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Lots of fluids. Take paracetamol if you feel you are running a temperature. Make a hot lemon drink with real lemons and add some sweetener if it is too sharp. Also I was recommended (when asking a similar question here) to purchase some menthol crystals from my local chemist. A couple of...

Do you think getting a B G meter would help you? If my blood glucose is higher than 7 or 8 I loose my appetite and my desire to eat more, but sometimes I have to see how high it is first. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

What can they do? Force feed you? I think many of us have had this type of conversation with health practitioners. My view - they don't throw a panic when they know people are eating crisps and sweets all day - why are they sweating about low carb? Eat as you see fit. If you start loosing...

Yes. I only ordered last Friday (received order today) so I can confirm they did accept the code. I'm just a little grumpy that they seem to be discontinuing the promotion as the promotion label was not on my new box of strips. I'm sure the promotion gave them loads of business from this...

My most recent purchase of Codefree strips did not have a promotion code with it. I don't know whether this "deal" has ended however the original promotion code was 5 packs - 264086; 10 packs - 975833. If I'd have known the promotion was due to end I think I would have got the 10 pack deal...

Please do not take this approach. If you know you need a card but refuse to obtain one - just to play devil's advocate - it may backfire on you. I can see Pharmacists in England being asked to view the medical exemption card before supplying your prescription and if you do not have it - you...

Looks like the fools at the NHS Business Service Authority did not consider the amount of Medical Exemption forms they would receive in the period after their clampdown and now there looks to be a backlog of cards waiting to be sent to patients. Hope you receive your card shortly. If you have...

I definitely would contact them. I believe the Codefree batteries should last for 5000 odd readings so if your unit is draining batteries quickly, it may have a fault. From what I've heard on this forum, SD Codefree has a very good customer service policy and will exchange your unit quickly...

I also work in the rail industry and was diagnosed with diabetes last year. I told my employer immediately and asked them to refer me to BUPA (their health partners). I did this as I wanted my condition placed on my records so that in the event of having a "hypo" or diabetes related illness...

Neither. It is blue, black, grey, brown and red. lol

White and beige for me (although in the sunshine the white does look a "duck egg blue"). I'm absolutely flabbergasted that people can see royal blue and black though!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-31659395 I'm sure most of you would have seen the above "News" debate on the colour of this dress and I was wondering what the people here are seeing. For the record, I see a white dress with beige trimming. I concede that the dress may be a pale "duck...

Very sad but what an amazing life he led.

Thank you for taking the time to join this forum with your advice @coolcity. I think you have given some invaluable pointers for members who have been issued with this "penalty fine".

Love your comments Bluey. I chose mine on the hop. It was a name I used on another forum years ago - I'm neither angelic or a baby soooo..... If I could, I would change it.

For my own experience, far from feeling oppressed that posters here were getting "good BG numbers" I felt inspired that I could do the same. My own DN didn't even give me the NICE figures to strive for. Only by reading the posts of those who have achieved "non diabetic" BG levels, have I...

This forum is run by what - 193000 odd individuals, not by a politically correct panel so I think that the forum is not always supportive and it probably can be oppressive for those that do not want the replys they get. However, I do feel that the majority of us TRY to be supportive in our way...

Because they have mis-understood the declaration. It can happen to us all. When I went for a mortgage many years ago, I was one of the "lucky people" sent for a medical. The doctor conducting the medical verified that I had an "innocent heart murmur", the insurance company gained access to my...

Where has I said the Pharmacist should be responsible for my prescription? What I am saying is that when a check up appointment is made at the surgery, if you have a medically exempt condition, the surgery could check that you know that you have to have this card - after all, you collect the...