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Short answer is no. It's not the fact of having a condition that qualifies you for PIP - you have to be able to demonstrate what you can...

You cannot claim pip just because you have diabetes. Any claim for pip is assessed on your ability/inability to do certain tasks such as...

Yes, quite a few, some including bruising. Most are football related. While my BG was high any cut/bruise took forever to heal and...

The problem is that the "Artificial Intelligence" is not actually intelligent. It scrapes information from all across the internet and...

I've only ever used the Gluco RXQ, and have no experience of any others. As said above, the RXQ does the job, doesn't have any of the...

If your GP follows the official line you will be told NOT to test. Main reason is that if told to test, you would need to be prescribed...

Hi @TrishMabey and welcome to the forum. The standard way to find out what your BG is doing currently is through a fingerprick test...

Hi - basically it depends on what your local NHS is prepared to pay for. As CGMs (and blood monitoring generally) are still not thought...

For some reason, while in the popular media they all suggest eating less and exercising more fore weight loss, that's not how it works...

Agree with the above. 15 for a standard reading is indicative of a BG issue. I used to go to sleep at any opportunity, always a risk...

I can't answer that - I have no personal experience of either medication, and this forum does not allow anyone to advise on medication...

Hi and welcome. I'm a T2 and have maintained normal blood glucose levels for over five years now solely through diet. I eat all sorts of...

Hi @SteveN1966 , from your profile I see that you're on gliclazide. This is a medication that can cause hypos so I assume you have a...

Sorry. I had the low carb beers in my head typing that - I think those are the ones roughly equivalent to (non-sweet) wines. Traditional...

Alcohol certainly lowers my BG, although it takes a bit of quantity for that to become evident. I've had one particularly nasty...