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I'm one of the people that doesn't blame myself for being diabetic. All my life I was as thin as a rake and never put an ounce on, I have always been careful with my family's diet with only occasional junk as treats (very occasionally) I don't drink and never have yet here I am in my early...

Hi Ally, just a suggestion here, before you go shopping fill yourself up, if you are hungry you will be tempted to buy the wrong foods, make a list of the good things you were eating and stick to it. Don't wander down 'naughty' isles eg: crisps biscuits sweets ect if you haven't got it in the...

Aww that would be sad and you would be missed, you can always use the PM do let us know if you are having to go don't just disappear will you. Snuggled in bed now &time to unplug night night x

The meter comes with only five strips & a couple of lancets and you can use those in less than a day so best to order strips & lancets as well delivery is only a few days. Welcome to the thread as you have probably guessed from the virtual party we are all a little crazy but it adds to the fun:)

I just dip away at the jar. This may sound:eek: but it's lovely in the hollow of celery sticks. It is yummy stuff but don't over do it, my limit is 1tbls

:hilarious::hilarious: sounds typical but it's not really funny is it? No wonder the Diabetic population is growing

Great you got a meter, mum's are so good eh? As I said Home Health are the cheapest supplier and because you can use the lancets more than once you only have to think of strips, if you buy five boxes at once with this code 264086 It's like buying four and getting one free. Good luck with the testing

Well I never even started mine. I have just read something on the Home page saying they are being given out too easily. I think (but not sure) they were originally given to people with high risk of heart problems. Another 10 yr trial revealed they prevent 7 heart attacks I think it was 4 strokes...

Well, first you will need a meter. The most popular one that people here use seems to be the SD Codefree which is available from Home Health online, delivery is free and arrives within a few days. For around £12.99 you get a meter, about five test strips and lancets, (so best to also order...

Yes it matters, the idea of diet control is to keep your level as low as possible between 4.5 and 8.5 which are the Nice guideline figures.

Oranges are tropical fruits which are very high in sugar, the only way to see if you are tolerating them is to test your bs before and after eating one which is what I myself am about to do. I can't resist them & they are at their best just now. Beware: oranges bananas, pineapple, grapes...

There is another thread on this subject way back, probably 2014 and the majority put used lancets either in old bottles, wrapped or back in the container then into house waste. If you had a nose bleed would you not put the tissues into your waste? Likewise razor blades, scalpels used for...

There's a good little book available on Amazon called Carbs & Cals the pocket size is £9.99 it lists the carb & calorie content of most foods it's brilliant, I would have been lost without this little gem

I was diagnosed two years ago and the first year was pretty tough, I worked hard at my diet which meant depriving myself of all the above things, after that first year I had lost weight (now in healthy range) and got my levels controlled. Now if I fancy a bit of choccy I find three squares have...

OK so the GP disagrees with type two testing and my council do not supply sharps bins , so it would not be sensible for me to turn up at the surgery with a box of sharps. When I did my diabetese course we were also told the same thing and if you think it's the wrong way to do things & I have no...

Well, strangely enough I read this on a diabetes website and my DN backed it. We are talking of lancets not needles, the pin is very short and when bent down against the plastic and returned to the strip tub therere is no danger of anyone pricking themselves on it. I also run my strips under...

Get yourself off to your nearest Aldi their vegetables are cheaper than anywhere and every week they have an offer of six fruit and veg 29/59p each A couple of weeks ago I picked up cauli tomatoes iceburg lettuce and spring onions for 29p each. They are always cheaper than the big four...

Hi there and welcome to the forum. You will find lots of help, good advice and support here but I QUOTE you. 'It's a scary place to be at the start of this journey' It's not going to be scary anymore now you're here, nothing to be scared of including your meter, once you do the first jab it...

I have just read The Winter Children byLulu Taylor Somewhere A Bird Is Singing by E. V. Thompson The Kelly Sisters by Maureen Lee Hold Onto your Dreams by Beryl Matthews Tangled Threads by Margaret Dickinsono Currently reading Whispers by Rosie Goodwin.....spooky I Enjoyed all of them