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    Rude Diabetes Nurses

    Does anyone else find that whilst there are lots of lovely nurses in the Diabetes Centres some of them are downright rude and act like you are a massive incovenience? I went to a Group Appointment this week where 6 of us and two nurses discussed pumps. It was intended to be a useful discussion...
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    What's the highest you've been?

    I've been so high that the meter can't register it, it just says HI, so I think that means it must be 35 or over. Definitely not proud of it, but I'd got my insulin cartridges mixed up and had been injecting my long acting during the day and my short acting at night for a week. I actually...
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    Animas Vibe, Medtronic or Accuchek Combo?

    Thank you for your replies :)
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    Animas Vibe, Medtronic or Accuchek Combo?

    Hi Everyone, I realise this topic has come up quite a lot but I have been offered one of three pumps: Animas Vibe Accuchek Spirit Combo Medtronic Paradign Veo I am unsure which one to go for and wondered if any of you knew of any major disadvantages/advantages of any of these pumps as they...
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    Injection Lumps

    YES!! I get the random pain in other parts of my body soemtimes when injecting. Strange!
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    Feel tired all the time.

    Hi it is definitely not all in your head. I too have extreme tiredness and have udnergone allt he tests and been told "no, you're completely fine". I cam across the info on the IDDT trust website the same as Nigelho and when I spoke to my DSN I was told that the info was biased and bascially...
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    So this must be "diabetic burnt-out"

    Hiya It's never too late to start getting good control again. I had (or at least I guess I had) awful control whilst at University for 3 years. I just wanted to fit in and forget my diabetes, and whilst I did my injections I never checked my levels and just guessed doses. So to be fair I have...
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    Doctors letter rip off

    I am going on holiday next week and after reading this post I thought I would contact my diabetes nurse (i have never had a drs note when flying before and have never had any problems but thought it may be best to have one just in case). My DN said he would pop one in the post for me tonight and...
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    Injection Lumps

    Does anyone else suffer from lumps that appear at the injection site immediately after injecting? I get these occasionally and I'm guessing its because I didn't inject deep enough but they are so painful. Just wondered what people do if they get these as I have heard that this may mean that...
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    Lantus Insulin - Side Effects?

    Thanks Nigelho. I will ask about the vit d testing when I next see my doctor. It has never been mentioned or offered to me by them before. I hope the porcine insulin works well for you. I'd be interested to know how you find it as like you I have only ever been prescribed analogue insulin.
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    Lantus Insulin - Side Effects?

    Thanks so much for all your replies. Good to know that it isn't just me that has had this problem. I have been given Levimir to try by my consultant. Plan to start on it in the next couple of days. Really hoping that these symptoms just disappear like some of have described :) I will see what...
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    Background Retinopathy

    Yes, that's what I though too. My hbA1c is currently about 8.4, but I am due to start on a pump around the end of the year depending on the waiting list and hopefully this will help me to improve it a lot more.
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    Background Retinopathy

    Thank you for your reply, I'm really hoping that this will be the case for me also :) fingers crossed
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    Background Retinopathy

    Hi Everyone I am 23, have had T1 for 11 years and recently had my annual eye screening. I have never had any problems with my eyes before and was always asked to come back in 12 months. This time I went to a different opticians to usual, he didnt put drops in my eyes (he said that it wasn't...
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    Ears Pierced

    I can't see there being any problems. I have had type 1 for 11 years and whilst I got my ears done before I was diagnosed I got my belly button pierced without any problems a few years ago. I did have to sign a form saying that I was diabetic and that I understood that there were more risks, but...
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    Lantus Insulin - Side Effects?

    Hi All, I am new to this site but have registered following reading some posts about people who have suffered extreme tiredness/fatigue whislt using Lantus. I have also looked on the IDDT website and seen their reports regarding Lantus use too. Basically, I too suffer from extreme weariness...