Search Results

  1. Elaine karen

    Under the weather

    Hello was diagnosed last October and not well with cold and sore throat. Its not covid I have done 3 tests. Does a cold make your levels go a bit high. I injected before tea the right amount of insulin, and just tested and its 11. Its normally round about 6 to 8 most evenings. Still learning...
  2. Elaine karen

    Headaches

    Hi type 1 since last October on novarapid and tresiba. Can I just ask does anyone suffer with headaches, but it's not like a normal headache. Only way to describe it is like having a toothache in your head. I was on amitryptline for 2 years because that was only medication what helped. No pain...
  3. Elaine karen

    Worrying all the time

    Hi everyone can I jus ask what milk is best please. My Dr and DN say I need to put a bit of weight on where I lost alot of weight through diabetes. But I have been told I've got 2 gallstones and got to watch fat intake. So vicious circle. So I normally have lactose semi skimmed which is 5.1g...
  4. Elaine karen

    Worrying all the time

    I've put a couple of posts up recently . I'm on novarapid and tresiba. My hbc1 was 104 to 106 last October. Was treated since March last year to the October for type 2 which clearly was not rightly diagnosed. I was so ill the Dr at hosp put me on novamix. Was on that until January this year, but...
  5. Elaine karen

    The heat

    I've been type 1 since last October. Can I just ask does the heat lower your sugars.
  6. Elaine karen

    Libre 2

    I recently asked if anyone had a problem with the libre 2 bleeding through the sensor hole. Sum people said it had happened and one person said it still worked fine. I've had 3 bleeds now and kept the last one on and it's worked perfect. But I'm due to change it Saturday and tempted to put it on...
  7. Elaine karen

    Libre 2

    Can I just ask has anyone had a problem when applying the libre. Replaced 1 two weeks ago and my arm bled so had to change it and send it back. I thought it maybe a one off but changed it this morning and it's happened again. So put my last sensor on and it's done the same. I've phone libre...
  8. Elaine karen

    About DAPHNE

    Hello everyone I've only posted couple of times. Would like to have a bit of reassurance I've been on novamix 30 since last October. My Hbc1 was 106 then and I've got it down to 60 which diabetic team really pleased. I eat healthy and not overweight which is a good thing, but I've been given the...
  9. Elaine karen

    Covid

    Can I just ask anybody, I'm fairly new to this group still trying to fathom out how it works. I've seen on Google today that diabetics should be extremely vulnerable so can someone tell me are we vulnerable or extremely vulnerable. I work still at the moment full time, so dont know what yo do...
  10. Elaine karen

    New member

    Hello everyone I'm a new member joined today. Any help would be really appreciated feel very overwhelmed at the moment. I was told 6 months ago by my GPS nurse I was type 2. Was on metformin for month then put on gliclazide. After having 4 blood tests done in 6 months with each hbc1 coming back...