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    Control solution?

    Ring the manufacturer and they will send you control solution. Have you registered with guarantee btw. This is important as company will replace meter if it breaks and also contact you if there are any problems with meter or strips
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    Advised to reuse lances? Is that right?

    Your nurse should not have told you to reuse as they are classified as single use only. They do go blunt after a couple of uses and I find they hurt then. I tend to change each day.
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    Issues with my employer

    As others have said, your company is required to make reasonable adjustments such as providing a clean and safe environment for injections. Re work attire. Do you have to wear dresses? Separate trousers or skirts will make using abdomen much easier and can also be a reasonable adjustment that...
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    Head pain is UNBEARABLE!!!! OUCH.

    You have had loads of useful advice and hopefully you will take some notice of it. you do not have poorly controlled diabetes as that suggests it is something beyond your control You have 2 main problems in that 1, you are an alcoholic 2, you manage YOUR diabetes poorly
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    Type 1.5 Insulin not effective, can anybody help me please?

    Hi Milli I would go with much of donnellysdogs advice re changing pen and cartridges. I would go furtherand suggest you get a new prescription from a different chemist then bin what you have at home Probably teaching you to suck eggs, but also Keep the insulin you are using at decent room temp<...
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    Suger levels high

    Hi @Samwar Based on the TDD that your nurse gave you, your correction factor worked out at 100/17 works out at 1 unit to bring down by 6mmols or 0.5 for 3mmols. If you use this as a base for calculating with mealtime insulin and aim, initially to correct to achieve a level of 8 prior to your...
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    metalic smell on breath

    Hi. Is your son running high BG levels, if so check his ketones. If present they can cause smelly breath and will indicate a need for an increase in insulin doses. Other causes can be gum disease resulting in bleeding gums but I'm sure you will have noticed if this is the case. Hope this helps
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    Refused DLA for 13 year Old.

    Please appeal and ask your paediatric diabetes nurse for help with this. Also keep a detailed diary of the help you and other adults give your child through the week. You need to have feedback on what grounds the adjudicator dismissed your sons claim. Unfortunately these people are not...