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Your meeting with the nurse seems to have gone okay. :D I believe Gliclizade can cause hypos and that's why she's given you a meter and strips - lucky you! :D Don't forget that you are also entitled to free prescriptions now, because you're on meds - unless you are already getting them of...

The last one to post is the winner. But I don't think Patch set an end-date :lol: Viv 8)

Hi Jessie - welcome to the club! :D I was diagnosed with an HbA1c of 6.5, so you are one of us! In amongst everything else the nurse says to you, make sure you ask her about your operation. For instance, if she gives you Metformin (which I'm sure she will), you shouldn't take it on the day...

My feet seldom feel cold to me, but they are very often cold to the touch. Probably circulation, as I don't move as much as I should. I have to remember to keep waggling them in circles! Viv 8)

I've now sent the same email to him twice, once to the address CatherineCherub gives above, once to his House of Commons Office. P****ck! Viv 8) Self-censored! :wink:

Don't panic, Mist. It's probably just that you've over-used unaccustomed muscles, and it will wear off as you get more used to the work. It always happens to me when I start gardening again in the spring. Nothing to do with diabetes. I think the underneath ones are the triceps, aren't they...

I've emailed Dr Lee too. I couldn't let that pass - shows how much he knows about diabetes! It will be interesting to see if I get a proper reply, as MPs are only supposed to deal with queries from their own constituents. So i copied it to my MP too. Viv 8)

Me again! As my BGs are already up owing to my cold - I'm going to eat a mince pie :P Viv 8)

I've emailed him. I'll let you know if I get a proper reply. Viv 8)

I think you'll find that it is just this sort of situation where the NHS intends to stop the surgery dispensing. Viv 8)

You could email him - contact details on the Parliament website, parliament.uk - but try not to be too rude! If this is the full quote and not taken out of context, it just serves to show how little some GPs understand diabetes. Having said that, there are some patients who sit waiting for...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 6.1 at 08:30, which is the highest I've been for a while. I have a heavy cold, though, and I had a very restless night; also on Lemsips so no wonder it's up. :( On the bright side, I had my first mince pie for 2 years yesterday...

I've been lying low . . . BOO! Viv 8)

You'd get the Metformin (if you wanted it) which helps with insulin resistance, can suppress your appetite, and gives some protection against CVD and stroke, and now seems to have a protective role against some types of cancer. You'd get access to all sorts of tests, though you may need to push...

This is political correctness gone mad! P***k, indeed! What do I do to my finger every day to test my blood glucose? :roll: Viv 8)

I think when it was first invented it was to make sure that the high-street pharmacies didn't go out of business! The doctors and the pharmacies were in direct competition. Now surgeries are only allowed to dispense if they have many patients who live more than a mile away from a...

Both my practice's surgeries dispense, as many of their patients (including me) live miles away from a pharmacy. It would be extremely difficult for me to reach a pharmacy if I didn't have a car. (Yes, I have a bus pass - now can I have a bus to go with it, please?) Have you tried explaining...

Usually 14. I have a 2-egg omelette, cooked in butter, for breakfast almost every morning. Sometimes I add cheese, sometimes mushrooms, but usually plain. Viv 8)

My mid-30s cousin did a nursing degree about 15 - 20 years ago, and was taught nothing about diabetes. It wasn't covered in the course. All she knows know is about putting diabetics - all diabetics - on a "sliding scale" insulin treatment when they are in hospital. I'm pretty sure that would...

Anna, I don't cool the boiled water. If you go half-and-half with lemonade, you get a comforting warm drink. Viv 8)