insulin

I have been diagnosed T2 for about 12 years now, but possibly have had the condition for 50+ years (undiagnosed, obviously). At first I was put onto 4 x 500 mg Metformin but soon developed gastric issues and was taken in to hospital for investigation. When having these investigations, I...

Hey! I injected one unit for my dinner - teriyaki noodles with chicken (50g carbs). 45 minutes after my dinner I started to feel like I was having hypoglycaemic attack.. I checked my sugars and indeed I was. My blood sugar had dropped from 10mmol before dinner to 3.6mmol and that was after a...

Hi All I was moved onto insulin Novomix 70/30 3 months ago after failing to get blood sugars under control after a virus (no, not that one!). Thought I was managing this quite well ( keeping within 4 and 9 mmol) butI have now been told I should move to more injections with 2 different types of...

New fast acting insulin announced. I am happy about this as I have always liked Humalog better and we did need a competitor to Fiasp. https://www.ptcommunity.com/wire/fda-approves-lyumjevtm-insulin-lispro-aabc-injection-lillys-new-rapid-acting-insulin

Hi everyone, so a bit of a back story, Switched from lantus to tresiba a few months ago (6 units every morning) and love it along with a a lowish carb diet i dont take much fast acting at all and have smooth readings usually. Havnt had a low in months This morning i went to take my Tresiba at...

I have been on oral medications for my diabetes for about 2yrs and all has worked well. A1c is steady at 7 Recently found out I am pregnant, so stoped with the pills and was put in insulin (2 kinds) My hcg (pregnancy hormone) is rising About 200 points (or whatever they go by) Every 2 days or...

Hi I’ve been a Type 1 Diabetic for almost 14 years and I’m ashamed to say only the last few months have I recently got a grip of it. Since the Uk lockdown I’ve been able to focus on good control which for me means injecting more and having more insulin but I have found my weight has gone up...

I'm puzzled about the way information is presented on TV programs regarding the use of insulin. I've just seen yet another program where a person was slipping into a diabetic coma, and everybody rushed around to find her insulin pen, gave her a jab, and saved the day. Now, unless I've completely...

Hi, I am a teenager and I have only been diagnosed for maybe 8 months. This whole time I have been struggling to get proper sleep, because my blood sugar goes extremely high overnight and I have to wake up to go to the toilet and inject some insulin. For example, before sleep last night my bg...

So last night I was tossing and turning for much of the night and was absolutely exhausted when I woke for work, checked my bg using my libre and it turns out I'd been hypo much of the night. With DAFNE principles I'll be reducing my basal by 10%-20% However I currently have 34 units of Tresiba...

So I was just getting for the next shot, grabbed my Fiasp pen and when I screwed the needle on top, a quick glance over the reservoir caught my eye. :wideyed: For whatever reason, the liquid turned into a cloudy suspension. Here's a picture of it: And no, those aren't tiny air bubbles. There...

Hi all, I'm relatively new to the forum, although I've been checking in on-and-off over the last years to check a handful of specific threads. I'm 23 years old and was diagnosed with T1 at the age of 4. Until around 13-14 years old, my sugars were managed well I'd say. As I moved into high...

Hello everyone, I'm going on holiday in a few weeks and will be flying with Easyjet. I'm a bit worried about their hand luggage rules, which state Cabin space is limited and there’s only room for up to 70 cabin bags so the overhead lockers fill up quickly. All remaining cabin bags will be put...

Hi, I was diagnosed with type 2 3 years ago. After being on medication for 2 1/2 years my blood sugars were not coming down or under control. GP put me on Isophane Insulin 10 units per day. I was told that time I took the insulin did not matter, so have been taking it at approx 2pm every day...

Hello, my name is Rob and I'm 24, average build. Thanks for taking the time to read this. My blood sugar levels are usually 9-10mmol and that's normal for me as less than that tends to makes me feel low. My fast acting insulin is novarapid, 10 carbs per 1 unit. My long acting insulin is...

Hello my fellow T1Ds! I'm new to this forum but I had something I wanted to share. I'm a filmmaker from Canada who was struggling to see T1D properly represented in film - or represented at all for that matter - so I decided to save up some money and make my own short that explores what it's...

Hi All, I'm a Design Engineering student from Loughborough University developing a new product to store insulin supplies while travelling, specifically for users in extreme or remote environments. While the product will be aimed targeted at the extreme sports market, a tough and effective...

Good morning to everyone here :) I've been feeling quite abnormal in the past 3 years getting quite bad symptoms of brain fog, ed and sweating. But recently it got so bad that I went to get my blood checked. My results came back like this : Glucose 98 mg/dl (74-99) FT4 20.7. (12-22) FT3 5.3...

I was only diagnosed with type 1 a little over two months ago and I've been doing well so far with my daily insulin injections and finger pricks. However over the last week or two I'm finding I'm becoming more and more hesitant to give myself my insulin jabs. I've no idea why but it can take me...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-019-0422-0 Two weeks of moderate hypoxia improves glucose tolerance in individuals with type 2 diabetes I'm posting this link as I just got this today. I've seen this link previously...