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Hi, You say that you were diagnised in October but how has your control been since then? Six stone is a lot of wight to lose if you are wlel controlled? I ask because I am a reovcering diabulimic i.e. I used to skip/ manipulate insulin to try and lose wight/ control my weight. And it worked...

Without getting too personal is it close to your TOTM? My insulin needs always go up quite significantly at this point. Otherwise could just be that you are ill? I can need quite a lot more insuoin with even a simple cold? Also, your basal needs will change constantly. I am always juggling...

Hi, I have been type 1 since August 2006 and was on metformin as well as lower doses of insulin during my honeymoon period. The metformin is an attempt to get your body to use the insilin it is still producing for now most efficiently. As I understand It, it is an attempt to prolong the...

I actually read the OP as asking if he should be njecting at a different time rather than asking if he can/ should inject in public? My answer would be to inject at the same time as usual regardless of when he goes to sleep. Apologies if I have misunderstood the question!

Hi, I really think that you need to think very careful;ly about what you are eating. You need to restruct your carbohydrates. Brown pasta, rice, noodles special k, fruit salad - this is all really high carb - you need to be eating more salad and vegatables and proteins and fats. Tuna...

As well as what they are injecting into the chicken you should be aware that protein can also affect blood sugar levels, expecially in large amounts. As a previous poster has said, your results after 1 hour would probably have been lower. Protein raises sugars slowly and over a longer amount of...

Hi Ralf, I am sorry that this is getting you down. I had the same issues with weight gain. The only way I have found to lose weight is by reducing my insulin and the only way that you can reduce insulin if you cannot exercise is by reducing your carbohydrate intake. Do you carbohydrate...

Hi, From the moment I was diagnosed as Type 6 years ago I have suffered from oedema (swelling in feet and legs). They are not certain why but it has been guessed that somehow the insulin just causes me to retain water. I had hoped that over time this would reduce but it hasn't and I take...

Hi, 4.4 is not low - anything from 4-7 is considered "normal". If you have been running high blood sugars for some time though, a drop to 4,4 may feel like a "hypo" but this is not a real hypo.

The hosptial will help you work it out. As a general guide as a starting point, insulin requirements are reduced by a third. I presume that you match bolus to carbohydrate intake already? By way of example, when I started on my pump, my basal insulin requirements were reduced by a third but...

You are getting a little confused here I think. You state that "This product would therefore actually be more harmful to a diabetic than a normal bar of chocolate bar". This is probably not true. As a diabetic it is the carbohydrafte in a food stuff that is the issue - the diabetic cholcoate...

To be blunt, I have never had an orgasam just through penterative sex. I can however reach an orgasm through different stimulation. Have you had an orgasm at all? If you have, then just guide him a bit more with where to touch you. If not, you need to take some time to yourself and work out...

I think the OP was saying that they were 16 and not a size 16! This can be a very difficut and hormonal age and your weight can go up and down even without the added complications of diabetes! It seems obvious but if you eat healthily and exercise you will maintain a helathy weight. Like it or...

Most fast food places etc have their nutritional information on their websites - this is where I got the carbs amounts from....

A KFC is certainly not no carbs! A fillet bugrger is 45g and a regular fries is 37g. I am a type 1 so perhaps I am more sensitive than you but please bear in mind that protein can also raise your blood sugars (although this may have little effetc on you as I presume you are type 2 and...

My highest was 46 (hospital test) in the afternoon - was down to 12 three hors later (god knows what was going on there). That was a good few years ago when I was newly diagnosed. I do however regualrly get spikes of 20-25+ if I have a high carb meal such as pasta or baked potato - it can take 3...

I was asking about these before I got my pump. I actually bought a stretchy belt to wear arond my waist that you can just clip the pump onto (mine has a belt clip as standard). In actual fact though through the day I wear my pump clipped to the middle of my bra - this is by far the easiest way...

I don't have ME but am Type 1 and was prescribed pregablin for a nerve disorder. I had to stop taking it as it was making me faint at least 2-3 times a day and left me very unsteady.

Stuart, I am just starting on the paradign veo having had my funding approved. You need to meet the NICE guidelines for a pump which you can read up on online. One thing you should bear in mind is that the NHS will only fund the pump - they will not fund the CGM element which is what you...

Hi all, I picked up a medtronic pump yesterday from the hospital and am getting fitted with my own lovely pink one in a couple of weeks. I have had an hour and a half run through with the nurse but would like to read as much as I can before I start. What books/ sites would people recommend...