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Hi guys, Can any of you give me any advice as im extremely nervous .not about the procedure about the actual fasting and being unable to eat as i suffer bad hypos ,any advice welcome:)

Hi all, Due to other health problems ive not been around much, anyway my diabetes has been so up and down its untrue,ive changed a few mnths ago from lantus to toujeo and still no better so DN is seeing about me getting a pump, Ive been seeing neuros for problems and have been found to have...

Im switching from lantus to toujeo..any tips im on 42 units lantus and was told to start on 36 of toujeo as been told most people need less but from what I've read most inject the same? I don't want to be having bad hypos as im home alone for a week Any tips from you lovely lot

Hya all, Any advic on my problems would b great, my m.e fibro has got worse and i cant exercise much but over the last yr my bloods have being getting higher, at last app with dn she said we may change my insulin if ssame this app,sadly she's off sick so im seeing the nurse who doesn't know much...

Hi all, I've not ben on for a while, my m.e and fibro has deteriorated badly and basically from being quite active i cannot walk far at all This means I've piled 4 stone on and struggle now to get my bloods down, last visit to dn she said she may try me on a different insulin to see if it will...

hya all, nice to see some old names still here, ive not been around for a while so hope you are all well :D

Hya all, as the title says really, if you have can you tell me all the pros and cons you found please :D

hya all, just wondering if anyone has used the above? if so can u tell me as much as poss please, due to heavy periods i have undergone some tests which has shown a 7mm shadow in my endometrial lining so im having an hysteroscopy and will have whatever it is removed and have been told i can...

just out of curiosity i wondered where everyone injects and what size needle, i was injecting in my tummy and have just changed sites to my legs and 5mm needles :D

hya u lot, ok here goes, ive been diabetic 7yrs now and everything was going great (apart from my other illnesses) except for the problem i have on my period when i hypo for no reason, anyway i was in agony a few weeks ago which my gp thought might be gallstones,it wasnt but after the pain i...

hya all, does anyone know what thyroid levels should be? ive been underactive for yrs and last test dr said he was slightly high , ive had another test tday and nurse told me my level but didnt know what it should be, anyone know :D

:D hya all, after a few mnths away im back, welcome to all the newbies, i cant wait to get reading everything ive missed :D

hya all, my drs receptionist phoned tday and said the diabetic bloods came back and my u,s and e,s are abnormal and i need another blood test to recheck, she couldnt tell me anything else but its bugging me so can anyone tell me what can be wrong with my kidneys thats causing tests to be...

hya and welcome to the forum, nice to have you on board :D

hya all, recently had trouble with my above monitor and couldnt find any for sale near me so gave them a phone call, spoke to a lovely lady who told me they dont sell them much now and they are available free to diabetics either from the careline or diabetes clinic, she said she would send me...

hya all :D hope you are all well, ive been to fracture clinic today and forgot to ask whether my break will heal slower and or if i need to keep an eye out for anything in particular due to being diabetic? has anyone any advice and/or past experiences? thanks in advance amanda :)

hya all, im hoping youre bank holiday has been less eventfull than mine, yesterday while riding one of the horses got spooked and yes first time in 30 yrs i fell off, ended up in casualty with a broken foot/ankle, got home and the pain was so bad i was violently sick then for the first time ever...

hya all, was feeling ill so saw nurse other day for thyroid check etc, so being my diabetic nurse she did bloods 4 everything( i love her lol) to save me going back for them on the 20th, anyway just phoned 4 results and my hba1c is 5.9 from 7.2 yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy im so pleased thats just since...

hya all, just interested to see what type 1,s hba1c are :D my last one was 7.2 but should be lower next one as im now on basal bolus :)

i started on novorapid on monday and ever since ive felt rearlly sick and hungry,just wondered if its a virus or if anyone else has had this? thanx in advance :D