injections

Hi everybody, I am 77 years old, with Type 2 and have been on a very strict diet for the last few months, which has reduced my diabetes readings significantly. But the diet is extremely hard to stick too and with the tiniest lapses, my sugar level goes racing up to roughly what it was before...

Hi all, i'm T1 28 years and injected all this time until 4-5 years ago when I moved onto a pump. I've been much more active, healthy, etc over the past 2-3 and now that i've lost weight the insulin bumps and general 'insulin belly' are very visible. I've not injected there for years and pump...

A few months back I started working for the NHS on a training program as a step towards becoming a male nurse, my aspiration since I was admitted to hospital in 2010 with ketosis and a new found diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. Since beginning my new career, I’ve had four 12.5 hour shifts per week...

Hi, Anyone using Medtronic's iPort advance? What's your verdict? My son has been feeling discomfort since he started insulin a year ago, so this should make things better, but it is quite expensive. Anyone with any experience care to comment? Best

hiya, ive been on injections for over three months now and i havent been having any issues, but recently its been really hard for me to get the needle to go through the skin, and i often have to try multiple locations. Additionally when i do inject the insulin it often stings. The insulin isnt...

hi everyone and hope you are all keeping well. My first post on the forum since learning my darling little girl had been diagnosed with T1D. Been just over a week since diagnosis and emotions have been following a similar pattern to her blood sugar levels, but staying strong and so proud of...

Good morning all. I am T2 and on novarapid and levemir as well as the horrible metformin. Control is good, not perfect and I could do with lowing my levels, I have been dropping my weight a little over the last few years, after it going up , when I went on insulin, some 14 years ago ! My...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone here was thinking about toxic substances present in insulin formulations. For example, Novorapid contains 1.5 mg/ml of phenol and 1.72 mg/ml of metacresol. Both of these substances are very toxic, and for someone who is injecting 20 units of insulin per...

Just been diagnosed with Vitamin B12 deficiency after having had intermittent peripheral neuropathy problems - I have been booked for six vitamin B12 injections over two weeks. Can anybody tell me what these injections will be like? Richard