insuilin

Hi all, I have been type 2 for over 2 years now. I currently take Metformin, Semglee (low release insulin of a nighttime - before bed) and ozempic (0.5 once a week) I was taking 40 units of insulin at the start of January. I then started to take ozempic and I have had to bring down my insulin...

Hi fellow insulin dependent friends! I am still quite new to all of this relatively speaking. I was wondering, for other T1’s/insulin users, do you wear a medic alert bracelet? Thanks as ever for your help.

Good evening all. I am after some advice/recommendations on the above please. I am travelling for a holiday and have an 8 hour flight. I need to take my insulin pens and testing kit with me and so need a carry case/kit bag to take them in but there are so many available that I would like...

Hi presently I take Yaltormin SR (metformin) Empagliflozin and a weekly Ozempic injection! I have really tried in gaining better control of my blood sugars in general but my Hba1C is real struggle get down to 48mmol or below which is the ideal target! Just had my recent Hba1C come back last...

Hello! I am a type 1 diabetic. My insulin is Novorapid (pens), but I don't like to eat a lot of carbs -- it's not my food pattern. When I was in a hospital, my doctor told me: "Dont eat so many proteins and fats as you used to. You must eat many carbs and use Novorapid". Course, I dont't want...

Hi All This week marks mark 30th year as a type 1 having being diagnosed aged 8. I decided to celebrate this (I heard they used to give certificates out) the cake is a 2 finger salute to the condition and a celebration. It can be a challenge and frustration but it can become a normality and as...

Do you need insulin for yams as they are a vegetable (I'm not talking about sweet potato)

Hi guys, Im bed bound due to a separate neuro-immune condition which means I need full time nursing care. I was diagnosed with diabetes about two years ago and at first was on alogliptin, and around six months ago this was doubled. Now Ive recently been put on Lantus insulin, but it doesn't seem...

I’m going out for dinner today earlier then I normally have my dinner. I usually have it around six o’clock and my fixed dose is 6 for that and my lunch time one is 2. Today however my dinner is around my lunch time. Do I take my dinner dose then instead. I hope I made sense I didn’t know how to...

My fasting insulin is 3.44 and C peptide 0.74 t2 person iziit injuction insulin necessary or not

I know you're not supposed to inject near the belly button but I accidentally miscalculated in a hurry. I'd say 1 1/2 inch by glance. How bad will it be? Absorption error? Anyone know why to stay away?

Hi all, The past month or so I have really noticed big bruises and lumps on my injection sites, I spoke to the nurse a few weeks ago and her advice was to just keep rotating. I have been injecting for 22 years now and have always rotaed sites as much as possible, (I’m quite slim so there’s...

Just to let you know that I’ve been completely taken off Metformin. My journey and diagnosis began last Sept 2017 with DKA, nearly died at the hospital to daily insulin injections and to finally no more medication! HBA1c down from 85 to 39. Fasting bg levels are between 4.3 to 5.6. Thank you...

I am currently type 2 diabetic. I have been on slow release metformin since February. During this time my blood sugar has come down very little. On seeing my diabetic doctor at the end of May, he changed the type of metformin, it’s still slow release, again theses are having very little effect...

Note: Applies to T2 only Zoe Harcombe published a blog post today with some very interesting points (as usual). The bit that got my attention was this. What does work? The saying “eat less/do more” sounds so simple, it’s just a shame that it doesn’t work. There is an equally simple little...

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-insulin Might be interesting/useful.

Hi there I would like to know about latest Insulin pump for Type1 in the uk market to purchase, can you please guide me where is availability? Or which company provide it? Thank you so much

Hi Diabetes family, I am quite a new diabetic at around 6 months since being first diagnosed, I've put my weight back on, currently my normal weight before being struck with diabetes and my b/g levels have been great with my Hba1c dropping from a 146 to a 46 from October to January. Now, I...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member here..thought I'd give it a try and join the family lol! So...I have been living with T1D for over 15 years and I'm now 23. Over the last two years I have started to notice that once in a while (maybe 2-3+ times a month) I randomly start to slur in my speech...

Hi ive been type one Diabetic since I was 13/14. I’m now 21, my control has always been excellent. I’m on Levemir and Novarapid. For context I usually give myself 20 Levemir @ 6am for the day and 16 @ 6pm at night. I’m active & reguarly workout ect. This normally works fine with me and I may...