Recent Content by Muddiford

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    What was your T2 diagnosis experience like?

    I went to my doctor in the mid-late 90's and showed him my legs and said it looks like I shave them and I have these blotchy patches on my shins that bleed easily plus the skin is like tissue paper. He asked me if I smoked to which I replied I did but not heavily and he then said don't worry...
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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    I was given testing strips on prescription at the practice where I was diagnosed with type 2 and after changing Drs and practice, they told me I wasn't allowed testing strips and had to buy them if I wanted them. They never said don't test though; when I complained, my doctor asked why do you...
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    Testing strips stopped by doctor.

    Hi everyone. Just wondered if this has happened to anyone else. I've had diabetes, type two, for roughly twenty four years. I first went to my doctor and told him it looked like I shave my legs and I have blotchy patches on my shins that bleed easily. He asked me if I smoked, which I did at the...