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Sorry to hear about your situation. This is happening to me every week. Having loads of problems with the Medtronic pump because insulin flow is blocked. Even when it’s not reporting the flow being blocked, my blood glucose is literally sky high, into the twenties no matter how much insulin I...

Hi Wendy, So happy to have your news. I was worrying about you. I really hope you start to feel better soon. I am type one and so basically know nothing about type 2. I hope the doctors will be able to sort you out as quickly as possibile. Maybe you could get some blood tests done. Someone...

I really hope you have been able to see someone who has expertise and is able to get you sorted as fast as possible. Please let us all know. [emoji259]

I worry about ambulance response times at the moment- my dad was critical and he had to wait for more than 6hours even though the doctor had rang for it himself numerous times. I’ve also read the ambulances are waiting a long time to “drop off” the patient. In normal times maybe it would be...

Please don’t wait for your GP, please go to casualty [emoji120]

Hi, I really think they have misdiagnosed you. It is very unlikely that a type 2 diabetic can have blood sugars as high as yours and also go into DKA. I really think you should get to casualty ASAP. Generally GPs know nothing or indeed very little about type 1 diabetes. You blood sugars are so...

Hi, yes I found it very, very painful. I think it depends on where in your eye they are performing the laser treatment, and not only on the individual person’s pain level. I have had various sessions, only one where the pain was just about bearable, it did get more painful as I had more...

I think we must have met the same doctor!!!! Did you go to uni in Manchester by any chance? I was told something similar ... that I was basically pathetic ( he said much worse) for complaining about period pain ... I put up with years of unbearable pain and then 8 years after seeing the doctor...

I am so so sorry about what happened to your father. Please accept my heartfelt condolences.

Hi Grant, hope you and the family are good[emoji254] I’ve just learnt to add the icon photo[emoji23]

Hi Conniecar, Really sorry to hear you’ve been diagnosed with Coeliac’s disease, it’s a real pain. I also have Coeliac, Type One, Harshimoto’s Underactive thyroid and Dupuytren, so I guess I am an Internationalist not only in heart and mind, but in body too [emoji23] I think the hardest part...

Hi, I’ve read a few books on books on statins, helpfully recommended by kind forum users. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick believes that the statin / heart disease hypothesis is based on flawed evidence, and illustrates his belief with valid documentation. However, for various reasons this hypothesis...

Hi! Yes that’s what I meant, thanks [emoji106] sorry I got my wires crossed. It’s just that I’ve been looking forward for it to start and it’s seems to be taking forever. Thankyou for pointing that out bulkbiker [emoji106]

Hi, I signed up in the summer, but haven’t heard anything since December. It was supposed to start in April but I haven’t heard anything yet. If anyone has please let us know.

Hi, This exact thing started happening to me when hypo in the night a few months ago, it had never happened in thirty years, so I was really frightened by it. I am going to ask my diabetes specialist about it at my next appointment as GP was as usual not interested or didn’t believe me ... I...

Hi, every time I’ve been operated I’ve needed more basal insulin and higher boles doses.

Good luck on Wednesday!!! ☘️ I’ve never been on a forum before either and I’m not a writing person, much better on the phone [emoji23] but I’m so glad I came across this forum by accident last year. I’ve found it to be full of lovely people who understand how hard this disease is because they...

Well done for being so brave! [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122] If they said so, you most definitely were!!!! [emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123] So glad you’ve got it out of the way... and you can start the process of healing your eyes. I found...

I have only ever bought one meter in over thirty years and that was because I was in holiday and mine broke. I’ve always had them free. I know I am type one, but I always assumed that the hospitals didn’t pay for them at all, rather that they were given as promos from the reps, like the pens...

Hi, I have no personal experience of the machine you mentioned but my dad’s friend has one and he swears by it. I’m seriously thinking of getting one for myself. I read that if you live in the UK you can claim VAT exemption. So if it is 299 pounds that would reduce it to 240 pounds. It is a...