Recent Content by saffireblue

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    I'm just plain scared!!

    Hi Everyone, and I want to thank you all for such wonderful thoughts and good wishes, and to tell you all that it's so very very important for us all to be there for each other, like you are for me and John. There is nothing more healing to some one that sick then to know that they do have...
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    I'm just plain scared!!

    I've been diaganosed as a type 2 diabetic since 2000, and you would think that I could hande anything that they throw at me. My BP's are well under control. My blood pressure is so low that they cut my meds in half. Feet., circulation, weight, and cholesterol all good. But lately I've...
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    Desang Kitbags And A Top Tip

    Ok...got my Desang slim kitbag yesterday. Boy, that was fast. It's every bit of what they claim it to be, and after searching online, I found that both in the UK and in the US, this is the brand that sells the best. I am very very happy with mine. It is extremely well built, and will...
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    Breeze 2

    Well, I'm a newbie here, too, and don't have any sales affiliation with any company. I'm a type 2 diabetic professional musician. I've been using the AccuChek for several years, and just recently won one of the Bayer Breeze2 meters off this site. Ok, get your stones ready...I like it...
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    Desang Kitbags And A Top Tip

    I just ordered myself the slim desang kitbag, the tan leather one, and it's going to be a blessing to me. Yesterday, I had to run around town, and I usually carry all my gear in a plastic pouch in the bottom of my handbag, I am an insulin user, so I had a pen in there, along with the stuff...
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    Diabetes and Depression

    Depression and diabetes...I speak only for myself, but I know for a fact that the two go hand in hand. I also know that I was a diabetic about 5 years before it hit me so hard they had to diagnose it before I slipped into a short coma. When I woke up, and was told the diagnosis, it was like...
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    Long socks!!

    May I suggest that you type in 'Cozy Feet' into your search, and it will bring you to a page where you can look up socks for men. My husband has a vascular flow problem in both of his legs, causing painful leg ulcers, and he's 71 and not very active. I looked for ages for socks with soft tops...