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    Travelling Abroad - Hand Luggage Only

    As Dillinger states you can take medication on a flight so long as its easily displayed in a clear plastic bag
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    Type 1 Fried egg carbs

    EGGS!! the very best breakfast one can have , very low in carbs ,full of vitamins ,scrambled ,poached ,or just cooked in a small dish , NO fat or butter needed , all cooked in the Microwave , and a small slice of lightly buttered wholemeal toasted , all i can say is that it works for me
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    neuropathy ?

    I have had the same symptoms ,very tender to touch and swollen in the joint , but this turned out to be GOUT ,which when treated subsided after 7/10 days and a daily dose of Allopurinol 100mgs keeps this at bay
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    Idiotic person judging me!!!

    ............ Absolutely ! yes i agree its personal and private ,and perhaps there will always be a time when to inject in public is a matter of urgency , but to inject in public just to get a reaction from onlookers is completely unnecessary, and although Diabetes beit type one or two is a...
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    Driving myself nuts

    absolutely NOT !! , please go and see your GP ,in the first instance , especially if your taking any another medication do not self prescribe,prescribed medications mixed with medications NOT prescribed can be like playing Russian roulette
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    Can I take an extra metformin

    obviously you didnt read the box either !!!
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    Can I take an extra metformin

    actually your wrong about the maximum dosage of Metformin !, the MAXIMUM dosage is as follows : 6X 500MG a day divided into doses, or 3X 850MG a day divided into doses ,this is clearly printed on the information sheet provided with each box of Metformin, it seems you yourself haven't read the...
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    Sleepless nights because of pain

    absolutely right ,you must take advice from a GP ,Co-Codamol comes in three strengths 8/500mg,15/500mg/30/500mg, the first figure donates the strength of Codeine in mg the second is Paracentamol,so if also taking Codeine phosphate as well ? be aware of the issues of Constipation which Codeine...
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    Hair loss

    Hi Baldness does run in my family, but since ive been taking Metformine from one x 500mg increasing to 4x 500mg i am a classic baldy ! lol, yes i do believe its definetly linked to Metformine as in the early days of medication the thinning of the hair was happening quite rapidly until now ive...