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    appointment with diabetic nurse again

    hi I went to see the diabetic nurse for an appointment in Sep; she phoned me up today to see how i was getting on and said an appointment was sent out for the 10th of Nov. The thing is i thought it was once a year i saw the nurse. Joe
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    How much insulin do you get

    Just got my repeat prescription 100 needles 2 packs of testing strips and 5 pens, now I use apen every 3 days so 15 days worth, putting a prescription in every 15 days seems crazy instead of a month at a time. Question is how much stock do other have. Joe
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    Finger pricker

    Im using the finger prick that came with my NHS BC Reader and the finger pricker either to soft or goes nuts and stabs right in ( I think its the spring) the other one I got with the Keytone machine does not work Has anyone bought theie own from the chemist as the only ones I see com with the...
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    I cannot believe this

    Needles Needles and more needles' after reading this four I now know that "PUMPS" exist. I was terrified of needles and not once in hospital or since has anyone mentioned pumps. I have paid an absoloute fortune in taxes and NI contributions' my cat even pays tax when he goes to the vets, yet...
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    My first hypo since leaving hospital

    I went down to 2.4 and lay down and eat a mars bar' it then struck me that some people may try to create hypo's by overworking so they can get a treat. is this true. Joe
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    Help needed regarding needles

    Hi' a couple of weeks ago i was discharged with T1 and given needles pens etc. My question is my prescrption from my doctor change the needles from 0. 25/6mm to 28/12mm, they seem to bend a lot and I have some leakage from the bigger needles' is there a reason I was changed to different needles...
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    Hi all (newbie)

    Hi' on Friday went to see the doctor to get an antibiotic as I was being sick with everything could not even keep water down, got into surgery and just said to him I need to lay down. Nurse came in and they checked for diabetis. my reading was 35. She panicked the doc panicked and I said is...