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My husband before he went into hospital here in Spain was on insulin twice a day (novomix 30) 40 units in the morning and 20 units in the evening. He has now been prescribed in hospital and again when he was discharged Abasaglar Kwik pen 18 units once a day. He feels great and his readings are...

As Valentine's day approaches. Spare a thought for less fortunate diabetics and remember how lucky we are in the UK even if it is not perfect. This campaign is for diabetics who have no access to insulin. https://lifeforachildusa.org/

Hi all. Before I go into any details has anyone suffered from extremely long hypos? My reason for asking: Yesterday I first felt symptoms of a hypo coming on at approx. 10:45am. Here's a rundown of events: 10:45am: Bloods reading 3.6. Jelly babies to the rescue. 2:15pm: About 20 Jelly babies...

It sometimes happens that I wake up in the middle of the night because of too high blood sugar. I cannot seem to sleep again, with my blood sugar being so high. I usually inject some insulin then. But here is the problem: Usually, when injecting insulin (during the day), my body reacts within a...

So my lantus works for 18 hours. I wake up with decent fasting numbers and then I take tablets (metformin XR 2000 mg + gliclizide MR 120 mg) with breakfast. I find that my best blood sugar levels around lunch time. Today at lunch: Pre- Prandial - 5.6 mmol/L 2 hours post - 6.3 mmol/L Dinner...

In the 3 months I've been dating a type one diabetic he's been admitted to hospital twice, first time was due to low sugars and the second was due to high ketones. I think my main concern is that there's going to be a point, yet again, where I'm responsible for his life? Since his last hospital...

This is for illustration purposes so folks can conceptualize better what is happening in the body regarding different insulin types vs meal plans. The following graphs are by-the-numbers calculations, not drawn-in curves. First, a look at the spreadsheet layout to establish these are indeed...

Hi, I am a first time poster. For background purposes my teenage son has had type 1 for 14 years, he has been on the accuchek combo pump for nearly 8 years. Usually we get a repeat prescription every 2 months which includes 6 vials of novorapid insulin for his pump. To be honest we normally get...

Does anyone know whether insulin injects properly when the pen is really hard to push down? I feel like it comes out too slow to go in as it's so hard to push. I've had this happen with 2 pens now. Not sure what causes it? Should I throw pens like that away? It's like something is lodged in...

hiya, ive been on injections for over three months now and i havent been having any issues, but recently its been really hard for me to get the needle to go through the skin, and i often have to try multiple locations. Additionally when i do inject the insulin it often stings. The insulin isnt...

Hi. I am a type 2 diabetics. My HbA1c is 9.5. Before the test, I had been taking medications (Glynase, Metformin, Galvus) and also injecting Long Acting Insulin (Glaritus) in about 20 units every night. But when the test come out that my HbA1c is 9.5, i don't know what to do anymore. How much...

Hi, I’ve had Type 1 Diabetes for 3 weeks now and since then I’ve been taking Novorapid before my meals and Levemir once a day before bed. Do you have to take the Levamir at the same time everyday? The diabetes nurse told me to take it whenever I went to bed but I was looking online and...

Hi, Thanks to anyone who reads this. I've been on treatment as a type 2 for 4 years now, i was 30 at the time and not the usual type 2 patient. I'm on metformin and also linaglipten, i was also on gliclazide for a while. At the meeting with the specialist this morning, he's decided to put...

Hey guys Khizr & Robin here, We are using buddies account since register system is a bit weird. we are students of canadian international school and as part of an essay, we need some primary sources and would like some input from you as to how T2 diabetes affects your daily social lives, is...

Hello everybody! I am currently a student at Canadian International School in Singapore. As a part of my recent assessment in Science class, I have been assigned to write an essay about hormonal therapies and their impacts on certain areas. I decided to choose insulin therapy since its very...

Hi, With blood sugar Fasting 150-200 mg/dL and post-prandial 300 mg/dL, should a diabetic start insulin who is on oral medication?

I woke up 9:30 am on Friday 22 Sept 2017 my head was spinning very violently seeing my room spinning all over - when infact nothing was happening. It was infact a severe Vertigo, Hyperglycemia and Ketoacidosis! Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic. http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3501 I was...

Hello I've only just realised that I've forgot to take my long acting insulin (toujeo) I would usually have to take it at 7 in the morning (as I'm on holiday I'd usually take it at 12 back at home, but because of time differences im taking it at 7) Should I leave it untill my next injection in...

I am a type 2 diabetic taking 2 Metformin 500mg with breakfast along with 18 units Novamix 30 and the same with the evening meal. I successfully managed to lose 10kg and halve my insulin dosage a couple of years ago after researching the Newcastle trials and reading David Cavan's book. Things...