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    SD Codefree meter

    I am type 2, never said for a never, never said for a prescription since being diagnosed in 2003, well i did say for the very first prescription i had, cut managed to claim it back from the government once i got my prescription exemption card Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    SD Codefree meter

    Why is everyone talking about expensive test strips etc, IF you are diabetic you get your prescriptions free of charge, EVERYTHING, NOT JUST MEDS FOR DIABETES i even get my meters free of charge, at the moment i am using the bayer contour usb machine, again FREE OF CHARGE Sent from the Diabetes...
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    Thrush and type 2 diabetic

    Make sure you get the caniston 2% Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Blood glucose levels

    Could someone please advise me what "ideal" levels should be, my nurse says 4-7mmol no matter when the test is taken, before breakfast, after lunch etc, but i am sure i have read on the DCUK site 4-10mmol is acceptable! My medication is Aspirin 75mg Metformin 4x 500mg Gliclazide 4x 80mg...
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    Change of statin

    I was on simvastatin 80mg in evening, and have recently been changed to atorvastatin then i was admitted into hospital at the beginning of February this year, i had a heart attack! My cholesterol levels 2 weeks ago were measured at 3.4, ALSO WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, A DIABETIC CAN HAVE A HEART...
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    Hospitalrefused diabetic meds

    Hi, i have had the opposite, i was admitted to hospital beginning of February with what was eventually diagnosed as a NSTEMI (heart attack) and was tested regularly with the hospital bg meters, the nurses and sometimes student nurses were handling the test strips with bare hands and actually...
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