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Hi - thanks for the information. I am currently prescribed Metformin and Glicazide ( I'm type 2). I think it will be impossible to get near to my doctor's surgery at the moment, but I hope to see the Diabetes practitioner next week for my quarterly review. I will see what she recommends.

Hi all, I have just been to the pharmacy to collect a repeat prescription for "true result test strips", but was told that they were no longer available on the NHS. So as I was not offered an alternative, I am now unable to self-test twice a day. Has any one else had this problem - and what was...

Hi, I had an attack of acute pancreatitis in November 2015. I was in hospital for 1 week, but unfortunately I did not receive much in the way of post-hospital support. I was discharged with a totally inappropriate diet sheet. It was mainly the avoidance of any fatty food, even to the extent of...

Hi - a very simple question. I am type 2 diabetic. What do people recommend I eat when I visit a service station during a journey. Bear in mind that as I am away from home for a few days I am not in a position to take pre-prepared food. What do other people do?

Hi all, I was diagnosed as type 2 in April 2015, and since then I have been able to control my blood sugar levels by using Metformin (4 * 500) tablets a day, plus the usual low-sugar diet. Recently I had an attack of pancreatitis- for the first time - and since my discharge from hospital I have...