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I like it here as it is a very British centric experience of diabetes. The posts on here have helped me navigate the NHS and its treatment of diabetes which I struggled to find on other media streams. I also lurk on reddit for different experiences. I don't actively use Facebook and I have found...

Just did a quick look and this is old but there are men with direct experience: https://m.reddit.com/r/ftm/comments/44m8et/would_t_affect_my_insulin/ It seems to be looking at at a google search that there's no direct relationship between T1D/insulin usage and T. All the research that's copied...

Hi jacob :) you probably already know this but the best person to speak to about this is your endocrinologist. Dr Seal is good if that is who you'll be seeing.

I have had problems (nausea, sickness, diarrhoea) with standard release metformin (any brand). I switched to slow release and find them better but not perfect. I have found taking 2mg loperamide twice a week helps. I also find some brands of slow release better than others weirdly. From the...

Thank you taking the time to respond. It's been helpful I should have a prescription waiting for me at the pharmacy so hopefully they'll be able to listen and give me the Metabet if not I hope the dr will listen. Thanks once again [emoji5]

Hi I didn't find this thread when I searched! Thanks for the tag @GrantGam1337 It gives me relief to know other people have also experienced different reactions to different brands.

Hi, I know I may be grasping at straws here but do people experience any difference in the effects of Metformin SR brands? I was on Metformin (standard) 3x 500mg but then I started to experience cyclical diarrhoea and vomiting. I was changed to a prescription of generic Metformin SR 3x...

It was the most popular thing where I grew up in the late 80s/early 90s. I think its popularity was may be just a local thing! It's nostalgic yet gross thinking back!

No one has mentioned choclick. It came from a big jar behind the counter and was a chocolate powder/gratings/shavings. You licked your finger stuck it in and it got covered in chocolate and you licked it off. Fun times! Can't imagine why you don't see it in corner shops now ;-)

We're all different but I too have found changes in the intensity of emotions and their display in relation to bg levels. If I'm high for me then I get short fused and can argue with anything animate or otherwise. If I'm low for me then I become very paranoid, fearful, and prone to crying. If I...

Just wanted to confirm that today's update has not made the like button appear.

I too have lost the like option using the android app! I noticed it earlier but I thought I was just being dim as others are "liking" away!

I know it's awful, tedious, and damned right despairing at times trying to get some respite from both the IBS/intolerances and diabetes. Thinking about it in terms of FODMAPS means we have problems digesting sugars and glucose is also a sugar. It really helps if you have a professional that...

Hi Babes59 I have IBS-C & 4 months into a type 2 diagnosis. My experience of trying to work with both is that it is an individual journey of trial and error. I have found that foods which affected my IBS prior to the diabetes now are more tolerable (e.g. cucumber, spinach, & oats) and some foods...

Hi paul.mc I have used the sd biosensor codefree taking blood glucose readings at the same time as having blood taken for a lab glucose test twice at the GPs and both times I had identical readings. I have also used the Accu-chek Mobile and just started with the Bayer Contour USB and the...

Major chocolate addict here! I can recommend the fin carre and j d gross chocolates from lidl and moser roth from aldi. The moser roth is very similar to lindt, but I find it smoother. The j d gross have a range of dark chocolates some are almost fruity tasting others are intensely cocoa. I...

Don't know anything about receding gums or Bournemouth but you might have some luck contacting a dental hospital. They run clinics where people "volunteer" their teeth for students to work on failing that you may be able to get a referral from your dentist. Dentist referrals though are more...

Hi Berylc I'll echo what other people have said about not needing the alcohol swabs. They can give you an excessively high result because of the alcohol residue which is sugary. In terms of machines I started off buying my own the SD Biosensor Codefree from Home Health UK Ltd through Amazon...

Paula I can empathise! Crave it every night.

Thank you for this thread. I thought I was just being a moron trying to use this new to me meter. The worst I've had is 7 failed failed readings in a row!