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    Consultant and db nurses have given up on me

    No he’s known about them being that high for over 4 years he is a professor of lipids and diebetilogi cal he runs a very big clinic at the hospital and has several consultants under him I asked a few years ago for a second opinion as I was getting nowhere I was taking nearly a thousand units of...
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    Consultant and db nurses have given up on me

    No underweight don’t eat much neither as have problem digesting food due to periphial neuropathy stage 3/4thx
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    Consultant and db nurses have given up on me

    They can see my levels last week they were at 27+the week before I was actually with the consultant and nurses asked me to do a reading off my libre sensor did one said 18.7 consultant said that’s ok thought that was strange and so did the nurse but she wouldn’t say anything as that’s her boss
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    Consultant and db nurses have given up on me

    I got diagnosed with type 2 with severe insulin resistance but have a host of other medical conditions just don’t understand why they would just stop seeing me thx
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    Consultant and db nurses have given up on me

    Hi latest on my high bg levels had a letter today from the consultant at hospital starting that my levels are fine and will see me in 6 months and the db nurses will look at my libre sensor in a couple of weeks as I have linked it to the hospital computer. Do I now say to my doctors you will...
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    Trulicity anybody know if any good for bringing bgs down

    Hi hopeful yes drink plenty of water and yes gonna ring the hospital up in the morning they will probably reply in the afternoon as always a answer machine when I’ve asked a question before
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    Trulicity anybody know if any good for bringing bgs down

    Thx for reply antje77 have been like this for last few years but don’t really feel unwell at this sort of level Just need to get them down a little bit
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    Trulicity anybody know if any good for bringing bgs down

    Hi all just having bit of a panick as feeling very weird haven’t eaten anything since Thursday and bgs just won’t come down been at around 20+ for the last few days. And just starting to go higher had all my insulin humalog and tressiba but have got some stuff in the fridge which came yesterday...
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    Rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes

    Hi pat was just looking at all the comments and your question of if any one else has this problem I unfortunately have had arthritis for about 35 years due to open surgery’s when I was young on my knees so have had to put up with it for most of my life .my arthritis is called sero negative...
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    Severe insulin resistance

    Ii would like to say that I put it down to carbs I have been going 3/4 days without eating a thing as have had some problems with eating any thing at all just had a emergency op on my stomach which I have been telling them for over a year seen different docs been waiting and waiting for a...
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    Severe insulin resistance

    Hi Elliem yes it’s the 100u/ml flexie pen the pharmacy are going to change the prescription to a cartridge which they say they can still get . Don’t get why they didn’t do this before instead of putting me on another insulin called levimir seems a strange thing to do to turn round and say we...
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    Severe insulin resistance

    Just had a appointment with the hospital he says try and find a pharmacy that does tressiba not very helpful . They keep on saying that I need to be admitted in hospital to do some tests but says they haven’t got the resources to carry out these certain tests I do see them every 6 weeks
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    Feet neuropathy

    Try a cream called capsaicin defo works and I’m on 2.000 mg of pre gablin I do have severe peripheral neuropathy in legs feet and hands horrible so I know what you are going through hope this helps for you
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    New iport pods for delivering insulin 10/10

    Anyone trialled these new iport pods the hospital said I could trial them I think they are the way forward for multiple insulin injections seemed to of distribute the insulin brilliantly so one iport pod lasts 4 days shame there not on the nhs yet does anyone know if you can get these any...
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    Injection Bruises

    Check out the new iport pods just trialled them I think there brilliant it’s a little pod but like the libre sensor lasts fo 4 days so just 1 injection and you can inject into that as many times as you want without any discomfort you don’t really feel anything . You can’t get them on...
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    Scared of falling

    If you can tolerate some freshly squeezed lemon juice with water normal size glass this will stop the cramps otherwise there is a tablet called quinine both sorted my camps hope this works for you
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    Severe insulin resistance

    Consultant says I have a severe insulin resistance tried all sorts of insulin doses and different types of insulin found one just before Xmas had readings of around 10ish first time been that stable for a whole month thought great picked up this months insulin different one they say having...
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    His will bring a smile to you

    Had phone call from my doctors surgery a lovely sounding lady introducing herself as the new head diabetic nurse at the surgery asking me how I was and if all my meds are correct . Thought this makes a change I replied bit of an issue with my insulin not really working great at the moment ...
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    Peripheral neuropathy query

    Hi I have severe peripheral neuropathy both legs and feet and also both hands and arms also effects swallowing digesting food can cause all sorts of problems pls go ask to see a specialist as does generally start in big toe I take a cream called capsaicin it definitely works for the sharp...