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I've booked GP appointment but I am wondering if meds can help. I'm already in great pain as I wait for hip replacement, now added to that my mild neuropathy has started raging in warm weather. My feet and shins feel like there should be flames coming off then and last night in bed were so bad I...

I'm having trouble in finding my previous posts, including ones made this week where I ask for advice on what to do when fasting BS is low. I used to measure my BS and then take my insulin before eating. Should I just skip the insulin or take later after eating? Only recently suffered low BS due...

Low BS is comparatively new to me, I used to suffer with high BS but changed my eating habits. Mostly in range but I have libre fitted and alarms go off around 4.00 or under. My question is if my fasting sugar is low should I just eat breakfast - missing my insulin shot? Obviously I can't take...

In last few weeks I've been having sugar lows. I cannot quite understand why except I've been snacking less. I have libre 2 which alerts to lows of below 4. Early morning to 5.00 ish my alarm keeps going off BS 3.1 to 3.7. I've got glucose tabs takes 2 or 3 to get into BS 4.00. I've just eaten a...

I've just started using the Libre, which is great when scanner works but so many error messages and alarm keeps going off - I set it at 4.2 as I get shaky when in low 4s, I've now set at 3.9. I felt shaky and found my BS 3.4. In last few weeks I've had lots of lows and cannot quite understand...

Not sure where to write this but my sharps bin collected today by local council. I am horrified that the replacement bin is full of someone else's used novomix sharps. It was left outside my door, which is fine as I'm in a senior's complex. But when I picked it up was really heavy, so I looked...

I've been on co- codemol tablets for severe hip pain known to cause constipation, just had a scary hypo with worse constipation ever, seems to me the two are related. I'm wondering what others might use for constipation?

I am T2 and suffering with neuropathy in my feet tingling, burning and occasional pain. I've seen diabetic socks advertised. Does anyone have experience of these, or are they just a gimmick?

This may sound dumb, but I write questions on here and never see answers any more. There used to be an option of notifications to my posts, but I can no longer find it. I now have to remember what my posts and where I posted, usually but not always under General T2. Can someone tell me how to...

I have have Stage 4 CKD and under Guys by telephone consultation. I have blood test prior to this about a week ahead. My last test threw up high potassium and my consultant send me direct to A & E for recheck, which thankfully was lower than previous test. I have since had test at GP. I know...

My feet and legs trouble me, burning and thrombin especially at night, I'm wondering how others deal with this problem, I've mentioned to Dr and Nurse but they just seem to insinuate it is symptoms of diabetes and nod sympathetically but offer no advice.

Hi, I've not been around much since my post in May. Tbh just been struggling to get well since my very serious pneumonia and 5 weeks in hospital in May. It was a few months before I was up and about and could only drag from bed to sofa. Finally made it out when I realised driving my car was my...

May sound silly but my posts Disappear into oblivion

Kidney infection.in again with chest infection and fluid around heart - and pneumonia daughter said I don't do things by halves [emoji38] Having major hypos and it's a new thing for me and I wonder how others notice signs?

I've been using Echo delivery since March 2020. But lately experiencing difficulties obtaining my GlucoX Finepoint needles. I bought last ones on Ebay. Echo say they've tried various suppliers but all.out of stock with no sign of when they might be available. Now I've ordered a new Sharpsguard...

As some of you may know, I had to go onto insulin during a spell in hospital in Feb and BS in the teens. I was advised to take insulin 15 minutes before eating, I wondering if others agree with this timing?

Has anyone seen or tried the diabetes patches advertised on Facebook claims to regulate blood sugars, Seems too good to be true I fear.

You may recall I've been in hospital with a particularly nasty kidney infection and hospital put me on insulin as BS high. First off they went down to 10 - fasting - not great but better than original 15 +. Suddenly they are shooting up again. I had 9 yesterday morning but 17.5 last evening...

So having been in hospital for a week with high blood sugar and particularly nasty kidney infection, just finished antibiotics but not convinced it has cleared and seeing Dr tomorrow. Hospital put me on novomix 30 6 grams am and 10 grams tea time. I did get BS down to 10.5 which not perfect...

I can't seem to find appropriate topic sorry if wrong post. Ive just spent a week in hospital with high blood sugars, kidney infection apparently one step from sepsis. Hospital treatment faultless, but NHS training in diabetes and diet is abysmal and just short of dangerous This is incredible...