe :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Good morning folks :D :D if anyone is soaking up the sun today and testing bg's . It woud be interesting to see what the sun does for test results .Like the other post (HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED). Just to if the heat alters our blood levels . :D :D :D :D Thanks...

it would be intresting to compare the most extreme reaction to informing anyone about your diabetes diagnosis?????

Hi folks i was at my Dn's this morning for my blood test results and i must admit i was'nt looking forward to it. !!! I couldn't get my head round it when she read my results . Hba1c 6.8% << 7.0 << was 9.8% :D :D chol 4.4 was 5.0 :wink: :wink: :wink: Just thought it would...

Hi type 2 here after 13 wks on glac i started my metformin last week .I had'nt had any side affects until now .I am itching as if i have slept in loft insulation. :lol: :lol: Although i have got away with no vommiting . The prickly heat affect is on overdrive with a...

I took a reading @ 10pm tonight and it was showing 3.6 :( I'm type 2 on glic and met . Usual story nothing sweet in the house at all .However i took a further reading after drinking a can of str***bow and it showed 4.4 so i'm gonna take a reading now to see whats what ! Please don't try this @...

hello i have had a visit today from my care worker . He visited me to follow up my progress after my bad experiance last week. I had asked if i could alter a few things to maximise my care package .He has decided that i should be awarded direct payments so i can tailor my needs . I just...

Hi folks i don't know if i'm just plain crazy or what i'm gonna tell you rings a bell . As i test 4times/day i have recorded every little detail .I have come up with a conclusion that when i administer the prick acuvator i can just about guess the score by the way i bleed.( within 2...

hi all last week i started metformin and i must admit i was not to enthuisiastic (i have been told about the list of side affects as long as the m6 :( . the starting dose was 1 x 500mg 1 before brecky along side the gliclazyde. This week i am on 500mg formin @brecky and teatime . The only...

Hi folks i'm type 2 and have been testing 4 times/day since i was diagnosed on 10th Jan 2011. Having tested this often i have posted several times @ about this time on an evening with the same old problem (Ihave just done my late test and here we go again 3.7 I have had this happen to...

Hi folks type 2 My DN called me yesterday (wow it must be christmas :lol: ) She phoned out of the blue and asked me to attend an apointment early next month. And she is going to introduce me to metformin to my meds. Now then, anyone one that's exchanged messages about me has asked the...

Hi folks i got a new meter today it's a contour with a bayer pricker .Is it just me or are they all a pain in the stars to retrieve the used needles? :D JF

It's been a fuuny :lol: day today :!: My fast test was 8.7 not bad for me :D I had toast and a cup of tea for brecky then tested 2 hrs later and my score was 3.9 :cry: I retested with a new meter and scored 3.8 so sounds about right :roll: ok no panic as i knew there was some kind of...

Hi folks :D type2 on meds . For the last 20 years i have been a big fan of coffee. 2 x breakfast 2 x 10'oclock etc etc. The strangest thing is over the last week i have gone off coffee and now drink tea i've never liked tea. But of lately i cannot even smell coffee without feeling...