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Thought I'd posted this yesterday but can't seem to find it so here goes lets try again. Just wondered if any frequent travellers could advise me as to how I travel with insulin and needles etc. Are they ok to go in hold luggage? Only travelling from Liverpool to Belfast on Easyjet. Thanks in...

Flying from Manchester to Belfast in a few weeks. Never flown before with Insulin and needles etc. How should I pack them will they go in the hold bag ok or as hand luggage? Hoping that there might be some seasoned travellers on here who can help. Thanks Andy

I have recdently been put on insulin by my diabetic nurse - as a start Im taking ten units just at night. I've informed the DVLA and they have just written back and put me on a restricted license to be renewede in 3 years!!! I remember seeing a thread a while ago about insulin and driving - my...

It's now just over a year since I was diagnosed - all was going well BUT now things starting to go a bit strange!! Feeling really tired again with no energy and today had a hypo of 3.2 followed 2 hours later by a hyper 14.1. My wife also thinks I'm starting to look a bit yellow!! (whats that all...

After my wife telling me I look peaky I decided to check my bloods, they're usually where they should be 6-8, before food and 8-10 after food. Why are they 13.9 today - been taking all my meds and nothing else out of the ordinary. Anyone tell me what might be happening pleeeeease. Cheers Andy

I'm nearly due my 1st annual check up - will the practice nurse refer me for a retina check or is it something that can be done when I have my annual eye test at specsavers? My numbers started off well after first being diagnosed. but recently are always at the top end of my recommended...

Just got a new prescription for Metformin and they are not the brand I usually get (but from the same pharmacy). The new ones are Metabet SR Prolonged release Talets Metformin Hydrochloride by actavis. These new tablets smell terrible and the taste as you put them in your mouth is not very nice...

Like so many of my T2 sufferers I also have high cholsterol and high triglycerides. I was told by the doctor to try and eat 2 lots of oily fish per week. I tried & failed.. I like fish but just can't eat it to order and twice a week - no hope. Are omega 3 fish oil capsules any good? I'm sure...

When I was first diagnosed back in July I went straight onto Metformin and then onto gliclazide. I now take 4 metformin, 2 gliclazide and pravastatin. At first I felt great my energy had come back and all was good. Recently though i feel just like I did before diagnosis - absolutely dog tired...

Does anyone know if DESMOND courses are still current? I have been onto the NHS DESMOND website and emailed the contact for my region (Cumbria) but don''t seem to get a reply. Has anyone been on one of these courses - that can tell me if it was worthwhile or not? Thanks Andy

:x After recently being diagnosed with type 2 I was given a meter and all of the paraphonalia that went with it... free prescription form; prescritions etc. I was told of the importance of te3sting as a newly diagnosed type 2 ie to find what foods were good and bad and to check meds... all of...

Since being diagnosed I decided I needed to lose some weight, so joined my wife with her weight watchers point counting (old system not pro points). I just picked up some current and raisin packs in Asda and although they are only 1 1/2 points I wondered if anyone else eats these and what effect...

I saw a poster today regarding having a flu jab and now find as a type 2 that I'm on the list of people that should have one!!! I work in a school with primary children so wonder infact if this would be a good idea. Anyone got any thoughts to help me make my mind up Please. Thanks Andy

when I was diagnosed with type 2 one of the first symptoms was a burning sensation in the top of my right foot. I keep mentioning this to my practice nurse who is the only one I ever see. She has told me that the meds will sort it. I still have this though. It's worse when I'm in bed when the...

Wonder if someone can help me please - it's a question related to the website. How do you PM someone? I can't find an icon or anything to enable me to do it. Be grateful for any help Thanks Andy :?:

Is there anyone on here fromthe Furness area in Cumbria? I believe there is a local support group and I'm interested in joining to get some support as I'm unsure as to alot of things.... I seem to be taking so many tablets and they do seem to be working but it just seems excessive!!! I have 4...