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    diziness through the day

    Hi there, I too get them and mine has also been put down to medication i take for my heart!! There doesn't seem anything they want to do at the moment, so i just stand still holding on to something when they appear! Hope this helps Tony
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    Controlling multiple conditions - new study: only 1 in 3 can

    Re: Controlling multiple conditions - new study: only 1 in 3 Hi All, I read this with interest as just over a year ago i was diagnosed T2, some 6 months after being told i have serious CVD, and just before stents 8, 9 and 10 were inserted. At the time my BP was really low (110/65), but still...
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    Is CGM the way forward??

    Hi Danny, Have a look at NICE guideline CG15.....It gives some info to HCP's on CGM use in patients. Good Luck
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    off sick and redundancy announcement

    Spot on advice......just to add that IF they do make forced redundancies, they should have a points system in place that would have been agreed with the union prior to the redundancies going ahead. Also if they have not followed their HR procedures relating to your sickness abscence to the...
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    statins help

    Hi there, As you probably know there are many types of statins.....Some may have adverse effects on you while others do not. The problem is that they each effect different people differently. Personally i am on high dose Atorvastatin (80mg) with no side effects whatsoever, so i'm happy to...
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    Yearly 'MOT' - whose responsible for reminding?

    If they're not 'treating' you, why not let the Govt know and see if you can get the payment stopped!! thatmight make them get their fingers out :lol:
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    Dr Donald W Miller

    He certainly is :D I've just had a review with my Cardiologist, and had picked up this piece before i went....Discussed it with him, and his answer was that thousands do not support this theory and therefore they must be right :( We agreed to disagree but he promised to carry out some...
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    Fear not. Private Health Care on the Horizon.

    Sorry to disillusion you Jopar, the hospitals make a very tidy amount from parking charges :!: They contract out the management and keep a large percentage of the fees. :(
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    Fear not. Private Health Care on the Horizon.

    Hi Catherine, My personal opinion is that i would be happy for private companies to deal with long term or short term illnesses/conditions, as long as the provision was still 'free' to the patient, was provided at no additional cost to the Central budget, was at least as good as your current...
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    Medication - when?

    Hi Doug, Thats interesting.....However i note that your HCP diagnose Metformin when your HBA1C is below 7, and i presume was somewhere around there at diagnosis, but mine don't. I am wondering what the cut off is? As i said i don't particularly want any more meds (i take 13 pills a day for...
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    Medication - when?

    Hi all, I often browse the :?: s and threads on here, and have one to raise myself. quite often you get people diagnosed with a HBA1C of 7 or less some cases they are 6.5, and they are put on Metformin. At my diagnosis of 7.0 it was clearly stated that there was no requirement fro me to go...
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    What really causes heart disease

    The difference is only a couple of letters.............and we can't breathe either of them :)
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    What really causes heart disease

    Without seeming to be pedantic I always thought it was a build up of carbon monoxide in the throat that causes the gasping reflex not lack of oxygen!: Sid surely you meant Carbon dioxide!! I to am a diving instructor. :thumbup: tony
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    Ramipril/ACE inhibitor

    Hi there, I was prescribed Ramipril when i was diagnosed with Coronary Heart disease!! My BP has always been good, and currently sits in the 105/65 area. I've had no issues with the Ramipril, not even the cough, BUT my Kidney function is deteriorating, due to the plethora of drugs i now have...
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    Nhs bill and forthcoming privatisation of nhs

    Sid, You want to move up north......cost of a private angiogram round here is £650.00. :)
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    Diabetic scuba divers, any practical experience

    Hi there, amongst other things, prior to my cardiac issues last year, I was a PADI certified instructor. 8) One of the questions on the PADI Medical form relates to Diabetes......If you answer yes, you need to get a doctor to certify whether or not you are fit to dive. :thumbdown...
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    Big Fat Fiasco

    Libraraising, I was diagnosed T2 in May (ish) last year, which was 6 months after being diagnosed with serious CVHD. I too did a lot of reading, but mainly for the CVHD, came accross a doctor called Kendrick, who has written a book. He also follows the line of Fat's not bad, it's the changes...
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    Big Fat Fiasco

    Hi noblehead, :clap: You're right I will not be increasing my fat/meat intake for sure :) the reson i posted the discussion is that i feel some of the article may have credibility. i don't have an axe to grind in favour of any diet type, but thought that some of the 'data' quoted may...
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    Big Fat Fiasco

    It gets better....glad you were technically competent enuff to embed it here.... :oops:
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    Big Fat Fiasco

    Hi all, Don't know if anyone else has already posted on this, but as a member of another forum (Heart UK), i noticed a link to the subject. Basically it's on You tube and if you enter 'Big Fat fiasco' as a search you'll get a lecture in 5 parts, which i'm sure not only the Low Carbers, but...