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Thanks for the reply @karen8967 that's exactly what I thought Metformin was for! I'm really week controlled (hba1c is 48) and not insulin resistant at all, so I don't get why I would be on Metformin to loose weight. I mean I would loose weight if I was badly controlled, but that's kind of...

Nope, he didn't say anything like that at all, just suggested Metformin

So yeah, I dropped from 85kg to 72kg at diagnosis and now gone up to 94kg in the last 2 years. Obviously I put the weight back on that I lost from becoming type 1, but gone up more than that since. Yeah, they did my height and weight and I'm in the overweight category (which I wasn't pre...

Thank you for the reply, you essentially confirmed what I thought, why stick me on more tablets when there are other options and I'm not insulin resistant? I know it'll bring down my insulin needs but even he said they're not high at all. I'm so confused! Thank you for the other advice...

Hi all, I had my consultant appointment yesterday and he was asking about weight gain since I was diagnosed 2.5 years ago. I said I've put on about 10 kg since diagnosis and finding it hard to shift it and also my cholesterol had steadily increased. He suggested statins (understandably) and...

Yes, I am on MDI, I am on Lantus and novorapid

BG levels are fine, obviously a few highs every now and then, but my two recent HbA1c have been 40 and 49, and average around 8 mmol/L, including testing after food.

Hi, This is for all those not diagnosed as a child and specifically diagnosed late twenties and above. Do you any of you notice or think you constantly feel awful all the time compared to pre-diagnosis? I was diagnosed 2 years a go and very well controlled, but I constantly feel like s**t and...

Definitely. I was diagnosed just over a year a go at 31/32 (I was diagnosed the day before my birthday!) and I still have many times when I "forget" that I am diabetic and suddenly hits me I need to check my BG or inject. It has certainly taken some getting used to, even though my partner is...

Thanks both! Yeah, I was thinking whether it could be that I am getting ill, but so far I feel OK (apart from the headaches and nauseousness from high blood sugar!). Yes, there has been a change of routine exercise wise as I am quite active in my job and I have been on leave for Christmas, but...

Hi, Looking for some advice, hopefully confirming I am doing the right thing. Over Christmas, my blood sugars were great, all within range. Just before New Year's my blood sugars started creeping up, but I was able to correct for this without much of a problem. However, the last 4/5 days my BG...

No, @db89, I don't. I was previously at a hospital clinic but I have since moved to a difference area (Staffordshire) and they do all their diabetic stuff within GPs. Its a shame as I really like my nurse etc at the hospital.

@tim2000s I will do, and thank you! Am I able to demand to be put onto Fiasp do you think?

Thank you all. Yeah I was surprised @tim2000s I told her it came out in April and she asked how I found out about it. I also explained that it is quick acting and see just said that I should expect spikes from eating and not to worry about them etc. Bit disappointed to be honest, but I'll...

Hi, Has anyone successfully been able to get to Fiasp insulin on the NHS? Spoke to my DSN yesterday about getting it as my job/lifestyle means that I can't really inject novorapid 20-25 minutes before eating to lessen the spikes in BG, so this would be of great help and I know it doesnt cost...

I take my lantus around 1930 and the last two nights I had paella and boiled potatoes and pie and chips, both times I ate around 2030 Sent from my SM-A320FL using Diabetes.co.uk Forum mobile app

So for the last couple of nights I've noticed a couple of times that my BG slightly increases over night to around 10 but then comes back into range. Previously I had a flat line all night. Worth increasing lantus slightly or is it possibly another reason? Sent from my SM-A320FL using...

I was diagnosed as type 1 December last year (32 y/o), but a very good friend of mine was diagnosed at 16/17 y/o (now in his 30s). He didn't really look after himself very well, struggled with controlling his BG and tried to ignore it. Not matter what his friends/family/drs/nurses did, it feel...

I was given (and very excited) about being given a freestyle libre to trial as my hba1c was very low (40 mmol/mol) and after 2 days the sensor fell off. I then got a replacement sensor and guess what? After two days the sensor fell off again. Absolute joke. I was really just starting to get a...

My partner is also type 1 so often we share a monitor and strips, so I just stuff my pen and stabber in her handbag. If I'm out on my own I take a backpack and carry my pens, monitor, needles etc in Diabeazy case which is very useful. Out for a run I just take a monitor etc in a bumbag (I'm so...