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Hi, What are the best pen needles to use? Currently using: BD Autoshield™ Duo (5mm 30G) http://www.bdinteractivemedia.com/safety/?product=Duo&lang=en-UK with Novo Nordisk ® FelxPen® insulin pens Thanks in advance

Hi Everyone, Whenever i inject the insulin needle or Pen insulin needle, i get some little bit more pain. Is there tips or trick to avoid the pain ? when i was in hospital, i was getting very less pain. I will store my insulin and Pen Insulin in refrigerator. Is it the root cause ? is it...

I've been diabetic and diagnosed 20 yrs ago, but told I've been diabetic for the past 37 yrs. Been on medication 20 yrs. 5 weeks ago they started me on slow release insulin with my meds... But... Damage done. I've retinopathy, and as I type I've an active haemorrhage behind my left eye...

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Hi all, I'm craving Diet Coke today. I'm on my 3rd can and it's still only 1.30pm. What's going on? the cravings are mad. My blood sugar was 11.9 at 11.00am, after 33 units of Novorapid (I'm so bad at controlling this Type 2 I've been on insulin for 4 years now). All thoughts welcome... Sally

I see my Specialist monthly atm as we try and sort out my insulin and medications. He is fully on board with low carbing as is my GP. Bonus point for me! So today he has taken me off my gliclazide! Lowered my lantus by 2 units so now down to 16 units daily. Wants me to ring him next week to...

Evening all, I've been a T1 since 2008. Been on a pump the last few years and absolutely loving it (It certainly has worked wonders on my HBA1C results). However something I wanted to ask. My Novorapid seems to be less and less effective as time goes on, meaning I need more and more of the...

Hi all I'm posting for the first time and am feeling really low. I could do with some friendly words as I don't know anyone with diabetes and if one more well-meaning relative asks why I don't want to eat cake or come over for a pizza, I think i'll scream! I'm in a grey area... Sugar was picked...

Hi I was wondering if I could have a bit of advice I have been insulin dependant diabetic for 23 yrs now and my currant hba1c is around 120 no matter how hard I try it is not going down I was on the pump but the took it off me after 3 yrs coz it was not helping now in am back on injections (nova...

I wasn't sure where to ask about this; I hope you'll forgive me if this is the wrong place. A few days ago, a friend of a friend was found unconscious and the emergency services were called. The police found an empty insulin vial. It seems that the medics found 'practically no' Blood Glucose...

hi since mid Feb I've been using humulin I as my basal insulin, my right thigh where I inject my 8 units in the morning is ok apart from occasional bruising. Have now changed to 4 MM needles to try and prevent this brushing. My problem is my left thigh where I inject my bedtime basal, this is...

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...