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@jason7 i am 50 years a type 1 aged 57. I've had issues with my eyes but i'm still driving and working. Developed coeliacs about 15 years ago but hey ho to that. hba1c 39 or 5.7 fit as a fiddle. The future is bright. Tony

Hi Your GP can easily prescribe sildenafil which is the name for viagra. It may not be diabetes related as i have had things go wrong and the NHS blamed diabetes which has not been the case as my dad had similar problems and is not diabetic. Apparently men don't like talking about such things...

Hi They look wonderful and you need a couple of fried eggs. enjoy Tony

Hi and welcome Are you on any other medication. Some drugs like anti depressants can affect the bedroom department. Tony

The memory function on the novopens is vital if you are getting a bit forgetful? Even if you are not you can use it to your advantage. It is unlikely your GP surgery would understand its function i know mine didnt. Good luck Tony

I am begging your pudding i misread your OP and thought you had seen him. Tony

Hi Woke in the 7s and as it started to rise i jabbed 1 unit of novorapid so by the time i walked to work all would be well.... I'm now in the 2s cursing. Eating biscuits drinking coffee at my desk but cursing nonetheless. Thankfully i'm on top of everything at work so eventually all will be well...

What was the new consultant like? Tony

I found some matching cherry blossom last night and made this little chap... To hell with insulin this chap is far more interesting !!

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Hi @Jamie S I am very sorry indeed at the hassle you have been forced to go through and i thank you for posting all this information. I have Made an appointment with my GP surgery on the back of your post as i want to check what i can and cannot do. I do not see a specialist or DSN and if i...

To combat this i have a cupboard in the kitchen where all my medical bits and bobs live. I even bought a plastic tray for the fridge to keep my insulin in date order. I bought a label maker not long ago for my workshop so everything is in order. I am getting more OCD the older i'm getting but...

Hi Type 1 of 50 years. Hba1c 39 or 5.7. I can operate quite normally in the 3s and as i have never passed out or been hospitalised i do not worry about being low. I'm more concerned over being high and micromanage my condition. I am not being smug or glib its just i've had diabetes that long...

Hi My gp surgery altered the needles i use a few years back which were cheaper. I didn't like them so asked the surgery to change my prescription which they did. I also had an issue with a particular brand of blood pressure tablet and spoke to the pharmacist and she got me the brand that worked...

Hi I don't eat breakfast unless i have to. I walk to work mon to fri which takes care of any rise in levels. At weekend i'm more sedate and take fast acting insulin if my levels start to rise. All quite straight forward for me. What insulin do you take? Its a fine line between taking enough...

The idea of it is very exciting but what happens if i,m half way across the pennines ? Would we have to spend our entire lives within detector distance of a wi fi signal although some people do that already lol. Its quite mind boggling and i love a good boggle! Tony

Hi I suffer with depression and take medication for it. I feel rather numb towards everyday life. My diabetes is my saviour as i pride myself in keeping in range and obsessed by the number of steps i do to help. I have lots of positives but tend only to find negatives. Sunday was a good day...

Hi Good post for me as i'm changing from levemir after christmas and was considering Tresiba. Tony

I've had a bullet proof weekend... Too much wine on saturday night woke up sunday at 3.1 looked at my graph and had been teetering along that level all night with either no alarm or me mot hearing it. I was active as i was running a stall at a christmas fair selling reindeer for charity so i had...

No i haven't and to be honest i've been using jelly babies for years and know the effect of 3 or 5 so once i've eaten them it calms that feeling where i need to eat a cow between 2 bread vans... Tony