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  1. Talos

    Just started metformin and blood pressure is down and….

    Quite soon, about a week before I noticed , didn't loose much a few pounds , certainly nothing to get excited about:(
  2. Talos

    Just started metformin and blood pressure is down and….

    Had the same effect when I first started, was quite pleased but it doesn't last I'm afraid weight soon recovers
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    Shredded Wheat - Dangerous or safe?

    I have my reasons
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    Shredded Wheat - Dangerous or safe?

    Thanks to everybody for their helpful replies , I truly have learned. Sorry for the late acknowledgement but life sort of got in the way :angelic:
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    Meters

    Had my codefree 2 years now with no problems, I would recommend it every time.
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    Quitting smoking

    Ive use an Ecig for a year now on and off , not noticed any change in my test levels at all.
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    Type 2 NHS Check Up Frequency

    I've been told by my GP that all tests are monitored including ECG and I can phone for the results if I want, also if the test comes back OK they will not call me, it seems the rule of "no news is good news" applies. When I was first diagnosed I also had to attend every 3 months and was given a...
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    Type 2 NHS Check Up Frequency

    I go for a check up every 6 months which seems to be about the norm, I don't get called in, I pre book a blood test and then make an appointment with the nurse for a review a week later. This method seems to suit both a busy surgery and me, I do feel you need to be proactive with your own care...
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    What oil do you use to fry food?

    Sunflower or Rapeseed well drained seems to suit me fine.:)
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    Not a daffodil in sight.

    Not sure where you are in Wales Jack, but I am in West Wales and there are plenty of daffs out here and snowdrops & crocus and the grass is still growing, too wet to cut though:)
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    Should cyclists pay road tax?

    Yes they should be insured, and carry some kind of licence plate like motorcyclists do. They should also have more dedicated cycle lanes at the side of the road to keep them off the main carriageway, safer for them safer for us .
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    Injecting through clothes

    I would have thought it was common sense that if you inject through clothing you pick up any bacteria from the cloth onto the needle . But I've not found any evidence of common sense on FB for a very long time, its just a trolls hideout . Block them , ignore them but don't try to argue, its a...
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    Retinopathy shocking...

    Unfortunately I think the only way is to introduce a charge for missed appointments, only those missed without very good reason of course, its the only way in my opinion. Dentists have done it for years even NHS ones, I bet they don't suffer the same problem. As for the retinopathy test I...
  14. Talos

    Glucose Tolerance Test

    Ive had several of these "fasting" tests at my local hosp waited no more than 10 mins and nobody mentioned about no meds just no food or drink other than water.
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    Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

    When I used my Freestyle meter my readings averaged 5.6 , I ran out of strips and changed to a Codefree meter , now my average is 6.8, I have not changed my eating habits or anything else but the meter, these averages are over about 2 weeks . I think as a type2 relying on the actual numbers can...
  16. Talos

    Weight loss?

    Plenty of online sites will send you a new one FOC but watch those prices for the strips.
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    Non invasive glucose monitor

    I really hope something comes of these , it's about time blood tests where possible without actually drawing blood
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    Non invasive glucose monitor

    Around here, nothing, zilch, nada, zero and its been that way for the last 2 years
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    Non invasive glucose monitor

    Looks good, who wouldn't want one, BUT I bet it will be expensive:( I bet NICE wont pass it :grumpy:
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    Free Wales

    You didn't make that clear did you, you said it had to be written in Welsh, my doctor writes in English. The back I agree is printed in both languages but so is everything in Wales