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Just got back from speaking with the dietitian and have finally got the blood sugar testing kit and it all went pretty smoothly from then on.

Well today I am going to see the dietitian and actually feeling good about it. I am thinking of asking her if I could do a low carb diet or the newcastle diet as I have read it and it sounds really good to lose weight. I am also going to ask her about exercise routines and what I should do. Also...

So next thursday I am going to be seeing a dietitian for the first time since being diagnosed last October after having to reschedule 2 appointments in the last 2 months due to Uni commitments and I am feeling a bit nervous to be honest as I had my only sugar test kit took away from me and I...

I've only recently had my blood monitoring test kit took away from me by my Doctor and I got told by him that they will check my blood's for me every 3 months and he has made me an appointment to see the diabetic nurse & dietitian at the Royal Derby Hosptial about my diet next thursday and I...

I have explained it to my parents and I have even said that I will sign up to a recruitment agency where my Uncle works. They thought that I would qualify for Jobseeker's as I won't be at University in the summer and I support myself through term time by Maintenance Loan and Grant, even then I...

I was in disbelief last night as the pub that I go to regularly know that I am diabetic, but they gave me a normal pint of coke by mistake and I even had to ask one of my friends who is type 1 if i could test myself as I recently had my meter taken away from me and cannot afford to buy one...

I have been showing that I am committed and dedicated when applying for jobs and I even say that I would do a paid job for nothing if that gets me employed. Also I have applied for a lot of cleaning jobs that do not require experience, but they say that I need a driver's license or a CRB check.

I cannot get Jobseeker's allowance as I am at University so I am classed as being in full time education. I beg to differ as I have applied for every store and every job including; bar staff, sales assistant, stock assistant, warehouse staff, kitchen staff, cleaners, admin staff, data input...

Hi, I am a unemployed type 2 diabetic university student on 500g metformin twice a day. today I found that I may become homeless in June as I have to move out of my accommodation by 22nd June and my parents are considering not letting me come back home if I do not supply rent for the Summer. I...

Well izzi, Freeganism works as my flatmates have kindly allowed me to have bits of their food and drink and i even got four cans of beans of a flatmate who says he doesn't like him. I have only spent £5.63 on 3 500g bags of cornflakes from tescos for 31p, 5 litres of semi-skimmed UHT milk from...

Why not pay for a bigger bottle like 2 litres of pepsi max or pepsi diet. I do and it has saved me a lot of money than buying the 330ml cans for 70p - 90p or the 500ml bottles for 1.20 - 1.40, instead I buy the 2 litres for £1 from a bargain booze shop and it lasts me for up to 3 days.

Hi, I have 2 questions that i need answering So on friday morning i woke up with a feeling that something was wrong with me as i have had pain near where my kidneys are I think and it has been constant through out friday and today. I do not know if I should be worried about a kidney infection...

Ever since my blood glucose kit was taken away from me last Wednesday by my doctor, i am now waking up in the night every 2 -3 hours needing to urinate and i feel like that i should buy a kit to test my sugar levels as i am worried at what my levels are right now.

I am outraged that when i went to my doctors about getting more test strips and they said that i don't need them as i am only type 2 and then they took my test kit away from me, but said that i can give you a prescription for the metformin and then they referred me to a diabetic nurse even...

So i am thinking of going the gym for 3 months only in Derby as i am going to be leaving in May back to my hometown and the council has offered a £60 gym membership for 3 months and i have been down to have a look at the gym and spoke with a trainer who advised me to join as i need to lose 9 -...

Well i could do what you do, as i have a bargain booze and a best one shop down the road from where i live and they sell food brands such as euro shopper, happy shopper, farm fresh and butchers market. They are really cheap and i bought 2 peppered steaks for £2, 2 packs of chicken fillets for...

Well i can certainly try blending my sweet chilli sauce ingredients, i can buy fruit & veg weekly from my university as they have a fruit & veg stall every wednesday, i don't think that i can use a slow cooker and asda don't have a loyalty card.

Thank you for the advice given and after a couple of days i decided to go with a £25 - £30 budget for 2 weeks at Asda. I have created a partial menu plan which is this: Breakfast: 2 rounds of wholegrain toast/30g bowl of special k with 125g of semi skimmed milk I thought that i would...

On my diagnosis of diabetes type 2 my BG levels were at 40 and the nurses gradually got it down to 16. Since then i have gradually got my levels down and experienced 2 false hypos and not real hypos. Whenever i go out, i always carry with me my monitor pack and 1 roll of fruit pastils, just in...

So far now i have been trying to cut down less and less on my food shopping at uni from £30 - £40 a week and i wanna know if anyone at uni who has diabetes has a weekly food shopping budget of £20 as i wanna cut down my spending.