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I am actually now feeling very ashamed and embarrassed about starting this thread, my reason for doing so was to ask about how eating once a day might affect my Diabetes control now that I am on insulin and only eating at a certain time of day, I really never meant it to be about my financial...

Thank you EllieM, great advice, thank you, big hugs back :joyful:

Hi Sue, not sure if its because I live in a small town that really doesnt have many facilities that the ones that are here are forced to ration so strictly, but I understand it and would sooner it go to the homeless or folks with a family to feed, Social services might be an idea :)

Thanks for your reply PenguinMum, I'm actually a T2 on Insulin and as such dont qualify for a lot of things, (such as the Libre) I actually volunteered for many years at a church based homeless shelter so know first hand the strict criteria they use for weeding out the free loaders and believe...

Thank you Antje77 for explaining the twice a day that is being suggested to me, it really helps to be more prepared when I speak to GP on Wednesday, it would have been great if I was offered a face to face appointment to help me understand more clearly, but my GP surgery keeps GP appointments to...

Thanks Pipp, What a great idea, but alas, nearest one is 2 hours away, but it seems like they are always opening new ones, so will keep an eye on that :happy:

Thank you both for your replies, EBe66, yes I guess we are all different in how we find ways to manage our condition, I have taken pills for over 12 years, but they just stopped working and I was swapped to Insulin , and now its all about injecting/testing/what I eat, I have had quite a few...

For quite some time after insolvency, I have only been able to afford to eat one meal a day on my £30 a week grocery allowance. I am on 24 units per day of Tresiba Insulin, my fasting bg is always around 14, (it was in the high 20s before Tresiba) then drops to around 11 mid afternoon. I eat at...

My licence has been with the DVLA over 6 months ago and it can get really inconvenient if you need to get a loan car or rent a car and you don't have a licence to show

I wrote out a big long reply last night, but strangely it seems to have vanished! Hi Nicki, I too had cancer in the other breast, this time not ER+ so just a simple mastectomy, no lymph nodes involved,, have Multiple Myeloma now, the gift that keeps on giving eh! haha, I was on letrozole for 10...

Thank you both for taking the time to reply, I appreciate it. I feel reassured that my natural inclination not to use the affected arm is correct and I would really like to try the Libre but my GP has point blank refused it, stating that it is only available for Type 1's, but if the NICE...

I had a radical mastectomy 11 years ago and had all lymph nodes removed from the arm on that left side. I was told, no blood pressure, no needles or IV on that arm or hand, and if I were to injure that arm or hand, to get antibiotics asap. Over the years I have managed to follow these...

I really apologise Jaylee, I wrongly assumed from Xshtiek's reply {Hi Jaylee, I can tell that you are a little stressed about going on Insulin, don't worry, it's a good thing, it works much better than the pills and is more flexible.} that you were a fellow newbie to Insulin like myself :) I...

Thank you for your replies and sorry for not responding earlier, my grand daughter has been here, It seems I've been stressing too much about an opened pen, you put my mind at rest that the worst that could happen is that it just won't work. Fenn you did make me laugh and I probably am just as...

Hi Jaylee, and thank you for the welcome :) I did as you suggested and studied the rubber membrane on all 5 pens but unfortunately, even with a magnifying glass as I was unable to see a dint or any differences in any of the pens, I really appreciate your reply though

I Have been type 2 for over 15 years but after all medication stopped working, I have now been prescribed Insulin (Tresiba) an had my first instructional appointment yesterday with my Diabetes nurse where she watched me give myself an injection with the pen, as she will be titrating my dose, I...