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    Basal injection times twice daily

    Hey Does anyone know the best times to take levemir twice daily im scared of it running out and making me high also suffering dp Thanks Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Vinegar pills

    Hi has anyone who is experiencing dp tries these. I have read they are good for this. I have bought some and scared to try it. Im pregnant also but surely they wont do any harm Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Dawn phenomenon

    Hi guys is anyonr suffering from this i jus cant control it go to bed between 5 or 6 and wake up about 9 but take a dose of fast acting and it still rises sometimes. Im on levemir anf if i take extra im hypo around 12.30 am then still 9ish around 7.30 am but sometimes it rises for another hour...
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    Levemir

    Hi guts jus been changed onto levemir as pregnant and was wondering what units people take at there 2 injections and what carb ratios work for them. Jus want to be great control. I know everyone is different x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    just found out i am pregnant terrified regarding diabetes as control is not perfect please help

    Hi Guys basically i have just found out i am pregnant, however i know there is so many risks in volved with diabetes i am so scared. i have been trying my hardest fro 2 years now and i am due to attend dafne next month, my sugars are ok but have the usual peak and i find it hard to keep them at...
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    how do i request an insulin change

    Hi Basicly i hate this humulin i i cant control my sugars i dont understand it and also my dsn want me on this insulin but i cant get the hang of it and everyone i chat with are on lantus and say its so much better but dsn doesnt want me on lantus as am goin to do dafne in feb. I dont no what to...
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    humulin i

    Hi guys is anyone on humulin i i need some advice i feel like im at my wits end. What time should these two doses be taken. My sugar starts to rise about 9 ish and come morning im 18 ish could this mean my morning dose is wearing off. Was wondering if i could take this at around 7 pm instead of...
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    how do i work out background insulins

    Hi guys, i was wondering what types of background people are on, and what time is best to take it. i am on humulin i twice a day but currently taking at 10pm and 7 am. trying to get it right, having a few dios during the day then by 9 pm my sugar just keeps rising and rising and im about 15...
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    struggling working out insulin

    Hi guys i am lookin for some advice or stories from other people this will relate to. i currently take humulin i morning and night and novorapid for meal times. the problem is i have a hypo before bed but not eaten since like 6. my sugars continue to rise during the night but noticed they...
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    worried about not being able to work

    Hi guys heres the thing, i have t1 and am going through some eyesight changes and everyday is a real struggle to go to work due to panic attacks caused by vision anxiety i cry all day in work but i cant not go to work because i need money but everyday i am miserable being out on my own i get...
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    opticians appointment not so good referred to hospital

    Hi guys, due to having blurred vision and unable to see details the opticians has referred me to hospital. would laser help to make this better or could it be blood sugar related. im at my wits end and really cant cope how can things jus get worse so bad like this when the hospital told me 3...
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    blurred patchy vision

    Hi am so scared my retinopathy is coming for my site. Got patchy vision in right eye and can c a squiggle line after blinking. Anyone experienced this. Please help x
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    blurred line in vision

    Hi I am feeling rather scared i have noticed a blurry patches in my right eye (good eye) last few days. Any suggestions. Is this my retinopathy taking away my sight. Also seeing a dotted jaggy line after blinking. Cant calm down. Please help x
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    for the females

    hi gals is there any one out there with retinopathy but you are still able to take the contraception pill if so what one is ok to use. any advice would be good. thank you x
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    HUMULIN

    Hello peeps, I was at my dabetes nurse today as my sugars have been randomly increasing and decreasng, so we are trying a new insuln Humuln instead of Levemr. Thereofre was wondering if anyone is on this and is ik roughly how many unts are you taking have to take an injection before bed and...
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    High reading miday

    Hello people Im new to this trying to control things, i have been seeing my nurse very regularyly and we think we are getting there it goes off again. Basicaly i am on levemir background but take it twice before bed and first thing, sugars been a bit up and down it seems that sometimes my...
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    worried about blindness.

    Hi guys, hope everyone is getting on ok. Basicaly in feb i was diagnosed with retinopathy and got Laser treatment for the first time in May i had my 3 monthly check up an my doctor said he could not see any leaking so wants to see me back in 6 months. I still cant calm down about this...
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    Eyes again im afraid

    Hey guys, So im looking for some feedback from people who have eye troubles, i have had lazer surgery 3 month ago for the first time, however since then i have noticed that my left eye seems to have blurred patch sometimes an it really scares me. i have been for my 3 month check up last week...
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    eye troubles.

    hey guys is there anyone out that that has eye problems related to their diabetes but has a treatment or healing success storys, i havent been told too much about my condtion but just wonder f it gets better. cnt sleep at night for worrying and im in tears all the time, really contorlling my...
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    laser treatment and retinopathy

    hi guys I have recently had 1 session of laser treatment to both eyes for retinopathy, the doctor said i was fortunate it waS early stages and i needed to get my bloods under control. my hba1c has come down from 11.8 to 7.5 and i was told that was good, i had my laser treatment in england and...