Recent Content by scottdavio

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    Airplane travel

    I flew back from Thailand on May the 8 th direct with Evaair , both Taiwan and Thailand have very little covid and as no one can enter Thailand from Taiwan I felt quite safe although we had to wear masks all the time in Bangkok airport and on the plane except for eating , which was twice and no...
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    Type 1 Covid 19 and diatbetes

    Why is it said those with diabetes will be affected more than those without ?
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    Newby retired firefighter requires rescue programme

    You should try my partners diet, we live in Thailand where rice is eaten with every meal and she has high cholesterol so no bad fats. At least she can eat egg whites. More yolk for me. Good luck with your new diet
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    Type 1 partner in Thailand

    Thank you Antje 77 for your reply. I have read that single use is good practice but many use many times until painful. I am looking into buying more but so far apart from buying from Amazon Which charge quite a lot for shipping which puts the cost higher than buying from hospital. I am in the...
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    Type 1 partner in Thailand

    Hi thanks for your message, we live in jomtien and went to the memorial hospital in Pattaya. We have a testing device and bought some testing strips from lazzarda but not cheap nearly 1000 baht for 50. The machine is a Glucochek easy pro. Do you know where I could buy cheaper? Also we had to...
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    Type 1 partner in Thailand

    Hi prem I'm not surprised at what you say, as with you most Thais I know have a diabetic friend or family member and from what I gather some take tablets and insulin while many don't think being diabetic is a problem and live life on rice and sugary cooking sauces not bothering to take...
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    Type 1 partner in Thailand

    So little known so many have. So many die through lack of information and unable to afford medication. People moan about the NHS, my first visit with my partner to a Thai hospital left me worried to death about the lack of knowledge. My second to a private hospital although much better still...
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    Difficult case my Thai partner who is 4 months pregnant . diagnosed type 1, her mother & sister...

    Difficult case my Thai partner who is 4 months pregnant . diagnosed type 1, her mother & sister died young due to diabetes,