Experiences with

Insulin glargine

I found out amylin aggregates in people with diabetes damaging pancreatic beta cells. It appears amylin seems to aggregate in similar mechanism to alpha synuclein? I cant help but conclude sugar and carbs are the culprit. chatgpt- Your observation is insightful, and there is growing evidence to support

My spouse received his kidney transplant almost 6 yrs ago this month and takes 2 different insulin medications, Novolog and Lantus. Lantus is taken before bedtime and we found out last week our insurance is not carrying it as of 1/1/25. He researched on his own for 90 min other long lasting insulins

Hi all I have SVT and associated flutter / ectopics / palpitations / skipped / extra heartbeats (pick your descriptive word of choice). Both are under very tight control with Dronedarone and Bisporolol 2.5. My cardiologist and GP are both big fans of wearable tech although interestingly the HSE

Ever since my bypass surgery i have had blood tests that show my blood sugar levels to be increased , I even had a text from GP surgery telling me I was pre diabetic and to join a lifestyle program. My GP was as shocked as I was and ordered another blood test that fell below the pre diabetic level ..

I’ve been reducing Prednisolone alongside Methotrexate for the past 3 months under a specialist Rheumatology Centre. I only ever speak to nurses after an initial consultation with a Registrar back in July. They have now passed my prescriptions and blood testing over to my GP under the Shared Care Protocol

Smoking and Diabetes If you smoke, you’re more likely to get type 2 diabetes (T2D). In fact, your chances go up by 30%-40% when compared to someone who doesn’t smoke. If you already have diabetes, smoking can make it harder to control your blood sugar. It can also worsen other health problems. One

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2004. During the last year or so became more pro active and started running, During this journey I have lost 4 stone in weight and no longer required insulin. I have insulin free until recently where apparently my condition has progressed, around the same time

Hi there Lurcherliver I have been on Prednisolone since December ‘22. I was on 8 per day and became insulin diabetic, however I’m now 1 per day but still diabetic🥲 I’m doing good with the medication but must watch my weight. All my tests and scans over the year(s) has shown that my stage three Autoimmune

My Dad, who is in his mid 70s, had a heart attack on Monday (5 days ago) whilst in hospital for another significant issue. He was making a good recovery from the other issue, but the heart attack has been quite serious. He’s in HDU, they say the damage to his heart is extensive. He didn’t lose consciousness

A better understanding of tumor bioenergetics will provide a more [u]holistic approach[/u] to investigating cancer biology and [u]therapeutics[/u]. Cancer cells have been shown to be able to use not only glucose, but also glutamine for generating cellular energy, reducing power, and metabolic

Hi, I tested positive for Covid this morning😫. I got up yesterday with a bit of a sore throat and by yesterday evening had a slight cough and runny nose. I had my flu jab last Saturday I was due to have my Covid booster this coming Saturday but rang the surgery this morning to change it to later

I am so depressed. Last week it was milk spilt on a small Turkish rug - a long job trying to get it out, and this morning, I was rewarded with a lie-in after having been got up in the night and I came downstairs, planning to put the robot vacuum cleaner over the floors, when to my dismay, I found

I’m 65 years, female, retired and have had graves for 5-6 years. Am presently on 5 mg carbimazole 6 days a week. I have good (can function)) months and bad months when I can hardly function for half the month - fatigue, brain fog, stomach cramps and nausea. When my weight went up recently ( about

My wife was recently diagnosed with severe heart failure and an LVrEF of 30-35%. She has had permanent atrial fibrillation for the last 14 years and has had type 1 diabetes for over 40 years. When she was discharged from hospital she was given a variety of medications which the dispensing nurse went

I was just told by two different doctors that, due to an issue with my testicles and how they've reacted to ADT, there is a good chance (25-50%) I will NEVER recover testosterone after ADT . This was in NO WAY communicated to me before I agreed to have this treatment in addition to radiation. I specifically

Hi I have my levels not all just some not sure what you need here they areFT4 levels. 14.5 TSH 0.33 Insulin HBA1C 36 Ferritin 180 Folate 17 Vitamin D 75 Adrenal 145 B12 750

Morning everyone, I haven't posted in a few weeks, but want to say how comforting I find it to read posts and the very knowledgeable replies (I'm thinking of you Katy! ) I spoke to one of the liver nurses a couple weeks ago and she was a total saint and gave me so many practical tips. It's my husband

My husband has been on Ramipril for 14 years, together with bisoprolol, aspirin, atorvastatin and Famotidine, without any side effects. However, 3 months ago, he started to have episodes of a slow irregular heart beat around 40 - 45 beats a minute with missing beats. The first 2 visits to A&E a week

Hi, I was diagnosed with CP around 5 year ago , think I had longer , I waited forever to see specialist & when I finally did he told me that I had a blockage in a bile duct he thought he couldn't remove but would admit me . He never did n then covid ! During covid nooone would see me . I lost three

calsioum 9.5[8.4-10.5 ft3 3.87 [31-6.8 ft4 17.[12-22] tsh 2.79 [0.27-4.2] vit d3 20.3 [30-100] insulin serum 6.5[2.6-24.9] pth serum 36.93[15-65] cortizol 16.29[6.2-19.4] this is my todays test after 7 weeks of raising euthyrox 87.5 twice a week to 100 mg and idont feel