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    Itchy hands.

    Over the last few days, my hands have started itching quite severely. It is not the usual tingling in the fingers that I feel when I am going low, but all over the hands and it feels like all of the nerve endings are tingling. I wonder if it is a circulation problem. Any ideas please.
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    Statins

    Another day, another scare! Should we take them or not?
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    Topical maybe??

    The FDA have announced that Viagra can no longer be ordered using the trade name but can only be obtained using it's official chemical name Micoxaflopin. :D
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    Hayfever!

    I am a Type 1 and have been suffering badly with Hayfever for the last few days. I have been taking a daily anti-histamine to help. The problem is that my sugar levels have been very erratic to say the least, and have been a lot higher than usual. I have increased my insulin to compensate but...
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    Metformin!

    I feel quite alone!! Am I the only Type 1 on metformin or are there more of us out there?
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    Simvastatin.

    Having read todays article in the Daily Mail, I am now concerned. I take 80mg daily and have done since I was diagnosed 3 years ago. I put down my memory loss to being 50 and sometimes my joints sound like a concerto for castanets!!! Has anyone else had similar problems...
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    Aspirin!

    As a Type 1 diabetic, one of the medications prescribed is a daily 75mg of aspirin. Imagine my surprise when I saw the banner headlines in today's Daily Mail saying "A DAILY ASPIRIN COULD BE BAD FOR YOU". Talk about mixed messages! Do I continue to take it or do I stop? What does everyone...
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    A big hello from the West Country!

    Hello everyone. I have been a type 1 since 2006 and was diagnosed only 3 months after I retired from the Royal Navy. Just my luck to miss out on a medical pension!! I have adapted quite well to my new routine but still have the occasional slip up when there are Haribo in the house! I am...