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    Fastest Things To Counter A Hypo

    BEWARE Lucozade has reduced the amount of glucose it contains by 50%.
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    Problematic Novorapid Flexpens.

    Anyone else having problems with Novorapid flexpens cracking, jamming, leaking, etc? thus rendering them totally useless.
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    Shingles and Diabetes ?

    Get Well Soon! I`v been Type 1 for 33 years but I `v never caught chicken pox.. I went for a blood test last week, if the results are negative for the chicken pox virus I`v got to go back to my doctor for a chicken pox vaccination!
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    lantus hand rash. Type1.

    anyone else suffered with tiny bleeding cuts on fingertips & what looks like a rash on hands? has anyone ever spoken with manufacturer about topic? Has anyone changed to a different insulin because of it? I know it is definitely not an allergic reaction because I have been using this insulin...
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    Can low blood sugar make you sick?

    yes, low blood sugar can cause vomiting. If this happens I swallow a tube or 2 of glucogel because it starts working immediately & replaces any sugar you have just brought up.
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    Anyone one had a broken novorapid cartridge?

    the crack may not render the pen ineffective but it will not be sterile.
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    Lucozade awareness

    If you look at the nutritional info on a Lucozade bottle now you will see that the amount of fast acting glucose has been halved. It is important to be aware of this if treating hypos! The packaging is rhe same & the price is the same. The lable still boasts the trademark "Powered By Glucose"...
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    Alcohol blackouts...

    Your blackouts may be seizures triggered by a huge volume of alcohol leaving your system combined with a lowered blood sugar level. I have had these events happen to me. I was dependent on alcohol until I went into rehab 7 years ago, I have been sober ever since . make sure you never drink...
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    type 1. genetics

    As kids we did everything together & went everywhere together. When one of us went down with illness it was just a matter of time before the other followed. We both caught measles as babies & I can remember us having mumps at age 5 and missing out on the school trip to Bristol Zoo! When we...
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    type 1. genetics

    why do some people develop type 1 diabetes? i dont think the complete answer will be found in our genes! why? i was diagnosed with type 1 at age 15 & have lived with it for 33 years. now aged 48, i am 15 minutes younger than my identical twin sister, who is a nondiabetic! i would love to know...
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    parallel pens

    I stopped using Lloyds Pharmacy prescription delivery service because i was always getting opened, tatty old boxes of dirty looking Polish insulin pens, (NovoRapid flex), I complained & my pharmacist told me, that all of 4 Lloyds chemists in Barry had a stockpile of the Polish pens to clear &...
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    re-packaged and re-labelled Novorapid flex pens

    Is there anyone else out there who is in receipt of re-packaged and re-labelled imported Novorapid flex pens? pharmacist has informed me there is a national shortage of this kind of pen.
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    lloyds pharmacy prescription concerns

    thankyou, I will enquire tomorrow and keep all posted
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    lloyds pharmacy prescription concerns

    For 4 years Lloyds Pharmacy have processed and delivered my repeat prescription. I use NovoRapid flex pen and until recently have had no complaints. However, for the last year my pharmacy have not bought Novorapid pens...