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Was in hospital a couple of months ago for OHS, the food was minimal and ended up with toast and jam as well as a tiny bowl of sugar free cereal and had the choice of almost no food or eat food high in sugar, then they had the dim but bright idea of not letting me manage my insulin. used to...

I still eat sweet things, but usually as a response to a low some sugar free sweets are excellent laxatives, not the thing to have on long car journeys :)

tend to use the meter to see if I am really low, like 4, average of about 8-12 and higher when it is time to take meds, the hb1ac takes a few mil of blood, the strip test meter takes a tiny amount, but I use a contour usb to allow for memory and saving to the pc

Assuming you are taking the weed in a water pipe and so not smoking, am pretty sure that weed is sugar and carb free, several pints of beer will help you put on weight then there is the munchies....anyone who has taken weed in any form will know that it will turn an anorexic into someone who...

Currently taking 60 units of humulin at night and 32 in the morning along with day time meds which is metformin and glycazide had a healthy meal of boiled fish with quinoa and mushrooms etc and went to bed about 10, could not sleep and ended up feeling low which is unusual as most times am...

tend to have 2-3 eggs with tomatoes on a wrap with butter if having cereal, then a no added sugar granola, with nut and seed rich muesli, with non milk liquid like oat or coconut milk, often with a tablespoon of psyllium husks

Congratulations ! You are well on your way to get your feet chopped off and to go blind, it will be well worth it ? What you need to do is to get some flat pieces of wood and tie them to your feet so that you will be like it is when your feet are amputated, ie no real control and to wear a...

Re: VICTOZA just noticed the comment "Insulin AND Victoza are not recommended" why is this ? tried insulin it did not seem to do a lot the camping is all going to be in this country, looks like getting a travel bag and a large wallet, but some sort of discount in the colour I want -...

Re: VICTOZA cheers for the link - might end up buying a double pouch for both pens I have been leaving the pen in use in the fridge, but looks like this is not that important any problems with leaving it in the fridge for the one in use ?

VICTOZA Type 2 diabetic tried insulin from early jan to about 2 weeks ago, started on 12 units and upped every 4-5 days, last dose was 40 units and made little difference to the before and after results on victoza, lower day time than before, higher in the morning :( nurse reckons might have...

diabetic chocolate is made for the gullible as it is not cheap, the sweetener is a laxative, sorbitol i recall, much better to get the 85% cocoa solids chocolate, seen some at 90%, so by default not a lot of sugar :) plus the intense taste means a couple of squares have the same sort of flavour...

diabetes for dummies http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diabetes-Dummie ... 0470058102 was quite useful and covered all eventualities

good BG readings, only get strips from the doctors as dealing with the hospital who are changing my medication around and they need to know what the readings are doctors have decreed that t2 diabetics have no need to test blood sugar and refuse to provide any on prescriptions

had some once in a lifetime cream, was effective for 6 months tried surgical spirit, liberally covered the feet in the stuff with cotton wool pads, not seen any for a long time, it might sting a bit though :)

my practice has banned the strips for T2, but under the care of a hospital doctor who was keen to know the before.... readings to allow her to gauge the adjustments currently on this for a few weeks and suspect the glicazide might get upped to 2x2 in a few weeks Gliclazide M/R = 1 morning, 2...