Recent Content by robin100145

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    Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

    I have just seen the post I wrote as changed by predictive text...! Hope you can make sense of it... The machine I have now is a ResMed S9 with humidifier and climate control pipe. It is fairly quiet in operation, which is important, although my wife sometimes complains that the facemask can...
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    Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

    Hi there Eddie... I expect by now you will have your appointment for a cpap machine. I have been using one for about 6 years now and it has made a tremendous difference to my life. I was started by the sleep team in St Thomas' Hospital in London on a ResMed S8 machine and after a week of not...
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    NHS Direct doctor says... NO testing when taking Metformin

    Hi All ... - I'm sorry, I rarely say anything on this forum, in fact I don't really know how to do more than read the postings, but this thread has really made me see red... This sort of totally irresponsible advice "not to test if you are on Metformin" is absolute complete and utter rubbish...
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    Diverticulosis

    That is a simply disgusting diagnosis... I would be complaining to my GP Surgery, or the local Healthcare Board or whatever, if that happened to me. On the one hand we are being told that this is an ever increasing 'Western Diet Problem' and here on the other hand, you are being dismissed as...
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    Diverticulosis

    Hi Cocacola... Very many thanks for your link to the GutSense article, which I followed and read with great care. My first reaction is that it is indeed an interesting concept to consider that we should in fact be taking in less fibre, but then I also think we should be fully aware that the...
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    Diverticulosis

    Mazbee... Thanks for raising the subject in the first place! There is a lot of information to digest. I didn't mention in my first post that I also take a macrogol preparation once a day, DULCOBALANCE, which I get on prescription. I find it excellent at keeping my system regular and moving -...
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    "The Rebuilder" - Electronic Foot Treatment Unit...

    Re: "The Rebuilder" - Electronic Foot Treatment Unit... Thanks to all who have replied. I guess my friend from Canada who suggested I look at this did paint a fairly rosy picture of its capabilities. I will certainly try and find out more about it before doing anything rash! Robin. Sent from...
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    Diverticulosis

    Hi mazee... I was diagnosed with diverticulitis soon after the Diabetes diagnosis. I have to keep a supply of Antibiotics handy in case the wretched thing flares up again and doubles me over with stomach cramps. My diet has changed slightly to include more roughage in the form of muesli and...
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    "The Rebuilder" - Electronic Foot Treatment Unit...

    Is there anyone who belongs to the Forum who knows anything about a new electronic device called "The Rebuilder" ? I very recently heard tell of this unit from some friends who live in Canada who came over to the UK for a visit. The story goes that an emminent Dr Phillips, with a Diabetic...
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    Win a Nintendo Wii-U!

    just got to get these posts over 20! This is another one... having a better day today BS count down a bit!
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    I was diagnosed as T2 as a 60th birthday present! Not the best present I have ever had. Now trying hard to make sense of it all. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Win a Nintendo Wii-U!

    Yes please...it might make me excercise Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Win a Nintendo Wii-U!

    Only just joined as dealing with T2 and first thing I read is this competition wow what a good start! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App