Recent Content by catfan

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    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    4.5 this morning & flu jab yesterday !
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    Covid Vaccine Trials

    Both my wife & myself have signed up.
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    Personal independence payment

    There are quite a few comments on this thread thar well off the mark. For a start the decision to award PIP or not is down to the DWP not Capita or anyone else. Capita submit a report& the DWP decion maker makes the final decision. No one else. Capita are certainly not fair with their...
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    Terrified

    I have the same problem. Laser treatment was used on my eyes but the most important thing to remember as already commented is keep tight control of your diabetes & above all don't worry !
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    Having The Op On Private.

    I Thought all medical treatment in ROI is private, no NHS ?
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    Macular oedema

    I too suffer the same problem. I had four sessions of laser treatment end of last year & going back for two more sessions this week. My eyesight problems were discovered during an annual eye test by my optician.When I saw the eye consultant ophthalmologist last week he signed a Certificate of...
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    When not to administer insulin???

    During a hospital stay in 2017 I was prescribed Humulin M3 to inject morning & evening on discharge from hospital I continued to inject as instructed. I suffered horrendous hypo's day & night then contacted my DN. She immediately told me to reduce the hospital prescribed dose & after a phone...
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    Metformin - When to take?

    Ask your GP for Metformin SR. (slow release).
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    Neurologist

    Well done from me too BUT don't expect too much by complaining about your GP. Doctors will & do close ranks all the time. I would be inclined to look for another GP & move without any black marks on you patient file.
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    Metformin and muscle pain

    I had no problems at all with Metformin, only Statins, evil drugs with horrendous muscle pain.
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    Sharps Bin - on holiday in the UK

    Only this week I had the same problem. Pharmacist said take to GP surgery, they should send with their clinical waste.GP surgery refused. took it to the local walk in center, (in the same building) no problem at all. Local council offer too many hoops to jump through.
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    Metformin and muscle pain

    Statins caused lots of muscle pain for me, Metformin is OK for me.
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    Pip

    Or in simple rerms, how your condition affects you.
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    Pip

    Extensive information can be found here. https://www.youreable.com/forums/forum.php
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    How old is everyone

    66 next Tuesday ! T2 in remission !