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My experience was the same with test strips. It is a matter of staff or maybe doctor training. Rules is rules so they would only give me 50. After a letter of complaint, they gave me a prescription for 250. However would you believe my current scenario. They only give me a box of 5 Insulin...

I drink about 2.5 bottles of red wine a week. Nothing else. Male aged 68 and I think I deserve it. Beer was the killer I drink half a litre of tomato juice daily.

I used to experience horrendous night sweats. I would wake up and the bed would feel almost awash with water. I even thought at times that I had peed in the bed. I'm male and 68. I was on 4 metformin and 3 glicizide daily. For another reason, 4 months ago I had my medication halved and was...

I'm new here so please put me right. When your BG is high, you inject to bring it down. When it is low, you have a sweetie etc. Why are people testing when out and about? Surely they can do that in private at home before they go out? Would that not satisfy them for a few hours? OR can BG...

Since switching over to Insulin, my blood pressure has rocketed from normal to 160/100 or even sometimes even higher. Is this caused by insulin?

Yes, I had the same problem,5/6 times a day for 3 years until I found out that Metformin was the problem. Dosage was 4 x500mg daily. My doctors used to investigate me so many times but never told me what was the cause, they just gave me Imodium I went onto insulin 4 months ago and halved my...

I have to test 4 times a day and before each time I drive, say 6 a day. That means 360 for a 2 month supply. Try explaining that to your doctors' receptionist.....