Recent Content by jasholden

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    Any Type 3C people out there?

    Yes I use the Libre 2 system but I use my iPhone for scanning
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    Any Type 3C people out there?

    Ho there I am 3c and have brittle too - highs and lows, sometimes very difficult to control or predict... I like the sound of the Diabox app but am unclear as to where to get it. Could you please elucidate? Thanks, Jamie :)
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    Thrush

    I had systemic candidiasis and went on a course of anti fungal tablets 'fluconazole' for 3 months - all good now, so many symptoms disappeared eventually making life immeasurable better...
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    Any Londoners out there?

    There is a lovely Vietnamese restaurant on Caledonian Road called Sen Viet - I ate there last night and can highly recommend great food, great service, great value, great.
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    How damaging is it?

    This morning before breakfast I was 2.7, I decided to have my porridge with no injection, 2 hours later it was 14.2, so I injected - 1 hour later it was 3.3,
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    Contour Next Meter "Competition"

    Hi all, I just got an email announcing a competition that I should enter to "win" a Contour Next blood sugar meter. I have been using these particular gadgets for well over a year and yes, they are brilliant - they make my previous device look like an antique. But a competition to win one? I...
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    NHS Prescriptions

    to add insult to injury it now looks like the final bit for HS2 is going to top £100 BILLION pounds
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    NHS Prescriptions

    pls excuse the mega-late reply, now I honestly can't remember where I read it might have been in the Week magazine...
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    Porridge, what are the for and against thoughts

    Hehehe brilliant :))
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    Porridge, what are the for and against thoughts

    Hehehe brilliant :))
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    How many Hypos

    After 3 weeks of pretty stable bloods around 5.0 to 9.0, last Friday for no apparent reason I went down to 2.7 then up to 17.8 then down to 3.9 then up to 15.3 then down to 2.7 then up to 12.4 - now back to "normal" phew - I used to like rollercoasters - now I don't have to bother... wheeee! -...
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    Porridge, what are the for and against thoughts

    I grind my porridge in a coffee grinder as I like a smoother texture or I have ready break when I can find it. I also add ground cinnamon and freshly minced ginger - sooo delicious I mix it with low calorie blackcurrant squash diluted with carbonated water, microwave it for 90 seconds then stir...
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    NHS Prescriptions

    Are they truly considering taking test strips and pen needles off NHS prescription to save £68M (the annual bonus of some of the countries' CEO's) - seems a little misguided to me.
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    Carb counting ?!?!

    This single post has helped me more than the 4 diabetic appointments I have attended in the past 6 months thanks!!