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    Diagnosis Type 2 today.

    I am in the same boat as yourself as we too have to travel miles to a supermarket. I now get a Tesco delivery once a week and keep the freezer topped up after a monthly shop at Aldi for the frozen veg for microwaving, fish and brown bread. I have often wondered if there is a meal delivery...
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    Do cigarettes really contain sugar ?

    Why does it say that there is sugar in the tip to prevent bitterness on the web and where did you find out that there was no sugar. Thanks, Julie
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    Do cigarettes really contain sugar ?

    I have looked on the web and apparently it is used in the tip so that the tobacco is not bitter !
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    Do cigarettes really contain sugar ?

    I am a social smoker nowadays and my mum has just called me to say that Cigarettes contain sugar !!! Did anyone else already know this ? Trying my best to give up completely but I find if I meet up with anyone who smokes, I have one too :-(
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    Chris I would ignore your Doctor as you can control your symptoms when you have a meter. If you...

    Chris I would ignore your Doctor as you can control your symptoms when you have a meter. If you do not get one your bloods will stay high and you will just be given higher dosage of tablets. Cost is why Doctors say no meter. Did you get free prescription before diagnosis ? Get control with a...
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    hi - excessive thirst

    Boiling water in an egg poacher that cost just a few pounds and its poached really quickly with hardly any mess :-)
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    Not too bad Chris, but I am so glad that I got a meter. Unless you know what your levels are...

    Not too bad Chris, but I am so glad that I got a meter. Unless you know what your levels are each day, you cannot control them properly. I have gone from a high of 14 to 5/6 in 6 weeks and I would not have known if it wasn't for my meter. I am good most of the time now but have a weekly treat...
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    Hey Chris, fancy seeing you here ! Hope your enjoying the site and your questions are getting...

    Hey Chris, fancy seeing you here ! Hope your enjoying the site and your questions are getting answered :-)
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    hi - excessive thirst

    I was really thirsty until I cut out bread and potatoes and if I eat them just once, I notice the thirst coming back again. I have been having grilled bacon, poached egg and fresh tomatoes for breakfast, a salad with meat or fish at lunchtime and lots of vegetables and meat in the evening. I...
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    Lowest reading so far of 5 after being told I was off the scale and needed insulin

    Oh I do hope so...I have lost almost a stone in weight since my visit. Fingers crossed and thank you !
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    Lowest reading so far of 5 after being told I was off the scale and needed insulin

    Thank you for your thoughts...It was a huge shock to me as the doctor showed me a graph and the reading was his screen. I was so shocked that I didn't ask any questions, however, I had to admit that I had not started the tablets that had been given to me a month previously as I was told I...
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    Lowest reading so far of 5 after being told I was off the scale and needed insulin

    Hi Everyone, I was told a month ago that my sugars were off the scale but was not told what they were. I got a meter recently and have had my lowest reading today before my evening meal of 5.0 so I am really chuffed. Doctor told me that I may need to go on Insulin in May after further tests...
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    Prescribed Oxytetracycline - will these affect blood sugars ?

    Hi Everyone I was recently told that my blood sugar was off the scale and should be on insulin, however, I was given 2000 metformin daily and asked to return in May. I was also given Oxytetracycline antibiotic to take due to an infection that is taking a while to heal. My blood sugar is...