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As the title suggests I am in despair with the world of diabetics :? I am currently on Lantus and take 9 injections per day (yes 9 not a typo) as I require an awful lot of the stuff but its just not bringing my BS down. I still average 20 -30 bloods every day. My DSN and endo are great but...

Sorry folks but just a rant ........... I am allergc to most insulins (esp fast acting) but have successfully managed to take Lantus (along with antihistamines (sp?) to help with minor reactions) but sadly as of yesterday I have now started to react to that ............ The lantus was hailed...

Hi folks .. quick query ... I am scheduled to go into hospital at the end of the month to get all my wisdom teeth out (ouch) and dunno what to expect ........ I haven't been into hospital for an op since I was a kid and not since I have have been diagnosed and on medication ......... I know...

Hi all, I have been on the forum for a while and have sought much solace that I am not the only one who struggles .... even though I feel as though I am hee hee :oops: Anyhooooo ...... I have struggled for years to get meds right and still to this day I haven't. When I started off on meds...

Hi all, *RANT ALERT* lol :roll: I am feeling VERY let down by my health treatment of late. I have, for a long time now, had major problems with my diabetic control. I should be on insulin but have an allergic reaction to it (all types) and had been put on Byetta along with a host of...

Hi all, I have been on Byetta for a long while now and GP and consultant have agreed that it is not working, I am allergic to all types of Insulin and soon to be going through Insulin desensitisation .... however, I have recently been put on Pioglitazone and since then I have been having MAJOR...

Hi All, I am due to be going through this soon as I am allergic to Insulin. I wasa put onto insulin a while ago and took a VERY bad reaction, they tried every Insulin possible, even uncommon ones (so i'm told) but my body said No *cough* hee hee Has anyone ever been through this therapy or...

Hi all, I recently joined this forum and have found loads of different experienmces, ma ny of which have helped me a great deal ...... the most to do with timings of when taking byetta and then eating, HOWEVER, I had a hospital appointment on Friday and got into bother lol ............. I felt...

Question for all you byetta users .......... what was your experience with the DVLA? I have been waiting for ages for them to decide what was going to happen with me, contacted them about a fortnight ago and was told that sum1 would send me a letter telling me whether I get to keep my licence...

Hi all, I am new to the forum and found it 'by chance' one day and as a newbie to Byetta was pleased to see so many other 'users'. I have been reading a few of the posts and also through reading all the bumph I have on Byetta have noticed that the weight loss seems to be the biggest thing...