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If you still have reservations about enrolling on the course ..it may be a nice idea to let the DESMOND Coordination Team know asap ..as ✻another patient✻ may be able to take your place ..they will need time to contact them.

My highest HbA1c was 108 mmol/mol ..the stepwise addition of oral agents delivered only ✻mediocre✻ improvements.

I started injecting insulin ✻17 years✻ after being dx'd T2DM

I think you have a ✻reasonable✻ case ..for always taking the 1st break.

It might be worth seeking NHS input ..as treatment may need a ✻joined-up✻ approach.

I've continued taking Dapagliflozin ever since it was added to Metformin ..in an attempt to tackle my dangerously high blood sugar ..personally, I've had no issues with it ..apart from learning how to ✻pronounce✻ it.

Fast forwarding a few days since your OP ..did you feel a ✻positive✻ difference when switching from 'FinePoint' to 'CarePoint' Needles?

I would wear such a silicone wristband ..to show I belong to the diabetes ✻tribe✻

It might be worth speaking to your pharmacist ..re-familarising yourself with the Patient Information Leaflet ✻beforehand✻

I change my blood lancet with each use ..and change my needle after each injection ..though I'm not sure this practice ✻affects✻ my SMBG values.

I steep ground coffee in a 2 litre jug with hot water for a couple of hours ..then decant it into another 2 litre jug ..then decant that liquor into another 2 litre jug ..I spoon the sediment from the second jug to the first ..pour in more hot water, and repeat the process I put some...

I spreadsheet my blood glucose diary ..to 'make sense' of my meter readings ..the sample size is now big enough for me to see the ✻trend line✻ based on my averages ..the dips and rises across the day tell me more about my diabetes than isolated readings would ..my numbers aren't great, but I...

Searching the internet for "patient information leaflet" gliclazide ..will yield quite a bit of ✻useful info✻ about this sulphonylurea ..and the possible side effects .."although not everybody gets them."

As I don't eat to the glucometer, I don't test mi'sen ..but do keep a diabetes ✻logbook✻ to keep a record of my HbA1c, etc ..what has also proved useful is all my 'diabetes' records ..collated in a pocket display book ..appointment and result letters on facing pages ..so they ✻flow✻ like a...

The '2-way street' between oral health and diabetes seldom gets a mention in the ✻self-help✻ books ..so it's nice that it's being being aired here in the public domain ..I too have regular dental checkups followed by appointments for special cleaning with the hygienist ..the cash saved via a...