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  1. simonseaford

    Animas Vibe pump sensor and tubing wanted

    Hi All, moving to new sensor but wont be here until Nov, so theres a month of no supply for the tubing and sensor from GP - crazy! Back to needles in the meantime, UNLESS!!! anyone can recommend where I can can get/buy spare parts from a legit source - just for Sep and Oct coverage. Animas Vibe...
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    Accucheck vs SD Codefree monitor discrepancies - HUGE!!

    I've got a new meter so thought I would check it against my old one and it's WAY out. Old one is a SD Codefree (the strips were cheap and it was recommneded). The new one is Accu-Check. Both are taken from same site, same blood and with new strips. SD Codefree is 8.3 (2hrs post) Accu-Check is...
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    Metformin - B12 Deficiency!!!!!

    what about if you have marmite on toast? Will that sort it out and How much and how often I guess? Aside from the toast element being carbs etc.
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    THINNING HAIR

    I too have experienced this - diagnosed in May, metformin 500mg per day having said that, anyone got a recommendation for a hair-thickening product? Apart from dirt and grease, natch. HbA1c 53 (May 2015) HbA1c 42 (July 2015)
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    Called into the office for using my insulin in staffroom

    I think I would be tempted to respond with a short phrase about copulation and travel
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    Cheap test strips anywhere?

    50 strips for 7 quid! http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm
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    Setting up group monitoring

    Been thinking about this - lots of the T2 peeps (sorry T1s!) are happy to share their numbers, but in an unstructured way. Why not share the numbers globally with some fixed data fields so that some smart researchers can use the data and come up with better solutions? I for example, take by...
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    Online shopping for diabetic-friendly foods - recommendations?

    well, no not really. I understand the body treats 'em all as carbs carbs carbs and in turn they get broken down into glucose etc, but I'm really interested in the sweet tasting stuff, especially fructose, which has a different biochemical process going on than glucose (much worse as I...
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    Online shopping for diabetic-friendly foods - recommendations?

    Been looking online for stuff like Flax flour, coconut flour etc and it's a MASSIVE price hike from the the "regular" equivalent - flour for example. 1Kg flour in LIDLs = £1.50 (or whatever). 1Kg coconut flour = £15 online. OK, might have got the numbers wrong but the principle is the same. I...
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    NHS Direct doctor says... NO testing when taking Metformin

    As a newbie myself, I have probably done the standard thing of Internet thing and one site - NitritionFacts.org claims eggs and diabetes are a bad combination.? Discuss ...