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I had years of misery with Lantus and a similar experience with Levimir. Now using Hypurin isophane and neutral. I am alive :D sanofi, novo and lily will only deal through one wholesaler. to be owned by Boots. you get better service from ebay :roll: Its all about money for them. the don't...

I've been where you are. its a bit crazy. The family thing is a right pain. I know that look. difficult for them to comprehend and I doubt anyone who isn't type 1 will completely understand. My teenage years were hell like. constantly bouncing numbers, going hypo in every conceivable scenario...

did you notice any change in your bg with the tingling? and its important to eat within 30 minutes of finishing exercise. during exercise we use glycogen stored in the liver and muscles and it need to be replaced a.s.a.p . I have also noticed varying effects from insulins. but I don't think...

would an artificial pancreas replace the whole organ? seems a waste of time with the current insulins available. I just need a few beta cells :wink:

No worries.

Apidra was reduced. Lantus doubled. test strips reduced from 250 to 200. Glucogels reduced to three per month. I havent exercised since. And gave me enough Ranitidine to last 3 months. only thing which didnt change was the domperidone. Also sent me a letter asking me to go in for a glucose...

Its all the rubbish and ignorance when actually working and constantly having to explain everything over and over again which is a real downer. The disability discriminations act was a good idea covering type 1 diabetes but actually putting these laws into effect is another matter. I prefere to...

I have had my prescriptions altered over the past few months ie the amount of items. this was done without anyone asking me. Does anyone know if this is legal? I have spoken with the GP about this and all I got was jibba jabba. man, i love the NHS....NOT

but then plenty of people have died because of modern western medicine. If something makes someone feel better weather proven scientifically or not its got to be a good thing. hasnt it? I started dose adjusting my insulin at the age of 14 but had to keep this secret from the specialist because...

Re: NEDD HELP !!!!! what size needle do you use?

Every 6 months for me.

I want, I want, I want.

My local GP surgery offers acupuncture and herbelism. so what does that mean? There are numerous treatment for diabetic complications which work far better than any nasty chemicals with plenty of side effects. but because the Dr's or kooks as i like to call em cant make a direct "scientific"...

I have found over the years that if my meter gives me a 30 day average of 7 my hbac1 will be 6%.

My father was diagnoised aged 3 in 1953 and I was diagnoised aged 3 in 1979. my brother is not diabetic. that would be 50/50 or even chances then. Neither of my fathers parents are diabetic. Working in the gaming industry for over ten years I would say that odds should not be really taken...

I think there is also another disorder called Rapid Gastric Emptying if my memory serves me correctly which can also affect diabetics.

Basically its when the stomach doesnt empty as fast as it should do. but symptoms can differ from person to person. heres a link which explains http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddisease ... x.htm#what

Bloating and diarrhoea could idicate diabetic gastroparesis. definately worth mentioning to the consultant. has your husband been tested for this?

The mood swings can be a real pain. tighter "control" can improve things but I still get mood swings after 30 years and its just something which you must learn to live with. A different insulin may help as in the past I have used insulin which just didnt work well for me. I also find that my...

Found a number for the eye screening program, at last.. gave them a call this morning and was I'm not due for the screening til february. Get a letter sent out with a list of local optometerist to chose from and then have to call them direct to make an appointment. I think I will use a different...