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    Help! recent v high sugars

    Dear All Can someone advise. I have had good to reasonable control until last autumn, partly due to lifestyle. I have recently been rushed off my feet tryiong to do 2 jobs and did not use insulin for over a week. This is clearly my fault but in thr uk you would not believe the ammount of...
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    Demoralised and giving up!

    Hi I have a wonderful approach to various healthcare bods. I avoid them. Haven't seen my DSN for nearly a year. Gave up on the dietician for reasons I will explain. Now this is NOT good advice and due to recent issues I will have to re-engage with various medicos soon but it's a question of...
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    Help-Bad Hypos? or something else

    Hi Been diagnosed since last April and haven't been on for a while. Due to various things including risk of redundancy (Which proved the straw that broke the camels back) I lost all interest in being poked and prodded and advised by various med people. Not that it isn't good that they do this...
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    Recent Higher Sugars-any advice

    To Diomede I suppose I am striving, even though I think my recent diebetes efforts re weight are screwed, to be better.I got my 30 day meter average ro 4.9 at one point, last one was 5.9 most recently, when I walked a lot in Cornwall I got really low without insulin and stopped all the shots. I...
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    Wisdom Tooth Extraction

    Dear Sue Thank you for this. I have not tested today as I am fed up with testing. Cavity seems ok , a little blood but none at mouthwash. Walked 2 miles to the hospital and 2 miles back despite feeling a bit faint, had lunch and then walked to work but got tired and pained later but still...
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    Wisdom Tooth Extraction

    Just had one removed this morning, went ok despite dreading it, done under a hospital under a local but am short of test strips. How does this procedure affect blood glucose, some say it goes up, does it and for how long and do I need to do anything. Also will it heal slower.Diagnosed as type 1...
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    Drinking causing blurrines?

    Hi My vision was blurred for 6 weeks post diagnosis after I got out of hospital. This is common and it settles.Usually the result of excess glucose in your eye making the lens slow to react. I think that rapid drops in sugars can affect people as I still get occasional transitory blurriness...
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    Recent Higher Sugars-any advice

    Im not sure, I got a sore throat for a day, however I have had problems with an infected Wisdom tooth recently and had to have it taken out in hospital this morning, should have really been done in December. Last BM I did was Sunday at 5.3 post evening meal but 2.5 hours after eating. Rob W
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    sexual side effects with lantus

    Try oily fish like sardines or makeral, works wonders for libido (Well in my case it does) never realised this pre diabetes.Use novo rapid and lantus. RPNKW
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    DO you think could be symptoms of diabetes?

    Of course I Forgot to add that your pants will start to fall down and your friends will comment on how much weight you have liot, especially tound your sagging gaunt cheeks as you look more and more skeletal and scared. Just thought I wouyld complete the symptamology of diabetes onset. RPNKW
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    DO you think could be symptoms of diabetes?

    I am taking a chance here no I do not think you are diabetic but you should raise your concerns with your doctor ASAP. I was pre ketotic coma when I went to my GP but KNEW I was diabetic thanks to that great seventies advert "Always going to the loo, always thirsty, always tired" as opposed to...
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    sq pen????

    Apologies for bad spelling in last post but was having a rant re difficulty in uk getting our kit and like I said, why not a standard basic insulin delivery tool and a swipe card for the local hospital pharmacy as opposed to seeing your GP surgery ar 24 to 48 hours notice and trawling scrrpts...
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    sq pen????

    Just shows how pharmo-capitalists make money our of us at the expense of us. I got stuck re nor re-oedering a script when my GP was open. I tried 5 late night chemists top buy a lantus solo star pen but none had them, had to go without that night. I get really pi***d off whenm I take my...
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    Bad reaction to insulin

    There appears to be no easy answer but I would first ensure that any insulin is at room temprearuire and not refrigerated and that your son injects in sites with fatty tissue but distant from the belly area e.g thighs, buttocks, even arms (Though not usually a reccommended site). In addition I...
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    Recent Higher Sugars-any advice

    Cheers Suzi you make good sense, was 4.6 afternoon pre meal and 7.2 1hr 30 min after a low carb evening meal and a hit and miss correctional series of shots but only one reply? where are you compadres, campesinos, I need your advice? RPNKW
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    Issue with blood glucose meter

    Thanks for the reply and believe you me I know how you feel but the shots aren't for me the problem it's the endless getting prescriptions, being told by pharmacists "Weve got this but not this" and having various medical people probe you. But we get a better deal here in the uk than people with...
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    Issue with blood glucose meter

    There are variations in readings. I did a recent post on mine. Capillary testing is not an exact science, best wait for a HbA1C test to see how much glucose has stuck to your red cells in the past 120 or so days. Things can afect the meter, eg when I ate cherries last year I got a freaky 24...
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    Recent Higher Sugars-any advice

    My sugars are high in the mornings between 4.9 and 7.2 but this week have been consistently 7 to7.6 mm/ol Lunchtime I am usually 5.5 to 6.5 but again have been 7.2. After a very stresful event at work they shot to 8 over 2 hours after eating, they did go back down but only to 7.2. Pre evening...
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    Accuracy of blood meters

    Sorry, meant "6 shots of"..... Novo rapid, I am obsessed with lantus given the number of pharmacies in the uk who never have it to hand, getting benylin is easier. RPNKW
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    Accuracy of blood meters

    I have just done an interesting experiment re capillary testing and raise the qustion as to how this method can be trusted. Did a BM today and followed it up with a number of others 5 hours after eating carb on 6 shots of lantus in day and sedentary activity, largely apart from a one plus half...