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    Skills for life course

    Hi all, Had a clinic appointment this morning and my consultant mentioned trying to get me on a "skills for life" course. Just wondering if anyone else has done one. What are they like? Is it worth doing? Thanks!
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    Coping with Baked Beans??

    Hi :) I'm sure that most of you don't eat baked beans, but for those of you that do (even on the odd occasion) how do you deal with them insulin-wise? I find that beans rise my sugars, but not for an hour or so. If I give my self extra insulin to accomodate the rise then I tend to hypo before...
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    Cauliflower rice query!

    Hi Does anyone know how best to make cauliflower "rice" if one does not possess a microwave?! I'm making chilli for dinner tonight I'd really like to try this - I'm fed up of having my chilli with shredded cabbage or salad! :roll: Standard advice says grate the cauli, then nuke. Perhaps if...
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    Not losing weight, any help?

    Hi all, I started a low-carb diet last summer and did really well - lost around a stone in weight, and got my control pretty good. Then we went to a festival at the end of the summer, then it was my birthday, then christmas... it all fell apart reallly, I pretty much went back to normal eating...
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    Meal out tonight, please help!!

    Hi all, I'm going out for a meal this evening - it's my partner's sister's birthday, and she's decided we're going to a rather nice chinese restaurant in town. (You know, the sort of place where the menu is in Chinese, the napkins are linen, and they look at you like they want you to leave when...
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    Ultrasmart and Vista - anyone made it work??

    Hi all, I have a One Touch Ultrasmart meter, which I love, and have just got the interface cable for downloading the results to my pc. Sat down and installed everything - the data management software from Lifescan, the drivers for the meter and the drivers for the cable - from their website...
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    Newbie low carb Q

    Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before - I did quickly search but didn't see anything on a quick glance. Basically, when you are counting carbs do you use the actual carb value, or "net" carb (ie carbs minus fibre) value? I'm a little confused, as some things differ considerably between the...
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    Trouble with mid-morning blood sugars

    Hi all, I posted this yesterday with no response, so I'm re-posting in this section in the hope someone can help!! I recently (about3 or 4 months ago) switched to Lantus as my background insulin. Things seemed to be going fine at first, the early morning high blood sugars I was experiencing on...
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    Hello

    Hello, didn't notice this section before! Suppose I should introduce myself - I'm Squishee, I'm 28 and I've been Type 1 since I was 7 years old. I failed to look after myself, until about a year ago when I was diagnosed with retinopathy. At this point I thought maybe it was about time I started...