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Hi guys. I do hope everyone is keeping well. 18months ago I had to surrender my licence because of some pretty bad hypos I was having (It was only a provisional.) I spoke with my DSN and consultant last week and was advised I should be able to now re-apply for my licence. I've ordered the...

Hi guys - Hope everyone is well and had a good Easter Weekend! I've been on my Insight pump a little over a week now and have a few questions if anybody is able to help. (1) Does anybody know when the self-fill 200 unit cartridges will be available ? I currently get the 1.6 pre-filled Also ...

Hi guys , not posted here in a while. I'm finally getting things sorted , and start on the Roche Insight pump tomorrow , really excited and nervous at the same time. I have a week with Saline and then on the 24th go live with insulin. Anybody else pumping with the insight , and how are you...

Is there anything else I can try to reduce insulin resistance, currently only having between 50-60g of carbs a day and diet going well but still using a lot insulin. I take metformin but is there a drug i can use for insulin resistance? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Looking at switching (If I'm allowed) Currently on Lantus and take A LOT of it , I tried Insuman Basal , but I've been told there are others. Would love to know of any stories people have with intermediate insulin regimes? TIA :)

Hi everyone. A little background about me in hope for some answers. I was diagnosed at 21 8years ago as type one. Was put straight on to insulin and have been using lantus and novorapid. Since diagnosis i have put on a lot of weight and take more insulin. I had a c peptide test at the hospital...

My head is such a mess. I wish i could just talk to someone and get some answers :-( . C peptide test, do you need to fast for this? Long story short i had blood taken a few weeks ago but my c peptide is normal range, although i had eaten an hour prior to test, but just read that you should...

Please help. In 2002 i was diagnosed with type one, I take a lot of insulin so had some tests done a few weeks ago. My c peptide was 305 which theoreticaly means i shouldnt be diabetic and im showing some aintibodies so i am deffo not type 2. I have an appt with the hospital to see a consultant...

Okay , I'm going to vent here in the hope someone can put my mind at ease. I was diagnosed as type one just over 7 years ago. I had lost about 4 stone in 3 months , hba1c was 171 and was admitted to hospital without DKA but had a sugar level of 46.6 at the time. Ive been to see my DSN at the...

Hi all , hope everyone is well , not posted for a while. A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with brachial neuritis (took about 4 months to finally get some answers though!) My left arm is practically dead 80% of the time , sometimes I find it hard to even zip my coat up. I saw a Neurologist a few...

Hi All. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year? I have really come to the end of my tether now , and I really don't know what to do! I've been type 1 for 8 years , but for the last year or so I've been TIRED and I mean TIRED! It's really getting to the point that I'm arguing with...

Anybody else use this ? I have one coming http://www.glucorx.net/products/glucorx-nexus-mini/

Hi All. Seems I spend most of my day searching for answers , and this place always comes up best. I've been a type 1 for 8 years now , and over the last year have worked really hard at getting my a1c down , my latest being 8.5 which has been my best , before that it was always over 10 , some...

Hi all , i've been type 1 for 8 years , althought not greatly controlled it's not `way out of control` my last hba1c was 8.5 Anyway, for the last few weeks I keep getting random numbness / pins and needles in my arms , hands and legs , even to the stage when I get it in my hands I can't even...

Really odd question , does anybody else inject in their arm ? I'm on Insuman and Novorapid , my absorption when I take my novorapid into my tummy seems to be pants , waiting hours , however a few times I've tried it in my upper arm , and within minutes can feel the affect!

Hi After an anxious few weeks awaiting on a letter from the hospital , I thought `YES , Finally , MY GP actually did refer me for a pump , and this is it!` However , after closer inspection it seems I've been booked in to see a `DSN` at a hospital I really don't like. The appt isn't until the...

After what seemed like a headache of a bloody night , I've decided on my own back to split my dose of insulin , against what my DSN thinks , did I make the correct move ? After being between 16-18 all night , I took a small shot of 12 units of Insuman , after breakfast I thought I'd spike (I...

Hey All. I had mt flu jab yesterday , ever since my sugars have been all over , is this normal ? I went low last night down to 3.2 , after a small amount of O/J I felt fine to go to bed at 7.0 , however when wakening this morning , it had shot up to 18.0 and whatever I seem to do , it wont...

Hi everybody. I hope somebody can shed some light on my situation and relate in anyway to what I'm trying to do / achieve. My bloods just lately have been all over the place , but last month I managed to get in a nice Hba1c reading of 8.5 (not good , but its the lowest its ever been) but with...

So , after a good talk with my DSN today , and already knowing 46 units of Lantus at night as doing nothing but help me put weight on , she's given in and prescribed me a new insulin. Anybody else take , or even heard of insuman? Cheers