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Curiously, I googled again. Sounds a bit Breaking Bad to me, but... http://www.wired.co.uk/article/extract-gold-from-electronics

It's funny - I'd not considered the question at all until you posted. Heh. Truth is, I struggle more with cooked veg than I do raw. Perhaps it's the type of veg - I tend to roast peppers, courgettes, brown onions, garlic (the occasional illicit parsnip), even sprouts and cauliflower, and I do...

"DON'T EAT THE BLUMMIN CARBS" I'm sorry. I giggled. Seems obvious with hindsight, eh? What is your happy carb level these days, @Chook?

I have definitely experienced this! At first, my daily carb target was about 120g, and that's reduced slowly. I'm bouncing happily along at around 50g /day now, but if I eat something that bumps me up even to 75g / day now (a sneaky ice-cream or an apple etc) I'll get a high that lasts a good 24...

That's just poor service. Tell them you'll be perfectly happy to buy a similar product from a different company - their response just isn't good enough. I'm so sick of companies like this profiteering from people with extra needs. Fine, charge fairly for your service or product and make a...

You know, there are companies - actual, profit-making businesses - who buy up used test strips, extract the gold or palladium, and sell it. If you think about it, this might sound bonkers, but it makes pretty good sense. The amount of gold in the world is finite...

Heya, @Rachox :) The manuals for all my meters recommend a Control Solution Test for every new batch of strips. Honestly, I find that a bit fussy, but I do double-up my tests when I change pots, just to make sure that they're all behaving themselves. Have found a relatively interesting...

Absolutely agree. I've eaten out a few times since my diagnosis and each time I looked up the menu online ahead of going, and prepared what I was going to order. The last time, I called the place we were all meeting and asked what they could offer instead of chips, breads etc and they were more...

Isn't it amazing stuff?!

A few quick points: - I was (very gently) saying that you probably have a form of PTSD particular to parents of PICU babies who didn't get enough / appropriate support when their babies left the high-dependency units. I have no power or qualifications to diagnose you, but donuts-to-diamonds...

Found two for you that may be of use: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/shop/medicool-penplus https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frio-Insulin-Wallet-Large-Blue/dp/B001LNWELI Second looks a bit flimsy, but I've used both stores without any issue in the past. What I would say, though, is that I think that stock...

We're a mongrel nation made up from waves and waves of immigrants throughout the ages, and each new wave from each new place has brought with it a new set of flavours. Though you could claim I'm biased (by dint of being British), I genuinely believe British cuisine is among the best anywhere -...

I just read this thread from the start. You lot are incredible. Here's a question, though. Are there any men who experience chronic pain reading this? I'm curious to see how men cope with pain and whether they experience and deal with it differently to us girls here? Clearly talking about it...

Hey there @kitskinner - welcome aboard! Jardiance is a funny one, and will hit different people differently (is what I learned from this thread), and if you feel unwell at all, contact your GP / 111 immediately. With that said, once the initial side-effects settled (and I got used to lose so...

It's incredibly normal for parents of children who had a rocky start, who had to worry and believe and fight for them right from the start, to carry that anxiety with them - I've seen families where completely healthy, happy teenagers who were SCUBU / PICU babies are still being anxiously...

I wouldn't cook with any of those things, but these tablet weight half a gram. It's cool - personal choice and all. Just thought it was fair to provide an option that is available on the NHS and, therefore, free to pregnant women. Sock x

Six million hugs and a potential solution: http://www.mims.co.uk/fultium-vitamin-d3-capsules-licensed-pregnancy/obstetrics/article/1337630 Capsule content Maize oil, refined Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) (E321) Capsule shell Glycerol (E422) - a sweetener, but not a sugar. Purified Water...

Oh, right! Because someone else normally does it, we've not yet tagged in @daisy1 who has lots of wonderful links to welcome you with, and @AM1874 who has some information about meters and things!

Hi @AlexMagd and welcome to the forum! Congrats to you for leaping in with both feet right away but, yes! It IS super-confusing at first. As... someone once said, "It takes many bites to eat an elephant" - and diabetes is an elephant that will be with you for the rest of your days. However...

Hi @biren1973 There's no super-simple answer to that, as it entirely depends on what was in the meal. For people who don't have diabetes, a big Xmas lunch, for example, would put most people into a BG hyper (and they fall asleep in time for the Queen's speech), but bingeing on ham and salad...