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When I took my box of sharps back to my local GP surgery this last week I was told that they have stopped taking them. Apparently this operation is carried out by my local council. The receptionist informed me that councils now have the responsibility, not the GP. The surgery duly issued me...

I have insulin dependent diabetes, which I have had for 45 years. Recent advert campaigns are making the public aware of Type 2 diabetes, and I understand that many people are heading towards this condition due to liftestyle choices - like being overweight. The trouble I see is that many...

I have been monitoring myself fairly well for a while now. I have found something which seems odd. I am happy with my blood sugars between 4.2 and 8, preferably in the mid of those values - 5.5 to 6.0. When I have a hypo I get the horrible symptoms - confusion, sweats, anxiety and trembles...

Since attending the Dafne course I have made a real effort to monitor my CHO/insulin regime. I have bought scales, have a good meter, and use the Dafne Carbohydrate Portion list. I was astounded to find that the value for raw potato in the book was 1.5 CP per 100g (1 CP = 10g CHO), whereas a...

So government suggestions are that a tax should be imposed on sugar items to make them less popular. Well will that mean that my emergency sugar will be additionally taxed again? Yes, my jelly babies are already taxed. But would a tax help reduce the problem? Well we encourage people to drink...

I fancied buying some fresh pasta. I was in Tesco, and looked at the stuffed pasta bags - tortelloni, tortellini, ravioli etc. I picked up a pack, and looked for the ingredients. No luck. There was traffic light system - so I could see the amount of sugar, but not the amount of carbohydrate...