Recent Content by MrsMoo

I suppose in the event of a Hypo OR perhaps even an accident, strangers in the vicinity may be able to inform emergency services of the band, therefore helping said services gain information of a persons needs for treatment and hence be able to give faster treatment than otherwise? Possibly even...

"Unfortunately, the PCTs are allowed to pick and chose what healthcare they want to pay for and what they don't. I am lucky in that my GP is happy to prescribe the test strips and lancets that I need, but I'm willing to bet that once I have demonstrated that my BG is under control, the amount...

Thanks for that information Spiral! Where would most of us be without this site I wonder!

''Is that an argument that they use for anybody or just for you? In any case it has to be one of the most pathetic arguments going.'' I agree Ian I am hoping to win a machine and then I will BUY the strips if need be! I have a need to know so that I can find out if I need to adjust my diet...

Signed and my husband signed it too since he agreed too!

I agree well done! I can't even get a meter even though the nurse bragged of having many on the shelf! Apparently I will only stress myself!

Yay! you go girl you can do it!

Hi Gilly, I know exactly what your saying! I was only diagnosed in August this year and already feel the attitude of ''your like this because you let yourself get this way'' etc. Last week I saw my doctor in the morning for blood tests and we had a chat. She asked me to ask the diabetes nurse...

Hmm do they do one for elbows too? :D

I will do he usual - nothing! My opinion is its all propaganda to get rid of back stock after all the government has a contract with a pharmaceutical company to be supplied with it each year so they have to justify that don't they. I prefer to keep my bodies 'natural' defences up rather than be...

Maybe wearing a T-shirt with some kind of statement each time I visit them would help? :wink:

I would love to join the chat room on a regular basis with others to air things etc I think a set time might be a good idea and maybe the ''night'' ones are in other countries?? I too could go with IRC idea but I suspect using the site chat room would be easier for a lot to find who maybe aren't...

What gets me is I had all this with smoking! Yes I started that habit mainly because of peer pressure at a very young age but I kicked it in into touch (eventually) only to end up with getting the very same 'leper' treatment for diabetes. Since so many of us people obviously agree on this one...

I don't have the condition but my mother did for a few years before she passed away.

I am newly diagnosed T2 diabetes I already have an underactive thyroid which is being treated. I am taking Levothyroxin 100mcg once a day plus furosemide 40mg *2in the morning after breakfast. I now also have to take 1 aspirin dispersible 75mglus 2 * 500mg metformin in the morning. I take two...