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Would anyone like a box of strips I have 6 boxes of them unneeded and appreciate how expensive these are I've swapped monitors and do not want to chuck these away! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I have a box of 50 glucomen test strips that I no longer need as use a new meter. Also have 100 accu check aviva test strips that I no longer need. All in date if given back to a pharmacy they will chuck out would anyone like them? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

At the moment I've started to take a short acting morphine oral solution this seems to raise my levels not sure the best way to correct this as I've upped my lantus from being ill and as I'm not eating much worried about giving too much short acting my ratio for correction at moment seems to be...

I have an appointment with my consultant in the morning I know I need to tell him the truth. I thought I had accepted diabetes and injecting after a month being given injections and at times held down for them when I was first diagnosed I learnt to inject myself forced myself to over come my...

My Shetland pony has to take 10 metformin a day for her insulin resistance ems which is similar to type 2 diabetes she had caught on it it in her food and hiding it in apples etc was wondering if they could be crushed and still work ok?

Can't believe how little knowledge doctors have in my a&e have I attended a&e yesterday on advice from my diabetic team. They informed me that my continual hypos were not hypos that it is fine to have levels of 3 but if there are at 1 then go back in! The dr said that I didn't look like I was...

Had my results back today and it said mild changes from last year that they will check again next year. Is that normal didn't expect anything as hba1c is what the diabetic team deem too low.

My bg levels have been high all day at moment I'm on 1u to 10 carbs which has been working. Not sure if I'm coming down with something can't remember the dosage the nurse said to lower if high did a extra 2 units pre food tonight however levels still in 14/15 mark had lantus which I know is...

Last year I had lots of utis however not had any until today got confirmed another one by out of hours dr. I know having diabetes makes us more of a risk of getting them. However I have perfect control never having a higher bg than 8 after eating and a hba1c of 42. The gp said he could not...

Just got my latest reading and its 41 so 5.9% which is the lowest i have been three months ago it was 49 6.6% the diabetic nurse says it is too low and needs to be higher? However i have cut most carbs out, lost weight and have been using less insulin than before.

I'm not sure if I agree with my diabetic nurse she wants my levels before I go to sleep to be 8 or above however I really want to keep my levels low I know the logic is risk of hypo whilst asleep but I haven't as of yet ever had a hypo at night. What's other people's targets for night time levels?

Today thought i was having a hypo was shaking, feeling sick and all the signs i normally get for them however checked my levels because i knew they had been high not long before and they were in fact dead on 6.0 so nowhere near a hypo. My levels have not been below 6 all weekend and today so...

Hi sorry im sure this has been asked before i need to book travel insurance for my trip to Tanzania who do you recommend using just incase anything goes wrong need a good company as not staying in a tourist area.

In November I'm going to Tanzania volunteering in a orphanage. I know I already have most of the vaccinations I need before I had diabetes spent time in Zambia. Not sure how much insulin to take, what's the best travel insurance to get last time the uni covered me. what's the best way to store...

Now i have a relatively good HB1ac of 55 which equates to 7.2 :D considering that three months beforehand it was 12.5 :( Had my yearly diabetes checkup with the nurse at the doctors surgery today to be honest anything to do with my diabetes is done via the hospital clinics. So she did not do...

I'm sure this is going to sound silly since being diagnosed with diabetes I have not ridden much and if I have not far. I want to go on a long ride in the morning now I ride alone as have my own horses kept at my own place so I'm guessing I should carry treatment for a hypo with me, as well as...

Every night I've had cramp in my leg my levels are up and down however I'm on antibs at mo just wondering if the cramp could be down to diabetes?

In march my hb1ac was 113 it's now down to 55 which i think is 7.2% not sure if worked out right? Gp wondered how I got it so low considering I have not been taking my insulin all the time etc however been trying to cut as much carbs out as I can not like I'm gonna admit that as they are all so...

Not been on here that long but just thought I'd share my long awaited news my mare gave birth to her first ever foal at 11.30pm on 9th July. Another reason to gain control over my diabetes I think! Gotta find a name for her now!

Every time my bg levels reach 5/6 it feels like a hypo. My body is used to running up to the 20's however with increase in insulin im getting at least one normal reading a day however that's when it feels like a hypo. Had a few hypos this week whilst in hospital so def know what they feel like...