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Saw this on the web, seems to affect Accu-check strips only

The "Well Plate" system describes a dinner plate that was split into 3 sections. From memory (I'm at work) it was 50% fruit & veg. 25% proteins and 25% carbs. It was suggested that if you increase anything it should be the fruit and veg. if you do increase this you should reduce the carbs or...

The weight is still dropping , however to be honest not as much as I would like. Weighted myself on Monday (02-04-2018) and tipped the scales at 112.8kg. I'm going to search the garage for my bike and try to start doing more exercise than I'm currently doing. My job is pretty physical and my...

Last week saw me attend the Diabetes education course arranged via my GP at diagnosis. It was an eye opener for a newbie such as myself (who is surrounded by so called "experts" at work, all of whom know a guy that met a bloke who once sold a dog to man that lived in the same street as their...

This, straight from the DVLA website at "https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving" Diabetes treated by insulin Car or motorbike licence You need to tell DVLA if: · your insulin treatment lasts (or will last) over 3 months · you had gestational diabetes (diabetes associated with pregnancy) and...

》I've been going over last year's numbers, getting ready for my income tax forms.《 I'm self employed and my accountant tells me that "Medically necessary items" that are needed to enable me to function and work are 100% tax deductible. So if anyone has to buy anything to assist in the...

So they should be! When you change the medication that is the most important time to keep a check on your blood sugar readings

Can't remember where I read it, but I remember the advice said something like "should you receive an NHS penalty notice for the condition for which you have applied for the exemption certificate in the period immediately before it was issued, simply reply quoting your exemption certificate card...

Tis true. You need form "FP92A" from your doctor. Mine took 10 days to come through. In the mean time just tick box E on the prescription (something like "I have a medical exemption certificate") Using the exemption whilst waiting for the certificate to be issued is not a problem

I've just completed my first 28 day course of Metformin since diagnosis and have just started to do a daily blood test when I get up. I am only doing the test once a day to try and get an over view of my readings. Once I have completed this second course of tablets along with daily testing I...

As an ex soldier there is very little I can't drive. My licence looks like a who's who of the motoring world. My doctor told me that "oficially" I am required to tell the DVLA that I have been diagnosed. However as I have just started tablets (metformin) with the intention of bringing down my...

To be honest I wasn't too bothered about my weight until I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic and then through this forum realised that my weight was a contributing factor to my condition. I decided to make a conscious effort to loose weight and was told by a work colleague about the Samsung...

Breakfast was readybreak Lunch chicken and salad Tea was shepherds pie I'm still new to all of this so not yet testing my blood sugar readings

Treating a Hypo is a reason, not an excuse. An excuse is when you do not have justifiable grounds for your action. A reason is when you do

Thanks for the great information

Ask your doctor of the practice nurse about testing kits, as the strips you need for doing the testing can sometimes be prescribed for certain types of testers. You just need to know which ones

I'm also type 2 (diagnosed 31st Jan) and do not test. Have no idea if I am supposed to. At diagnosis I was given a prescription by my doctor and sent on my way

Tried to sign it but it says the petition is closed

A colleague of mine passed his driving test a year after being diagnosed as type 2. He was issued a full UK drivers licence with no restrictions

You say a private company gave you the ticket, this is really important so please check. Have you received:- 1. A PENALTY charge notice, or 2. A PARKING charge notice. The penalty charge notice is backed by law through the issuing authority (usually your local council), however a parking charge...