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    Magnesium for cramp

    I've heard that drinking tonic water too helps.
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    Appetite suppressants

    I found eating less eventually made me want to eat less. One meal a day. Keto. Try drinking some water when hungry.
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    Is a libre right for me

    Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that you still have to do finger prick testing for driving. Plus, hopefully you're not totally relying on the Libre alarms to be notified of lows and highs.
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    Food low carb

    Try Carb Manager as a tracking app. Urban fruits Coconut chips. They do have carbs but also fibre which works differently. Loads of keto snacks out there.
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    NHS Data grab/GPDPR

    Not sure if it's already been asked but is this just applicable to NHS England data?
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    New to being diabetic

    About thirty years ago I used alcohol wipes. Now I just make sure my hands are clean and fire away. [emoji44]
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    Units per day

    I use around 55 Lantus and three day shots of around 20 Humalog. Gonna be trying Keto soon though!
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    Type1 Diabetes and bodybuilding

    There's loads of T1 diabetics who weight train and gain plenty of muscle. Again, look on YouTube. There's loads of different opinions to gain from eating carbs and protein to gaining on a keto diet. Insulin is incorrectly and dangerously by some weight trainers. Just ensure your blood tests are...
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    Diabetic proliferative retinopathy

    Horrible to hear that it's got quite bad. You've answered one part yourself. You need to get your control under control. It'll help with everything. Not saying it'll solve it but future complications can be lessened. I have had Lazer treatment a few times to one of my eyes. It has helped but...
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    DVLA Licence Renewal

    One section will be how many hypos have you had. These will be below 4, I think, a couple or so a month is expected. The next section will ask whether you've had any severe, that require someone to help you.
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    Needle Tip Sizes

    I use the 4mm for my Actrapid and 6mm for my Lantus. Just use arms and legs. Stopped using my stomach as it was building up a bit of fatty tissue and no buttocks. Was just told this year's ago and have carried on.
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    Dvla seizure

    Did you require assistance from another person?
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    Random question does anyone else feel when there blood sugar is high?

    Yeah I feel really flushed when I'm running high.
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    Injection sites?

    Yeah I think I will.
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    Insulin and cancer

    Cheers again all.
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    Injection sites?

    I was told a while back not to inject in the buttocks. Can't remember why??