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  1. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    Now had that been me, I would have filled a kettle with water before it was turned off and taken it upstairs with a mug, spoon, coffee, milk, whatever, and probably a biscuit!
  2. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    Many years ago, in a different life, we contacted the MP in hubby's mother's constituency over a long delay in getting an operation to help with her painful and debilitating arthritic problem. The delay was very long. It worked. She was in hospital within 2 weeks of the contact. That was in the...
  3. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    Amazing what people will do when threatened with the press, media, or an MP. Good luck, and hope it all goes smoothly.
  4. Bluetit1802

    COVID 2019 Comorbidity with Diabetes

    Has anyone in the UK attempted to buy a non-essential item from a store allowed to remain open because it sells essential items, but been refused this non-essential item? I'm not just talking Easter Eggs, but any non-essential item? There seems to be confusion about the rules on this and I was...
  5. Bluetit1802

    New ... and I have a question...

    Social distancing people (as opposed to self isolators and those being shielded) can leave home to shop for essential items such as food and medicines. It seems to me you are in the social distancing group and therefore permitted to leave home to shop for essential items. I can't see the actual...
  6. Bluetit1802

    Vitamins and diabetes

    Thanks for that link. I managed to order the last one!
  7. Bluetit1802

    Vitamins and diabetes

    Out of interest, I checked a few UK websites. They were all out of stock of the ascorbic acid.
  8. Bluetit1802

    Hba1C test booked this week - should I cancel?

    Have you checked your surgery website? That would be my first step. Reminders and confirmations are often sent automatically, computer generated.
  9. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    I fail to understand why the Housing Association can't provide you with a new boiler or at the very least repair the one you have. What is the problem?
  10. Bluetit1802

    Asian Flu

    I was listening to the press conference thing on BBC News earlier. An expert said the symptoms include a fever, or a cough or both. The cough is a dry cough that lasts about an hour several times a day, or more consistent than that. It is not a wet cough that happens first thing when you get up...
  11. Bluetit1802

    Anyone definitely had Corona with a comorbidity and come though this?

    Is there a reason why you are still working? Asthma puts you in a vulnerable group. My daughter was sent home from work at the beginning of all this due to her medical records showing she has asthma.
  12. Bluetit1802

    Asian Flu

    I would have thought impossible to provide genuine survival figures other than from those hospitalised. Total survival figures are the most important including those that do not get hospitalised. The ones hospitalised are the most severe cases and many of those may die because of underlying...
  13. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    John, are you able to report your landlord at all? I'm not sure who is responsible for ensuring landlords fulfill their duty of care, which covers keeping their properties safe and healthy, but there must be some one somewhere. Does he know you have a nasty illness? It seems to me he could even...
  14. Bluetit1802

    Diabetic remission, and the risk of Covid-19

    The letters telling people to shield are only being sent to those on the list of very high risk conditions. Diabetics are not on this list. Unless you have one of the listed conditions, you will not receive a letter and must follow the rules that apply to everyone else. People falling into...
  15. Bluetit1802

    Hba1c, libre and red blood cell survival

    For some people the HbA1c is not a reliable marker. I am another that sees higher HbA1cs than my Libres and finger pricks tell me - by a significant amount. My GP understands this. She arranged for me to have my HbA1c tested by 2 different labs from the same blood draw. (These 2 labs use...
  16. Bluetit1802

    Feedback please on my homemade oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

    It can do. If you normally follow a low carb way of eating your insulin production drops accordingly, which is what we should be aiming for. Then you suddenly give your body a big blast of carbs, the pancreas is taken by surprise, not enough insulin is produced initially to cope with this, so...
  17. Bluetit1802

    Feedback please on my homemade oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

    This is nothing like an OGTT. There was fibre in the cereal, fat in the milk, protein in both, plus other additives. All these have an effect on blood glucose one way or another. If you want a true result you need to bite the bullet and do it with 75g of PURE glucose. In the UK we can buy this...
  18. Bluetit1802

    COVID 2019 Comorbidity with Diabetes

    We have glorious weather here in my part of England at the moment. Yet our small market town is like a ghost town. The main road in is normally chockablock with traffic. Barely a car in sight this week, other than cars parked outside people's homes - and there are a lot of those. We took a walk...
  19. Bluetit1802

    Diabetics R Us

    I read somewhere yesterday that boiler repairs and installations can continue. Unfortunately I can't remember where I saw it. It was on a questions and answers thing.
  20. Bluetit1802

    COVID 2019 Comorbidity with Diabetes

    The police have much more to do than count how many times each one of the 60 million people in the country go for a walk. If you are so concerned, why not obey the rules and just have one walk. :)
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