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I didn't realise that there was a group like this. About 3 years ago I has a subtotal pancreatectomy due to a number of tumours . I have MEN1 . Anyway I managed to stave off the creon but am insulin dependant. I also have neuropathy which came about when my sugars dropped rapidly to good...

I am for "sticking it to the man" as much as the next person. But at the risk of not sounding particularly anti government is the headline missing the point about personal responsibility and taking control of your own healthcare?

I have a 2 egg omlete with cheese and mushrooms in the am and take 5.5 units for that. This covers DP and the protein. I start at about 5-6 and end up at lunchtime at 5-6 . I have good control with an hba1c in the 5's and no pancreas due to surgery. I don't have gasteroparesis or at least I...

I'm insulin dependant and sometimes I have only 1 evening meal. I wake up with a 5-6 mmol and take 4-5 units to combat DP. Then aside form tea and coffee through the day I take only my back ground insulin at lunchtime and by 6pm I am still 5-6. If I go to the gym in the morning I will have a...

I tried them and didn't get on at all well returning them to the chemists the next day. I find exercise and omega 3 and EPO to work. I still get flare ups especially after any alcohol and the cold weather doesn't seem to help . I would say the endorphins after a good workout do help though...

Do you know your bg numbers , have they got better recently . Mine went very quickly downhill which is good but the rapid good control led to horrendous neuropathic pains in my legs. Basically everything from the base of my spin down felt like it was on fire for several months . Now the pain has...

I started out as type 2. I was fat and over 40 so the doctor said it was type 2 . I got my diet under control lost a load of weight and reversed the condition and put my lifestyle into a place where I was basically acting as if I had more of an intolerance to carbs and i ate accordingly. All...

Wouldn't eating less carb and taking less insulin result in a better margin or error being achieved . After all the normal body can fine tune doses but manually doing so it not an exact science . Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

My GP surgery DSN hates my hba1c of 5.3 and want it much higher . My endo consultant is very happy though and so is the diabetes nurse in the endo clinic. It all depends on whether they are really in the zone or just repeating the same tired old script they learnt 20 years ago... Sent from...

I went weight training today . Had scrambled eggs on white toast for breakfast when I was at 5.7 and took 5u for that. after the training I was 8.0 this was about 3 hours after the insulin . Anyway I thought that technically I still had a hour to go with my QA so I left it and waited another 2...

A friend of mine had keyhole for a subtotal he was in Oxford . And I have seen a US website where the doctor claims he does keyhole for total P.. Might be a newer thing that is coming up. I asked my doc if he could do islet transplantation with my op but he said I would have to go down to a...

I had 2/3 of my pancreas removed and went straight onto Levimir and aridrA. Splitting the Levimir at 11pm and 11am with 16 units seems to work for me . I was in hospital for 6 days with a large abdominal opening . No keyhole unfortunately . I was off work for 3 months but did a bit of working...

Keep checking in and letting us know how you are getting on. I was really confused when I first started on this journey not knowing the difference between basal and bolus that sugar wasn't the same as carb content!! I thought I would be keeping records for ages and that I would never get used...

My doctors notes still say I am a type 2 as that is what I presented with on original diagnosis . Suffice to say I have since has a near total pancreatectomy to remove a tumor in my pancrease and I now require a basal / bolus insulin regime but I am still type 2 !! Go figure . Sent from the...

You need to get your Vit D level checked by a blood test and while you are at it get serum calcium and PTH. And go and see and endocrinologist . Any Vit D deficiency is easily rectified and can improve multiple health conditions . Overdosing on vit D can be bad. Sent from the Diabetes...

I has a almost total pancreatectomy and use insulin. Is anyone seriously suggesting that low carbing would solve my diabetes? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Today's result was 33 or 5.2. DSN told me I must try to get the number higher and that I should relax control as I must be having loads of hypos . I said I wasn't and what was wrong with having normal blood sugar . :-( Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Levels under 3 without bg lowering medication could be a sign of an insulinoma. A 72 hour fasting test under medical supervision and / or an endoscopic ultrasound would confirm.

My lowest morning readings Came after trying the newcastle diet for 2 weeks. But when I went back to normal eating I went back to 7s My endo says the the hba1c is more important and mine is 5.7 and has been for about 1 year now. I can still get 5's for the morning occasionally . I have tried the...

Non diabetic below 8 Type 2 below 8.5 I can have two seperate meter readings from different fingers report 1mmol difference .