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  1. Anthony_H

    What is the highest HbA1c ever recorded?

    My original HBA1C came back at 147 mmol/mol which in old money =15.6% !! .....and I’m still alive
  2. Anthony_H

    Libre v Accu-chek Expert - personal experiment

    Hi Scott-C Thank you very much for your awesome reply. To know there are members out there who have the knowledge, and patience to respond in such detail is so useful to a newbie such as myself.....and you’ve explained things in such an easy and uncomplicated way that just makes (common) sense...
  3. Anthony_H

    Libre v Accu-chek Expert - personal experiment

    Hi Helen, ...that’s a good read, and I see from that where the benefits can be found, particularly in relation to the differing food stuffs and how ‘spiking’ could be minimised by analysing information the Libre, and other similar devices, can provide if you have the dedication to work with it...
  4. Anthony_H

    Libre v Accu-chek Expert - personal experiment

    I was also showing how, even with the same meters there is the chance of a relatively significant difference in our BG readings from differing parts of our body, and the temperature of those parts at the time of testing. See, for example, the test taken from my palm compared with my thumb, 9.2 v...
  5. Anthony_H

    Libre v Accu-chek Expert - personal experiment

    Hi all, I’ve been injecting insulin now for just around 5 weeks after being diagnosed 24th August. On Tuesday I was ‘fitted’ with a Freestyle Libre and I’m trialling it for two weeks. I thought I’d be pretty impressed with it after reading numerous forum discussions relating to it but so far...
  6. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    There are always going to be people who aren’t receiving top care, it’s the nature of the health system and combined with each individuals willingness and desire to learn and adapt to situations. That goes for patients as well as the specialist staff. It appear so far from replies received that...
  7. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Hi Goacher55. Thank you for your reply and glad to here you’ve got a good team helping you also. I’m interested to here about your complexities at the outset of your treatment, simply because my other illnesses continue to make my treatment options less straight straight forward than they...
  8. Anthony_H

    Hope this inspires you rather than offends you....

    Positive Attitude "Life is not the way it's supposed to be - it's the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." A guy was in a horrible accident. He finally regained consciousness. He was in a hospital, in a lot of pain. He found himself in the ICU with IV...
  9. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Great way to start Tuesday morning..... late waking up today due to having a narcolepsy related night time of insomnia so didn’t take my first BG test until 6.10am.....that’s about 2 hours later than I normally get up. Wow!! ..... my lowest test reading yet....5.9 !! “Ah,...Thank you very much”...
  10. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Great....something else new for me to look forward to[emoji37]
  11. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Lou258 ..Just remembered ..... I’m also booked in for my first ever flu jab on the 17th at the GP’s after being advised by Lesley to have one. She also said I should get a pneumonia jab at the same time so any chance you can write me something to chuckle at then as I’m anticipating a double case...
  12. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    My experiences of having narcolepsy and cataplexy and what can happen when the medication isn’t sufficient to cope has made me appreciate how important medicine is and that not taking them seriously simply isn’t an option. Everyone has heard of diabetes though, like me prior to August, few...
  13. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Hi SKB I’m really sorry to hear you feel your experience of the treatment you’ve received has been a way down on what I’ve experienced. Really, the reason I wrote the post was to show how thorough my treatment has been so others like yourself can gauge whether or not you’ve been getting an...
  14. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Hi Biggles2 and thank you for your reply and kind welcome. I was recommended this site by specialist nurse Paul during my first hospital visit. He said it was THE site to visit....and he was right....hhhumff......again!! Lol
  15. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Absolutely agree with you wholeheartedly
  16. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Ha, my pleasure Lou, and thank you for your replies
  17. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    Glad to hear that Lou. You’re obviously being helped by angels.....after all, it is gods country .....and Tha can always rely on t’Yorkshire folk to see thee rate....I’ve been in Scotland for over twenty years now but I’m a Barnsley lad at heart.
  18. Anthony_H

    Update - 1 month since diagnosis

    So since my unexpected diagnosis on 24th August, life with diabetes has been interesting, somewhat frustrating at times, extremely informative (to the point of borderline overload) and humbling in many respects. The good news is that, with the exceptional help I’ve received from the specialist...
  19. Anthony_H

    Would using a pump be safer for me?

    TBH, it wasn't so much the one injection of Lantus that was concerning me but more the novorapid doses which I'm taking currently 4 x daily and already in different doses. My blood glucose levels are mid high teens on average with the odd one going high single figures and also low 20's. I...