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It stands for Testosterone Replacement Therapy. Just another injection every couple of weeks. I'm being prescribed a biphasic insulin to simplify things whilst I'm away. My glucose gels and tablets aren't kept with my diabetes kit so I'm not including them in the medical pack. They live in...

I'm going solo unfortunately. I'm taking double what I need split between my main pack and my medi pack. Apparently the pharmacies are pretty well stocked there but I don't really want to test that out!

I need to carry, libres, duo click needles, insulin, a couple of meters, TRT gear and my cpap equipment. So quite a bit of bulk for 2 months

I don't like having 80 different cases for all my equipment so I like the little pockets with loops where I can attach my meters etc securely so that they don't get shaken around in a regular zip pocket. It's just neater and better organised in my opinion. Also the insulated pocket for my...

I'm travelling to Ukraine for 2 months and need a solution to carry all my diabetes gear and medication for the trip. There aren't many great looking options out there. I'm not particularly enamoured by the Sugar Medical XL but it seems like the only suitable option available in the UK. What do...

Thank you all for your advice ☺️

I have district nurses in twice daily. My feet were fine at 4 then looked like this at 10. No pain, nothing. I had also seen my practice nurse just the day before. It came without warning that quickly.

Hi, This appeared completely out of the blue a few nights ago. The doctor has put me on a high dose of 2 antibiotics but begged me to go to hospital. The on-call vascular told her that if I don't attend hospital for IV antibiotics then it's fatal no matter what she prescribes. I have the...

I was admitted to hospital a few weeks ago. I let stress get the better of me and took a stupidly large overdose. I was unconscious for the first 4 days having fits, convulsions and by all accounts quite harrowing hallucinations. My body was going through a ridiculous amount of unconscious...

That's very interesting, thank you! I'll speak to my GP about it.

I used to put up pretty decent powerlifting numbers. But over the past few years my body has seized up really badly (can't raise arm past parallel, head stuck 8 inches forwards, legs completely seized) and pretty severe pain to go with it. I deadlifted 300kg and now cannot put on a pair of socks...

I've been passed from one antiD to the other for years without much success. Sertraline brought on the WORST night sweats ever. You could literally ring out the duvet. Venlafaxine massively increased the frequency and severity of my suicidal thoughts. The others a less severve mix of side...

When being bred as feeders for birds or reptiles they are generally bred between layers of card/other cheap dry and layered material. Their water comes from their food which is generally veg or small amounts of fruit matter. The trouble on the scale we're talking about is ensuring that they...

In theory switching from traditional animal products to insects is great for the environment and is a source of protein that's great for the poor. However, the cost and manufacture of putting the infrastructure in place to breed the quantities of inverts to western health and hygiene standards...

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