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Thanks, Alzebra. it was 8.0 last night before supper, 10 before breakfast and now 7.1. Maybe it was just a long recovery period after Boxing day. I usually get back to normal within 2-3 days. Gave me a shock though!

Thanks. I'm cutting food and drink intake back as far as possible. Just hoping my pancreas hasn't given up completely!

OK, I admit I was naughty on Boxingday and scoffed a lot of mince pies, Christmas pud and brownies. But, since then, I've been very well-behaved and gone back to my usual diet of porridge for breakfast homemade soups for lunch, home cooked food in the evening. My HBA1C in October was 7.3. I...

Interesting! I walk home 3 times a week from work (about 2.7miles) and it takes me about 45 minutes. I had thought about trying to walk faster so I could be home in 30-35 minutes or so but i hadn't appreciated that my blood glucose would change to that extent.

Thanks for the reassurance. Richard

Ok, I wasn't planning to use it until Wednesday when my current pen reaches its 60 doses. But I'd be fine with using the new one from this evening Thanks

I may have diabetes but diabetes doesn't have me

I don't live with diabetes - it lives with me.

Ok, So I ordered my Byetta pen yesterday morning and picked it up at 5:00pm that evening. And then I forgot about it and left it on the table until this morning - about 14 hours later. The instructions make it clear that it should be kept in the fridge until it has been prepared. Should I...

It happens occasionally with my current and my previous pen. About once a week or so. When I see it, I do wonder if I had injected properly. But Byetta pens are so simple to operate, I think that's unlikely. I'll talk to my pharmacist. Thanks for your reply.

I've been taking Byetta for six months and it has really made a difference to my diabetes control. However, when I have injected myself, and I turn the pen knob clockwise to prepare it for the next dose, sometimes the liquid squirts out of the pen. Is that normal or could I be using a...

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I am really satisfied with my consultant - Dr Hisham Maksoud. He works out of Derby and Nottingham so may be within travelling distance of your new location. He only does private appts at around £175 an hour.

Definitely sounds like a frozen shoulder. Doctors may be able to give you a cortizone injection to relieve the pain and discomfort. Otherwise, you would need an operation. best wishes

It's an audio recording that you listen to on an iPod (hence podcast) or other MP3 player. You can download the episodes from Apple's iTunes or the NHS Direct website.

Yes, I used it to prepare for a 5K run last year. It was very good and got me well prepared for the actual run. I ran 5K in 32 minutes. So. I'd highly recommend it. The music is well suited to running and the coach gives you updates every now and again on how you are doing.

I've been using the AccuChek Mobile for a couple of months now and it is really easy to use and much better than having to dispose of needles and strips after every test. HOWEVER . . . . when I presented a prescription for new test cassettes to my local pharmacy, I was told that they are only...

- What is your name? Richard - How old are you? nearly 60 - Are you male or female? male - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? Nottingham, although I was born on the Wirral - Are you religious? As a committed Christian, I am, of course, an immortal alien whose true...

I've been on Metformin, Gliclazide and Sitagliptin for about eight years now. So Byetta is an additional medication rather than a replacement. My consultant wants to keep me off insulin for as long as possible

Believe me, I wish I'd started Byetta a few months ago. I'm losing weight, my appetite is reduced, by BS is going down. Only had one day of vomiting on day two. I keep a seven day moving average on my morning and evening readings and it's gone down from 15.9 to 10.7 in the five weeks since I...