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Hello, does anyone know if diabetes/insulin has an affect on mood in general? In addition find it seems to interact with PMT makes me feel irritable a lot of the time. Some days I also wake up aching like mad its intermittent but quite painful. I am type 1 taking novorapid/Lantus. Thanks!

Hi Timo, yes I am using Lantus seeing my doctor on friday to see if she is knowledgeable enough to prescribe an alternative. I also use novo rapid , to be honest not sure what I can and can't ask for or whats synthetic and whats not and of course how they all work. Oh joy.

Thanks Sue , wish I did feel better lower but I don't , my body doesn't get used to it tried for many years now. Seems to be a continual rocky road.

Any ideas on this one forum buddies - No matter how I try to manage my insulin in take I feel so much better when my levels are higher (10mml) than within the range the doctors want me to have.( 4-7)I know the risk of complications but why do I feel so ill when lower. Feel really nervous...

I can relate to the injections hurting I was just over 7 stone, they gave me long needles to inject with. These really hurt and always left bruising I now use 6mm, I inject into my stomach. I have tried injecting my legs but find that leaves bruising too. Ask your doctor if you can change...

Can someone advise if type 1 diabetes is a disability , asked the hospital consultant who said that true diabetics were on more than me - (won't tell you what I thought at the time) but eventually established that it is covered under the act. What exactly does that mean , when I apply for a...

Thanks both to Jes and Timo for your advice and support. I will ask if I can change to one of alternatives recommended and if that doesn't work will try the other. I was on Humalog mix for the first two years which made me feel really ill. I avoided eating because everytime I had a meal I felt...

Thanks Janabelle do you take Porcine Isophane with Novorapid. I can certainly relate to some of the side effects you have listed, particularly feeling hypo and shaky even though my readings appear to be normal plus extremely tired , palpitations and spaced out. I hardly ever eat before I go...

I take novorapid and lantus and feel unwell most days was diagnosed as type 1, 8 years ago in my 30's. I decided to inject just after finishing food this was following a bad experience of nearly passing out when injecting before. It's starting to get me down I feel really weird after...