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Vaccination against Swine Flu Two winters ago I didn't get my flu jab because my practice used it all up by giving it to anyone who wanted it and didn't prioritise the recognised at risk groups. By the time they got new stock in it was too late in the season to bother. Is there going to be...

Some medical staff treat people with diabetes like idiots. I recently moved to a different part of the country and the new consultant I saw felt it necessary to explain to me in words of one syllable how diabetes worked and how to keep good control of my blood sugars. If I had been a newly...

Thanks for your replies. I don't use a new needle every time because I find I bleed more with new needles. However, this is a new problem and I can't think of anything I'm doing differently that might have caused it. Perhaps I'll try changing my needles more regularly and see if it helps - if...

I have been injecting myself for over 25 years and have never had any problems. I have no lumps or dips and rarely bruise. In the last few weeks, however, I have suddenly developed strange little red, angry 'pimples' at the point where the needle goes in. It looks horrible and they are quite...