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Thanks, Sid, for all the info. It's certainly food for thought. My weight is definitely not a problem (my BMI is pretty darned perfect), so that's not something I worry about. I've never had a *really* bad hypo, just a few slightly inconvenient ones, maybe once every six or eight weeks, so...

Thanks, folks. Yes, I can see I'll be an expert on diabetes drugs by the end of 3 months. Its a full time job sometimes, being diabetic. :) That's useful info, Fergus, I'll bear that in mind next time I talk to the "experts"...

Quick background. I was diagnosed as diabetic in 2003, and for first few years managed it with food. I started having trouble with high sugar, and was put on metformin in spring 2012, but found it made me ill, even the slow-release variety. I was switched to gliclazide, and that seemed to be...

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a small numb patch on one of my heels. "Better keep an eye on that," I thought. Now I've got a sort of burning sensation in the same spot. It doesn't look any different. Is this the beginnings of neuropathy? And if so, is it OK to wait until I have my next...

Thanks! I don't *think* I've left my insulin anywhere hot, but it's worth bearing in mind. Why do we have to have such a random disease? :D

Since the hot weather started, I'm finding I'm needing about 40% more insulin for the same carbs as I was a few weeks ago. I only started on insulin last November so this is the first summer experienced on insulin. Is this a normal reaction to hot weather, or is something else going wrong that...

I often have vivid dreams, and often partially wake up, think about how they should go next, then go back to sleep and finish them off. Since I write fantasy role-playing games (i.e. Dungeons & Dragons style pen-and-paper games) for a living, this is *really* useful - almost all the games I've...

Teaspoons! Where would we be without them? Still in that prison cell. Shush.

Re: Lay ins???? Hurrah! Just don't make a habit of it the rest of the week or the boss will be after you. "The people on the diabetes forum made me do it" is not a good excuse! :grin: Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

My dad was diagnosed type 2 at 58 and lived to be 85. And he didn't die of diabetes complications, either.

Me, I use needles, but thought you pump users might like to know... http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news ... -1-5617073

Re: Lay ins???? I'm a type 2 on insulin (background Lantus every night and fast acting novarapid before meals). I quite often have a lie in on a Sunday and skip breakfast (and the insulin that goes with it) - I've never had a problem with low sugar because of this. That's just me though - I...

Thanks, there was such a resounding silence when I posted this I felt sure I must be a weirdo :D I tend to do the opposite to you, and eat way too much when my blood sugar gets low. Yesterday I managed to get from 3.3 to 11.2 in a very short space of time. :roll:

I got one of the leather med bracelets from that company. It's so comfy I wear it all the time. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

You know it's finally spring when the temperature outside is actually higher than your blood sugar. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

This is not actually a post about making bread so if you're looking for recipes, move along... I've noticed over the years that there are two schools of making bread. One school says that you must measure everything very carefully if you're ever to get a decent loaf. The other school says that...

When I were a lad, my mum always put an eel at the bottom of the trifle. Tell that to the kids today and they don't believe you! :grin:

I got one of these that goes everywhere with me. Enough separate pockets for glucose tablets, two insulin pens, pencil and notepad for keeping track of results, blood tester, strips and finger pricker, some spare lancets and needles, and a separate bit for used needles. And it's small enough to...

Re: Sweet taste in mouth & extremely high BG's Not trying to be unduly pessimistic, but something similar happened to me last October. I went from good control with gliclazide (metformin always made me ill) to really high figures in about two weeks. The diabetic nurse and doctor got together...

I think three a day may be a trifle too many... (I'll get my coat.) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App