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I have done this many of times, if you forget at the time take it when you remember later on, dont take double the amount because you forgot as it will bring you blood sugar right the way down and you will most likely go low, if you did forget & your high take more novorapid to bring you down &...

Re: Help ... My Insulin Keeps Coming Out Hi, Yeah iv was counting to 10 but my DSN told me to do it for longer abd press for 10 seconds as well none of these techniques are working :( and they arw baffled why, my insulin is still coming out but iv decided to double up on whatever I take to try...

Re: Help ... My Insulin Keeps Coming Out Hi, Just a quick update, iv seen my nurse today and she has given me 4mm needles which are very tiny compared to the ones iv been using, I used 2 of them & still my insulin & blood is coming out hopefully by the tine I get my pump it will ve resolved ...

Re: Help ... My Insulin Keeps Coming Out Hi, I know that feeling im currently on size 8mm needles, I dont have lots of fatty tissue so sites iv always used sting Jo

Re: Help ... My Insulin Keeps Coming Out Hi, iv been diabetic for almost 4 years, and over the years it has come out a little when I was new to beibg diabetic but never this much and it happens to me with all my pens, my diabetic nurse has asked me to go to clinic tomorrow to get some new...

Can anyone help me, for the past couple of weeks my insulin keeps coming back out no matter where I inject it, iv told ny diabetic nurses and they carnt figure out why its doing it but iv got to carry on injecting for the rest of this month before I get my pump ( finally :D)iv tried counting to...

Re: Insulin Pump. Smoking Hi, I know smokibg is bad for me, im not a 20 cig a day person or chain smoke, i smoke around 3 - 5 cigs a day, iv been brough up with most to all my family smoking i said i would never do it but iv started smoking aroun a month or so ago it takes the stress away...

Finally after 2 years of waiting i got a text off my diabetic nurse yesterday, next monday i get to see which pump will be best for me, iv been very nevous & over excited because i know its going to be life changing for me, is it nornal to feel like this lol? I also wanted to ask for some...

Hi Dave Iv been type 1 diabetic for nearly 5 years now an iv had so many different carb to insulin ratios. For instance i used to be on 15g of carbs = 1 unit of novorapid. Then it changed to 10g of carbs = 1 unit of novorapid. With my levemir in the morning and at tea time. You need to see what...

Hi Hana, Everytime I go out with friends or drink alcohol I alway go low, alcohol usually takes my blood sugar really high but i never take any insulin because that will make me go even lower. I try to eat a few carbs before i start drinking. I hope that your husband is okay. Jo

Re: Type 1 Diabetes & Weight Loss When i was admitted i was really ill & they just kept injecting me with lots & lots of insulin ( far more than i would ever take) i was also a little dehydrated as well, my levels are almost back to normal and my HBA1C has come down from over 14 to 11 which i...

Hi Lorna, I have retained a lot of fluid, i have been to my local GP and was told to do lots of walking around which i do mostly anyway, i got told that the pump would help me loose the weight i have put on. I know that i had put weight on after i was in hospital but i did not expect it to be...

Hi, Thank you for the advice & once i got out of hospital i did notice a massive difference in getting in my clothes. I also noticed that i put on weight after i got rid of my keytones and stared eating properly that my weight did go up and i was happy with that, i must also say that i don't...

Hi, I was diagnosed with diabetes in August 2009 when I was about to drop into a diabetic coma. I Am type 1 diabetic now & have to take multiple injections a day. I was 14 at the time I was taken into hospital and became very ill ever since. When I was first diagnosed I took my insulin and...

Hi, Thanks for the advice, I am definately considering going on to the pump now as my weight is up and down same with my moods, the doctors said the pump will even these out, when you started using the pump did you notice any change in these and is the canula held down with a plaster or is it...

Hi, I would just like some information on how the pump feels to carry round and is there any complications you have ever with the pump? iv had this feeling that when i get the pump ill get the tubing caught of something and the cannula will come out. Is it my normal insulin that will go into...

Iv been type 1 diabetic for 4 years & iv alway been on insulin injections which mostly my blood sugar have been high & my HBA1C is always around 10-14. I dont eat at set times i tend to graze throughout the day so i have to inject multiple times. My dsn said that i would benefit from the pump...

Although i dont use a pump at the moment, im changing over soon as i have had lumps where i inject. I get them a lot & they become red & inflammed, i massage the area for 5 minutes 2-3 times a day & they go down, i have also recently started to spray my injection site with anti-septic spray...