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I changed my meter from Contour to Contour Next which is supposed to be more accurate. My chemist tells me the Contour Next strips are a bit cheaper than the old strips. So any problem with the GP, tell him that.

There was an article in the papers concerning those who took statins and blood pressure pills getting muscular pain.I am in that group and I am suffering muscular pain in hip, back, neck wrists and knees,Should I suffer the pain as I need the pills?

Read in the papers today that an apple a day reduces bad cholestral.I've always had an apple a day and mine is 3.9. Mind you I also take a statin

I struggle with my T2 Diabetes and asked the nurse if Insulin would help. She replied, you are too old for insulin. I am old but fit and active.recently I was refused an operation because of age.There is little doubt that the elderly are not getting the treatment that younger people get. I...

I tried to add my name to the test strips petition but, no matter how many times I tried it wopuld not accept the catchpa. Any one elsr had trouble?

It seems to me that almost evrything you buy nowadays has added sugar. I bought some rollmops for my lunch and even thay had sugar added. Pickled herring, for goodness sake.

Went for my 6th month check up and was told they had now cut my test strips so that I can only test twice a week. That really is nonsense. BG readings vary all the time and twice a week will tell you nothing.It is not my surgery the nurse explained it was orders from on high. I test before I go...

I am on tablets and using a low carbo diet I have maintained a good reading for the last two years. The last HBA1C was 6.2. Sudenly, in the last two weeks, no matter what I do I can'r get a reading below 10.I am not ill, that I am aware, I have reduced my carbo diet even further and taken more...