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    Sweating and weight loss

    I forgot to mention that I am on meteor min & insulin. Ask your Gp if he will put u on Victoza that helps u loose some weight. How it works is when u feel full it will make u feel sick or even be sick. It has worked for me. I have lost a good bit of weight.
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    Sweating and weight loss

    Hi Jim I also sweat a lot & i am also type 2. When I went to the gym many moons ago I lost loads of weight & then stopped it was because you loose all the water first. If u like the the gym stick at it. You can always ask them to look at your program. As for the sweating I don't know what is...
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    Please help!! Waitrose refuse to stock 'LivLife Low Carb Bread'

    Why don't u make your own bread & then u can spend your time doing something else. N Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    "Are you sure you can do it with diabetes?" - YES!

    well done Tom & the little girl mentioned at the bottom of this page.You are a credit to all us diabetics & disabled people.Good luck with your studies.
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    free prescriptions

    Re: free perscriptions Hi Geoff if you get a form from your gp,they will fill it in saying you area diabetic & then you send it off to the address on the form & then you should get a exemption certificate to show your pharmacy that you are exempt from prescription charges. You will be exempt...
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    Cramp - anyone else get it?

    Hi i have had leg cramps for years.My doc has taken me off quinine a few months ago as it supposed to be bad for us.I now drink diet tonic water,diet bitter lemon or diet iron bru as all 3 have a small amount of quinine in.I drink about 2 bottles or cans a week & that does the trick for me,not...
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    Leg Cramp - Alternative Medications ?

    Hi Rob i also had to stop taking quinine for leg cramps.I now drink diet iron bru that has quinine in,also low calorie bitter lemon & tonic water, both have quinine in.I just drink a can or bottle twice a week & that is enough for me.I hope this is some help to you.John :)
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    House Burned Down During Hypo!

    Hi my dad is type 2 like myself.My dad does not reconise hypo's.He also has nearly burned the house down with his cooking,had a hypo when he has started cooking,we used to find him out of it with house full of smoke.He know has to have district nurses come in twice a day to give his insulyin...
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    New

    Thanks very much for your greeting Daisy.I will look forward to my replies from our fellow members.I hope to be able to give advice to others. :D as well.
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    New

    Hi everyone this is my first post,even though i have been a member for a few months.I am type 2 & have been for 11 yrs.I just started on Humalin I insulin in july.I take 160 units @ bedtime & 60 units @ breafast & my levels are still in the late teens.My nurse says she will change my insulin in...
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    Sharps Box Disposal Nightmares!

    Re: Sharps Disposal - Help Needed Hi i got my sharps bin from my local council,i would ring them & see if you can get one,i just ring them back when it is full & the come & collect it.Best of luck John :D