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    Elephant Jokes

    Q: How do elephants call their friends? A: They make a trunk call.
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    A RETIREE'S LAST TRIP TO COSTCO!!

    I enjoyed reading this so much and was laughing so loudly my wife asked me what was wrong
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    Elephant Jokes

    Q Why do elephants have flat feet A For stamping out burning ducks Q How do you know if you have an elephant in bed with you A Because he has an "E" embroidered on his pyjamas
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    Elephant Jokes

    As yet I have not seen any elephant jokes on here, so here is my effort to put that right. What do you do with a red elephant? Stop telling him rude jokes What do you do with a blue elephant? Tell him jokes to cheer him up What do you do with a white elephant? Stop telling him scary stories...
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    Thoughts in ASDA pharmacy

    Have you checked the vets bills, just going to the vet costs £27, without the cost of any medication, a course of antibiotics for my dog cost another £87. At least with the NHS seeing your doctor is FREE! and if you have an exemption certificate prescriptions are also FREE!
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    I swear too much @#@#

    When my sons were in nursery the assistants were not allows to swear in front of the children (too right) so they used to say things like "Its puppy cold outside" "if you don't shut the puppy door the kids will get out" so now my wife uses it to!!!
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    NHS Proposals

    Great!!!! Made me laugh anyway!!!
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    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME 4

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    Modern Day Messiah

    What about turning water into wine? I suppose there would be critics of that too!
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    Type 2 Self Inflicted/Family connection.

    I think there is an inherited trait in my in my family for T2 diabetes. My Paternal Grandfather was diagnosed with T2 when he was aged about 50, my father was diagnosed with T2 at about the same age. My elder brother and myself have also been diagnosed in our 50s. Strangely enough my sisters...
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    "Out of stock"

    Its only happened to me once! I went to collect my prescription and the pharmacist said they were low on stock of gliclazide but would have some the next day, I could have one box (28) if I needed some. I always keep at lest 2 weeks stock in hand so I was not too bothered.
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    Do I need a meter

    I got a free one! not sure how or where or why! There are sometime giveaway ones on the main page. The main drawback with the giveaway ones is you then have to buy the test strips, etc
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    Type 1: Prescription fine

    Just a thought. Wouldn't it be easier to administer the system if the information was printed on the prescription to indicate that you were a diabetic (or had one of the other conditions giving exemption) and therefor exempt from prescription charges. After all the doctor making the prescription...
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    Religious Joke?

    There were a four cathoica sitting in a coffe bar near the vatican after attending mass in St Peter's. The first one said when my son is a priest when he comes into the room people call out "Father", the second one said my son is a cardinal when he comes into the room people call out "Your...
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    hypo at work - told to get back to work by boss

    On the subject of Health and Safety, look further down this forum, there is a thread with the title "Health and Safety", read it its quite interesting and may help your case! It was posted before the DEA 2010 came into force!
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    hypo at work - told to get back to work by boss

    You may like to read the following document about the Disability and Equality Act, from Diabetes UK. diabetes.org.uk/Documents/Advocacy/Employment_Advocacy_Pack_2010.pdf
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    hypo at work - told to get back to work by boss

    Everybody seems to have ingnored a very important piece of legislation that came into force on 1 October 2010 - namely the Disability and Equality Act 2010!
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    almond breath smell

    I think you mean 'pearsdrops' not almonds. if its ketones they smell of 'pearsdrops' or 'nail varnish remover' :)
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    V GOOD Strip supplier

    I use Pharmacy2u.co.uk 50 Aviva Accu-check test strips cost 19.95BP, free postage and generally arrive within 24-48 hours of ordering depending on time of order.
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    No benefit of self-testing for type 2

    As a type 2 diabetic, I have been told that I should try and keep by Blood Glucose below 7! If I don't self test how do I know what the current value is? If I don't know what my BG is then how can I control it and keep it below 7