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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frenchfancyxoxo" data-source="post: 1969504" data-attributes="member: 499301">Hi All,thank you all so much for your replies. Luckily I haven't had the fevers anymore and after the last spout in hospital in August I haven't had those symptoms return. I have read in several places that insulin can reduce your potassium levels which can cause pain in the legs. Toujeo (old long acting insulin) has been known for this so I stopped taking that and I went back to Levimere. So I take Levimere for my long acting insulin as I didn't have any leg problems until what looks like I swapped insulins and for short acting I use Novarapid and I haven't ever had/discovered a problem with this. When you look at my blood tests (if you didn't see me in person) I am a healthy 27 year old, who had poor diabetic control but is now doing so much better. My mum works as a doctors receptionist and she has managed to organise an appointment with one of the best diabetic consultants in the area, that appointment is tomorrow, maybe she will hold some answers for me. Do you all think I should specifically ask for a blood test on my potassium levels? I wonder if, even if they have dropped slightly that can cause this to happen?</blockquote>

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