Search Results

Well done - that is really great - very glad you shared your achievement and your happiness!

Re: free perscriptions .... and don't forget that we are entitled to a VAT exemption on anything we need for testing our diabetes. Mind you it took a bit of a battle at Boots in my local town for them to accept what I was telling them about this. I printed a form off the internet and they took...

I have been taking Karela since a herbalist advised them in August - along with other supplements - cinnamon, alpha lipoic acid, chromium, turmeric and gemnema sylvestre (and others) I have reduced my Hb1ac from almost 9 to 6.5. I had run out of Karela recently and my blood sugars were in the...

Thank you Freddy - that's really useful to know.

Hello I have just unpacked my new Contour XT meter and was filling in the warranty when I noticed at the bottom it says, "I have diabetes and claim relief from VAT under Group 12 of Schedule 8 of the VAT Act 1984." Does anyone know what this means? Thank you

Bank

This drives me crazy. I have just asked my diabetic nurse for a monitor and she said it wasn't necessary - and gave me a stupid reason why she thought this. I have signed the on-line petition on here. I had already bought myself one - and have really understood what foods make my sugars shoot...

Thank you for responding to my post/rant. It seems so very wrong that the NHS continues to be giving incorrect advice regarding the best diet for diabetic control. It also beggar's belief that they can hand out drugs but refuse to give out monitors to help us take control of our own bodies and...

When I saw the diabetic nurse in August 2012 she was worried about my hba1c - as it had risen to 8.6. She wanted me to go on one of two new drugs but I refused saying I wanted time to think about it. I wrote to her asking for 2 months to do my own thing before I made the decision about the...

Hi, I have recently joined the forum, and only just worked out how to introduce myself! - Include a photo here if you wish to..... perhaps another time - What is your name? .......Gillian - How old are you? ...........50's - Are you male or female? .......female - Which city/area do you live in...