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almond flour is just ground almonds and you can get them in any supermarket. I mix ground almonds, a small amount of oats, flaxseed, chopped roasted hazelnuts, 1tsp pf cocoa and 1tsp of xylitol for a very delicious nutty chocolate porridge.

When I was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (almost 10 years ago) I found it very a hard to cope with from an emotional point of view. I didn't want to deal with other peoples reactions or perceptions (or what i thought would be their perceptions) of my illness. I just wanted to deal with on...

Update: I received a response to my letter saying that if I could fill in the application form for the exemption certificate, get my doctor to sign it and send them a copy they would accept this as proof of my entitlement and waive the fine, even though I didn't have the certificate when i...

Thanks for your replies everyone. I have reread the letter and I have 4 weeks to pay or 10 days to appeal, so I have written a letter appealing and basically saying that their time would be better spent chasing people who claim for things that they are not entitled to, rather than people who are...

A few days ago I saw a post entitled 'what is the hardest thing about having diabetes?' and the first thing that entered my head was 'having to fight for the health care I feel I should be entitled to'. On reflection this is isn't the worst thing, but it is certainly high on the list. I use to...

when I first picked up my diabetes medication, the pharmacist told me that I didn't need to pay prescription charges (although i was quite willing to) and just needed to tick the 'medical exemption certificate' box on the prescription. I have been doing this for 7 years. I never realised that I...