Recent Content by Slidge

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    Heat problems

    I just did a blood test and normally after dinner I can be around 10 or 12. I don't know if it is because I took my slow acting insulin this morning or whether the weather is playing a factor, but after dinner tonight, my sugar level was 7.2 and I had jacket potatoes with chili. I can't fathom...
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    - What is your name: Selina - How old are you: 50 - Are you male or female: Female - Which country are you from: England - Which city/area do you live in: Staines - Are you religious: No - Pick three words to describe your personality: Lively, Chatty, Outgoing - Do you have any pets: Cat called...
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    Favourite Author

    DEAN KOONTZ, rocks. Have read all his books. Favourite is Odd Thomas series :mrgreen:
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    The song title wax lyrical word association story game

    The Devil Went Down to Georgia
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    Fasting Blood Test

    If you are T2, then water is all you are allowed. However, if you are on Insulin, then you don't have to fast :crazy:
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    ACTIVIA YOGHURT

    I have been trying out this new Activia thing, get healthy from the inside as advertised on television. Did you know that the yoghurt has 15.2g of carbohydrates, of which sugars 14.9g per pot. To me, that is not very healthy for us diabetics and think I have found out why I am so high after...
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    How did you feel about switching onto injections?

    I have been on Slow acting insulin for a month now and am still in the frustrated stage of adjusting it by 2 units every 3 days as my sugar levels are between 10.5 & 19.6 still. (I started on 8 mmol a night, am up to 18mmol a night). I am due back at the docs mid June, possibly for the fast...
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    How did you feel about switching onto injections?

    I have been on Slow acting insulin for a month now and am still in the frustrated stage of adjusting it by 2 units every 3 days as my sugar levels are between 10.5 & 19.6 still. (I started on 8 mmol a night, am up to 18mmol a night). I am due back at the docs mid June, possibly for the fast...
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    Whats the most annoying thing people say about diabetes?

    I got friends who bang on about Holistic medicines and how eating organic foods can cure it. Does my head in. Both myself and my Husband have Diabetes. He is T1, I am T2. He has been diabetic since 1989 and me, just 1 year. I kept jokingly telling him I needed a short dose of it to lose a bit...