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  1. kcbones

    Breakfast Cereals

    Eating healthy will include cereals, wholemeal breads and pasta, brown rice. These keep you fuller for longer and allow a slow release of energy helping to avoid spikes in your blood sugars. Ask to go on a Diabetic Expert course, these are 6 x 2 hr sessions that are run by people who deal with...
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    Poll: Sugar tax - what do you think?

    I do not think we need more tax but companie should be made to reduce the sugars they put into their products. They should also realise that adding extra sweetness through the use of sweetners is not a healthy option either.
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    NHS Direct doctor says... NO testing when taking Metformin

    A year ago I was told by my doctor that I should not be testing as I was on Tablets and not insulin. This only came up because I asked for a prescription for the test strips. He did not really explain why I should not be testing and I was left with the impression that this was all to do with...
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    What foods did you have to give up when you became diabetic?

    I am a very bad example for everyone. I have been overweight all my adult life and as such I have tried most diets and even though I was diagnosed T2 9 years ago I have not actually tried to change my diet. I now know where I have been going wrong and am now trying to stick to a healthier way of...
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    Cheapest over the counter glucose test strips?

    I have been buying mine from the diabetes.co.uk/shop. I have just bought a pack of 50 and a pack of lancets, even with the p&p it was less than £25, (around 30 euros).