insulin

The last few days I’ve been extremely thirsty, and nothing is quenching my thirst. How do you quench your thirst??? Any hints & tips I’d be very grateful for. Thanks in advance

I had my first appointment with the endocrinologist on Wednesday. At the appointment it was decided that I would go straight onto insulin. I have been trying hard to manage my blood sugar, but to no avail. Myself & hubby also are trying to have a baby, so hence everything has to be under control...

Hi, I was looking at purchasing a small seperate medical fridge for storing insulin as the family fridge gets too full. Anyone who has ever checked would vouch they are quite expensive around £200+ for a small countertop fridge. My thoughts were that as a diabetic can you purchase a medical...

Hi everyone, I am a fairly new diabetic going on 7-8 months now and have managed to control my blood sugars quite well with a HBa1c of 46 my last blood test 2 weeks ago. However the past 3-4 days my blood sugars have been really hard to manage and is starting to rise and I've doubled my...

For anyone who is interested Futurelearn are offering a free course starting next Monday 18th on 'Understanding Insulin'. The course is being run by the University of Southampton. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-insulin Here's an overview: Understand prescribing and using...

Morning lovelies. As some of you are no doubt aware, I’ve been whining a lot recently about having to wake up at 3-6am to soma correction dose for the raging dawn phenomenon I’ve been getting, and having to eat when I don’t want to in order to avoid a slump late afternoon/early evening. I...

Hello, my hsubahu has been in insulin for the last 2days. And after sometimes, after eating he said that the headache start to come. I asked in scale 1 to 10 how bad is the headache, he said it's 4. Is it the effect of insulin aside that it will reduce the glucose levels? Thank you

Hello, My husband is on insulin injection 4times a day. Sometimes he have to drive within city or neighborhood city for meeting appointment. If the appointment is at the time for injection, how is the best way to carry insulin? Because as far as I know the insulin should keep refrigerated...

Hi all, I'm Type 2 and about four weeks or so into taking insulin after a serious DKA incident, on tablets before that. Now taking fixed doses of Novarapid 3 x daily at breakfast, lunch and tea and Lantus in the middle of the day. I understand about taking the Novarapid with meals and have...

Hi all, So a bit of background: I'm a T1 diabetic of 15+ years and have been on Novolog + Lantus for a good portion of that time. Not the very best but an A1C usually around a 7. Last week after visiting the doctor and asking him about Tresiba and all the good stuff I was hearing I was...

Hi everyone Apologies - I rarely ask questions on the forums (always nervous of people saying I'm asking stupid questions) but I had such a bizarre experience on Thursday I thought I'd reach out. I am type one diabetic for the last 8 years and have never had an experience like this. I'm on...

Hi all, should my dose of tresiba hd my blood sugar flat or slowly drop it over the cause of the day or night? At 11pm my sugars were 10. Woke up at 7 and they where 5. I am seeing through and inbetween meals that my sugars drop slowly. Should I be aiming for flat, and if so should I continue...

Anyone got any good snacks that require no injections (between meals). To give you a hint I love pork pies, so suggestions of sliced green Peppers are not going to cut it! Haha.

A couple of weeks ago I managed to mistakenly inject my basal dose using my Humalog pen... It was an interesting evening. It set me thinking that I would never inject more than say 9 units of Humalog in one go. For a high carb meal I might perhaps need more, but it would be a split dose. So...

Hello, My mum has been diagnosed about 12 years ago but has not managed her bg very well. She would eat carbs etc and just put her diabetes out of mind her levels were in high teens. She has now been prescribed insulin and I think this has given her the kick in the butt to do something about...

Hi I may be going on the Insulin route as my diabetes is not doing well with drugs, as my pancreas may be packing in. Anyone here who's type 2 injecting insulin? Love to hear your thoughts in this area if have had the same issues; your experience etc would be much appreciated. Regards!

Hello Everyone! My name's Sean O'Sullivan and I've been T1 since I was 5. I'm now 23 and because of being stupid when I was younger and not looking after my diabetes, I have some retinopathy problems. I've been on a waiting list for almost a year to see a diabetic specialist and finally got to...

Has anyone had to wait a long time for blood test results for c-peptide to measure the amount of insulin they are producing. Had my blood test on 29 jan and I’m still waiting. My GP has said the hospital save them up and batch test them. I’m getting impatient for the results.

Hi all, it's me, bothering again. Type 1 diabetic, since almost 25 years now. On MDI: humalog + tresiba. I am 28 years old, very active and with a slim profile. Here is the problem. Since more than a week, I have seen my body become very resistant (not sensitive) to insulin. For years, my...

Dear All, My wife has been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and she is in 35 weeks of pregnancy. She is on insulin being given 4 times a day with dosage of 4-4-4-6 mg. She is on strict diet and does brisk walking after food. Doctors have advised to have the range for fasting 70-90 and...