insulin

Hi all I have been injecting for around a month now and I just can’t seem to not nip myself a little and draw a tiny bit of blood, then I end up with a tiny little red mark for a while. I mean it’s useful because I know where I have previously injected. But it would be nice to have a clear...

Can insulin really take care of type 2 diabetes? Discussing with a friend and this question popped up

I phoned my surgery mid week to reorder my prescription. Ordering more insulin......a few months back it was decided I needed 10 insulin pens per prescription, for both insulin’s I am prescribed. However, my hubby went to collect my prescription today and I have only been given 5 pens of each...

Today I have started using the Freestyle libre sensor musing my iPhone to read it - I have a Accu-check Aviva Expert to calculate my carbs and insulin amounts before meals. Is there a way of doing this on the iPhone Libre App or do I need to get the Libre Reader ? Interested to read what other...

Hi guys. I have a question that’s not about myself. Both my parents (who are currently overseas, outside the UK) have contracted COVID and it’s been serious enough that they were admitted to hospital. It’s been an incredibly stressful time but they seem to have got a handle on their oxygen...

Hi all, hope you’re all doing ok? I’m wondering is anybody on Metformin & insulin? When I was first diagnosed I was primarily on Metformin only. However, it started making me ill so I obviously stopped taking it. Now, however my DN once me to give them another go. Unfortunately, I’ve got my...

Hello, I’ve been on MDI insulin since March this year, late onset type 1. Most of the time it’s pretty painless and just get on with it without too much thought...but the last few days I’ve been really bruising and bleeding from where I’ve injected?! Help! Anyone else have this or know why? I’ve...

Was wondering if anyone can offer advice. So I take 7units in morning and 8units in evening of levemir. I take 1unit of novorapid for pretty much anything I eat. At lunch this seems to raise my levels from 4.5-5 to around 6-6.5. This is with a small lunch. For my evening meal I take 1 unit and...

Hi guys, I posted a question about a year ago about reactive hypoglycaemia and I was waiting for a referral to an endocrinologist and for a glucose tolerance test. I have had 2 OGTTs since then, the first confirmed I do have hypos and my BGLs went down to 2.4 but they didn't check my insulin...

Over the last few months I’ve been prescribed one box of five insulin pens (box of NovoRapid/box of Levermir). However, recently due to the amount of insulin I am needing to take the NovoRapid pens aren’t lasting a week. Tomorrow, I am due to speak to my gp (doctors surgery) regarding the...

Hello all, Had completely forgotten about this forum so was nice to find it again. I have had T1D for 13 years this year, my main issue is around being allergic to insulin. When I was first diagnosed I was on Novorapid and Lantus for around 4/5 years when I developed an allergy to Novorapid -...

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...