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Hi @Bobby105 , nice to meet you! Have you found any patterns relating to your food or the timing of your insulin with the hypers and... -
JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Skin care.I'm with @Antje77 ; if something's not healing properly, ask your GP or the assistant about it. If it needs an antibiotic cream, only...
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JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Red Rice Yeast.My GP told me I could try this, if statins from the pharmacy didn't agree with me. Never got around to it. Your posting this made me...
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Life is currently full of stress, has been for decades but particularly bad the last 6 months. Unfortunately I'm mostly bedbound so...
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I cannot add anymore than @JoKalsbeek and @Lamont D have already said. I can however, comment on the frustration around a diagnosis...
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I'm not going to add much than @JoKalsbeek has said. Hi @Jul211 , welcome to our forum. This does remind me so much of how I was...
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JoKalsbeek reacted to Antje77's post in the thread Need to vent - *&@# GP surgery messing me about with
Agree.
For what it's worth, I change my lancets about 3 times a year, and I test about 3 times a day. Doesn't hurt for me. Not officially... -
JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Need to vent - *&@# GP surgery messing me about.Good news being, if you were in DKA, you wouldn't've been able to be irked about it now. Next time though, try sticking around for the...
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JoKalsbeek reacted to debs248's post in the thread Need to vent - *&@# GP surgery messing me about with
Hug.
Thank you. I did accidentally re-use the first lancet, until I read that I shouldn't! My first attempt at stabbing this morning was... -
Hi For the past 40 plus years I have had non diabetic hypoglycaemic attacks, sometimes up to 6 a day no matter what I eat. In 2021 I...
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JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Diabetic or not.Your hypoglycemic episodes were never properly treated nor diagnosed? We can't diagnose on here, but there's conditions that can cause...
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JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Need to vent - *&@# GP surgery messing me about.Unbelievable... Or rather, I do believe it, but it boggles the mind that this has become almost normal. Progress, eh. Just so you know...
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JoKalsbeek reacted to debs248's post in the thread Need to vent - *&@# GP surgery messing me about with Hug.
Tuesday 22/4 Phone call from surgery saying "your blood sugar is very high" (wouldn't give me numbers), "can you come in to the surgery...
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Thanks this is already so helpful. You're right about SW and I give myself a talking to from time to time reminding myself of the...
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JoKalsbeek replied to the thread Motivation.Slimming world doesn't usually cater to people with a metabolic condition like diabetes, so maybe not the best way to go far as support...
