insulin

Hello all :) New to the Forum today! Thought I'd wade in with a problem that has been hindering me for the past 9 months or so... Diagnosed as T1D in April '14 and after a couple of months had everything relatively under control. Moved house June '15 and a month or so later the insulin stored...

ok if anyone can help me with this i'd be very grateful!! i usually take 8U of Levemir insulin in the morning at 8am and then at 8Pm I take 4U of Levemir. i am in london now so GMT time, but tomorrow morning i am flying to New York where there is a time difference of 5 hours (so in new york at...

Not really a serious topic, but I'm looking for a nice case to carry my BG monitor/test strips/ lancets/ lancing device and insulin pens/ needles. I was given one by the hospital, but it's not big enough to carry my insulin pens and right now they sort of just float around in my bag when I take...

Hi, I've been diabetic for 6 years and have been on high doses of insulin for years too. My initial HbA1c was 112 mmol/mol and hovered between 80-90 for 4 years and now only down to 64 at last check. For the last few weeks I have been getting pins and needles and odd "crawling" and trembling...

Hi ! I'm currently using novorapid insulin, And my problem is, one day, I have around 120 sugar at morning, I'm taking 7,5j for me meal, around 25 min before eating, and around 2 hours after, I have 190 sugar. ext day, I'm doing exactly this same thing, for sugar 106, and I have 260, but I...

Ok, where do I start? I'm Catherine, 59, and diabetic, of course. And I've no idea where about I ask for help on insulin?

Hello everyone! well today i was putting my vials into my ice box because i was going out of home and i let the box with the vials (2 inside de ice box) and also each vial inside their own box and they fall down from like 1 meter. nothing happen with the vials one was already open (the insulin...

Hi, Up until recently, I've been using Novolog Flexpen for my fast acting insulin, but I've been forced to switch to Humulin R. I'm being careful with how many units I give myself, because I know it can be volatile if you use too much. But the Humulin R hasn't been working very well and my...

Hi all, Just want a bit of advise here. I diagnosed as type 2 back in Nov 2015 and confirmed got type 1back in march 2016. Doctor said i should go onto insulin, however, the medication seem working at that time - was around 10mmol; but now my reading is going up again and Im a bit concern if i...

Hi there, my name is liv and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in March 2014 so I've had it just over 2 years! I was put on novo rapid and levermir insulin, but around August 2015 I took my self off my insulin as I started to feel really ill and depressed. I didn't take any form of medication...

There is a lot of talk about reversing type2 but no mention of those of us that are on insulin. I was diagnosed 18 years ago but after taking metformin for about 6 weeks,with all the sickness and diarrhoea problems,my blood levels went so high the readings were off the scale. Have been on...

Hi all, I've had type 1 for nearly 9 years now, and I'm coming up 21 years old :) I am currently in my final year at University in Nottingham, studying Graphic Design. It's coming up to the point where I embark on my final project of uni, ever! We are allowed to write our own briefs/projects...

Hi, I'm just looking to meet new people with type 1 who use an omnipod pump. I've had diabetes for nearly 9 years now, and I'm 20 years old. I am at university in my third year, and am 2 hrs away from home- have to be pretty independent. I used an accuchek aviva combo pump for 5 years not...

Imagine that I have 18 units of Lantus or Tresiba at say 9:00 AM. I can have the 18 units in one shot, or I could divide these large shot into three shots at the same time, same hour of 6, 6 and 6 units in diferent parts of the body (say belly, left leg and right leg). The three shots given at...

Hi, Just looking for some very basic, babystep advice/help. I'm a type one diabetic and thinking of moving (from Dublin) to the UK. I just wanted some information on what way access to insulin works over there? Do I have to register with a gp in order to get insulin prescriptions? Costs? I...

Hi, I know that most people dont care really what their insulin and blood reader cases look like but Im so bored of mine, ive had diabetes nearly 9 years now and have the same one they gave me when i was diagnosed, everyone knows the one the blue Velcro one? And a boring black case for my...

Does anyone know if insulin capsules are available for sale in UK yet?

There are regular posts on the forum about training and exercise, and how to make it easier, what to do with regards to insulin and how to deal with food. At the PWDC this weekend, we saw huge amounts of interest in exercise and how to manage your regime whilst undertaking everything from Weight...

Is 6.3 too low to go to sleep? I take insulin and metformin. So tired.. Just want to sleep but paranoid of hypo

Does anyone have experience of taking a short course of steroid tablets (prednisolone) for asthma while on long-acting insulin (Lantus) ? I've been warned my blood sugars will rocket, and I will be testing frequently and expect to have to adjust my insulin, but any tips will be welcome.