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    I had fish for lunch today, baked cod wrapped in prosciutto with green beans & asparagus. Lovely lunch cooked for me for a change :)
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    EllieM reacted to lovinglife's post in the thread Type 2 Gliclazide and testing. with Like Like.
    I’ve changed it to Type 2 for you @Donna85 :) But if you could also edit your profile to say you are on medication as your about you...
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    EllieM reacted to Mark Rawlinson's post in the thread Great News with Winner Winner.
    After a 6 month review my Hba1c is still 45 my DN was very pleased with that saying ok it is still the same but 45 is not bad at all...
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    EllieM reacted to DiabetusDeletus's post in the thread Pump & Shift work with Informative Informative.
    I work on a 0 hour contract/shift work. im guaranteed 3 days a week. I work in a bar which is quite small and 5 of us have to get behind...
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    EllieM reacted to sninge's post in the thread Pump & Shift work with Agree Agree.
    Ive had a tubed pump for 20yrs now and ive always had manual jobs, I think ive caught the tubing maybe twice, one time was a door handle...
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    EllieM reacted to searley's post in the thread Pump & Shift work with Agree Agree.
    The tandem tslim would be good for this as it has multiple profiles which are easy to switch between So you could have 1 profile for...
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    EllieM replied to the thread Type 2 Gliclazide and testing..
    You probably accidemtally clicked the T1 option instead of T2 in the title. I believe you can edit it yourself but if you can't you...
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    EllieM reacted to CheeseSeaker's post in the thread Diabetes has ruined my life with Agree Agree.
    I'm the same as you - so many promises of a cure (in the press etc) over the years and nothing turned up 'yet' - there is some promising...
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    EllieM replied to the thread Surgery & Type 1.
    They should be able to put you on a glucose and/or insulin drip IIRC.... There are plenty of insulin users having ops, the anaesthetist...
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    EllieM reacted to Circuspony's post in the thread Surgery & Type 1 with Hug Hug.
    Thanks Tony It'll be a general but like you i haven't been in touch with the diabetes team for a long time so I handle MDI by myself...
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    EllieM reacted to Antje77's post in the thread gift hamper advice with Like Like.
    Hi @wlaura28 , welcome to the forum. If you want to include food/treats in your hamper, it would help if you knew something about their...
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    EllieM reacted to Bcgirl's post in the thread gift hamper advice with Creative Creative.
    Puzzle books, a fun Lego set….
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    EllieM reacted to Outlier's post in the thread Diabetes UK tackling stigma campaign with Agree Agree.
    There is a pervasive idea - even from some health professionals - that we T 2s have caused our illness ourselves because we ' let...
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    EllieM reacted to Outlier's post in the thread Shift work problems with Like Like.
    Do you have a union. I think TUC covers bus drivers.
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    EllieM replied to the thread Low carb.
    As regards salad dressings I'm a big fan of olive oil (you can use other oils but olive oil tastes the best) plus lemons or vinegar (3...
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