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    Sharps Box Disposal Nightmares!

    Re: Sharps Disposal - Help Needed Hi I've not had anything on prescription for type 2, been told I don't need to test but since being on this site, I got myself kitted out and I actually get my sharps bin from the local needle exchange and have been told I can return it when its full and get a...
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    smoking? i've quit waaaahaaaa

    Neededthat, you are doing REALLY WELL!!! You CAN do it - find another, healthier focus.... I gave up January this year and actually forgot I used to smoke!! Congratulations, keep up the good work!! Ang
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    What do you do for a living?

    Hi, I spend time listening to other people's problems and trying to help them find practical ways to manage their problems differently and get paid for it. I'm a type 2 on metformin and as my job is done sitting down, I lead a sedentary lifestyle mostly and it's the carbs that tend to affect...
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    losing warnings of hypo`

    Hi Dobber I'm type 2 and have been on metformin 1000mgs a day for 5yrs now. The past year I started having hypos, I never used to test my bs levels until about three months ago and now only test them when I feel bad. I started by shaking, vison problems, becoming more irritable, finding it...
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    Hello All - Looking for help with my dad!

    Hi Emma, Giblet is right, his doctor will definitely help if he/she knows more about what's really going on for your dad. It might also be that he doesn't want to talk to you or your mum about what is really bothering him, so having someone a bit more removed from family might help. There are...
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    Itchy fingertips and feet

    Hi I've been on Metformin since diagnosis in 2005 due to suffering depression and not being able to manage diabetes any better those times than when I'm not! Ang
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    Itchy fingertips and feet

    Thanks Noblehead, I haven't been very good at controlling my bg levels for some time so I guess that makes sense, my diabetic nurse doesn't seem to think there's a connection but she has been notably unhelpful from diagnosis. Ang
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    Itchy fingertips and feet

    Hi, hope someone can help with this! For about a year, I have been having itchy fingertips and feet to the extent that I am stamping my feet on the floor, rubbing them against anything I can find and biting my fingertips to ease the intense itching. I am on Metformin 500mg x2 a day, type 2 and...
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    Do online communities help?

    As a silent member for around 6mths and having finally joined properly a few days ago, I can now add my comments in saying that this site has been extremely useful for me understanding my diabetes. Although having been diagnosed five years ago, most of it has been spent in ignorance and denial...
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    PC Software

    Hi I can't really help that much but I won one of the Bayer contour meters, and they have recently sent me a USB Cable and software to use for uploading my results onto my PC but I haven't used it yet :roll: But it sounds like it might be quite simple to use and might do what you need it for...
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    Hallo from foxglove.

    Hi foxglove, Welcome to the forum :D I have only just joined but have been type 2 on Metformin tabs for 5yrs now. Not much I can say about it except I'm here to actually learn more about my diabetes from people who are doing something positive about it, so I have been reading threads for some...