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They'll probably give you one of the other synthetic insulins like Humalog (lispro by eli lilly), or Apidra (glulisine by sanofi) or human Insulin (regular). I was on Humalog before Novorapid - there's not much difference between them. My local chemist finally got more novorapid in yesterday...

As of the 2nd week of Nov 2022, there's another shortage of Novorapid as well as Lantus (at least, in Bedford, UK). I ran out of Novorapid yesterday, but still have a box of Lantus pens, so I'm :-- 1) doubling the dose of Lantus (100 units per evening) and 2) cutting out as much carbs as I...

Do a search for "Access to Medical Reports Act 1988" and read up on it to know your full rights to access and read medical reports

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, then it cannot save the few who are rich.

Why not make your own. Just buy any type of yoghurt you really like, then take a couple of spoonsful and put it in a jug, then top it up with full fat milk (full fat usually has less carb (in the form of Lactose) than semi skimmed). Then just pop it in the fridge and leave it for a day, then...

If anyone wants to read up on the current research going into the use of cannabis by type 2 users, the company making and selling it here in the UK are :-- http://www.gwpharm.com/r-and-d.aspx

Personally, I prefer to take the advice of an alternative NHS dietitian - Dr John Briffa who tends to shoot down most NHS advice on diet for diabetics, and always provides web-links to the research on his advice. You can view his blog here :-- http://www.drbriffa.com/blog/

Re: Home-made Diabetic Chocolate that tastes great Healthy Homemade Chocolate A simple and delicious homemade chocolate that is GAPS, paleo and primal approved (and definitely kid approved!) Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins Ingredients 150 grams of Cocoa Butter (or...

You've opened up a can of worms for me here. I've had a Victor Meldrew type character for the last few years, so just thought it was part of getting older (I'm 58 and have been type 2 for about 7 years now). But from what you've said about B12 deficiency symptoms, I need to research this a bit...

Re: Problems with employers? Well said, Yorksman Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

You would probably do well to read the Wiki article on metformin (particularly the bits closer to the bottom of the article which list its other benefits) - at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metformin

I've been a type 2 on medication for 7 years. i informed them and my insurers when I was diagnosed, and all they said was "Ok, keep us informed if you switch to insulin". Otherwise than that, my license and insurance are unaffected

For anyone interested in the research using cannabis (the stuff we're all after is currently GW's Sativex) and its compounds (GWP42004), the place to look is on the site of the company in the UK doing the research at http://www.gwpharm.com/product-pipeline.aspx (which shows the stages for each...

Misconduct itself is only dismissable as a 3rd offence - i.e. after having committed the first misconduct, you get a "official" (notarised) verbal warning; the 2nd must be a further misconduct within a 6 month time frame following the 1st misconduct, and that must be dealt with by way of a...

My GP did order a blood test to see what my Testosterone levels are. I waited a month for the results and was then told when I phoned in to enquire that "you're test was fine so no further action required", but no news on what the actual level was, so I'm still in the dark. It's not that I don't...

If you have any Asian food shops in your area, I'd try them for the flax seeds as they tend to be a LOT cheaper than Tesco (and IF they do have them, try the golden flax rather than the dark brown flax seeds, as they taste better). I tried this a year ago, and got terrible lower gut pains...

I expected her to knock me back, but apart from commenting that in her view it is just another useless fad, she's sent me for a urine and blood tests to see if my production is low, and said that if it is, she'll put me on Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and give it a shot. I went armed...

Hi Daibell, I was actually on sitagliptin 100mg for a year, but it had no effect on my sugar levels at all, so I recently took myself off of it. Likewise Pioglitazone 15mg (the side effects of which were too painfull and the 5% - 10% chance of contracting bladder cancer, both combined to compel...

Thanks for that Catherine. I've just read through it. I'll print that out and add it to the bundle of other research papers I'll be giving to my GP tomorrow. I don't want to threaten her with legal action, but if I'm refused even the test for low testosterone, then I've been thinking of self...

I've been researching this subject myself and will be asking my GP for a testosterone test when I see her tomorrow. I'm 58 and developed type 2 about 6 years ago and have been through just about all the oral med's that are available, none of which have brought my blood sugar levels down below...