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Thank you to all who replied. I am now on the road to recovery, thank goodness :) I was told that I had a bug, but it did last two weeks. I was able to eat without any diarrhoea as I was worried that not eating would make my blood sugar very low. Have since had a blood test and blood sugars...

Can anyone offer advice or assistance. I am type 2 diabetic, taking gliclazide, metformin and simvastatin for cholesterol and ramipril for blood pressure. Had chest infection , 12 December, and went to doctor who gave me antibiotic, erythromycin . The infection is clearing up and had last two...

As my doctor won't give me test strips, I have the test every three months and see the diabetic nurse at the same time. I guess I am luckier than some but I woould still like to test myself. I occasionally buy the strips on Ebay but do believe we should have access to home testing for peace of...