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  1. BaKeRk

    Exercise

    Many thanks for your helpful leads. If you could amend my profile, that would be a great help. I was first diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1990 so I'm definitely not pre-diabetic. I have been trying to stick with the low carb diet and have reduced the amount of Novomix 30 by about 35% and kept...
  2. BaKeRk

    Exercise

    Many thanks for the suggestion. I have looked at many sites. The problem is that most of these do not sit close to the leg. I have a similar type for the bath/shower but in a swimming pool, the trapped air expands, so they are like a balloon, thus tipping the wearer upside down. Highly dangerous...
  3. BaKeRk

    Exercise

    I am a 77-year old male, diagnosed with Type2 diabetes in 1990. I have gone from diet control, through medication and finally on to insulin injections (Novomix 30). I also suffer from Psoriatic Arthritis for which I have been taking weekly injections of Methotrexate. Three years ago I developed...
  4. BaKeRk

    Men - Are you embarrassed to post on sexual problems related to diabetes ?

    Following my earlier post, I can admit to having tried various pills, vacuum pumps, penile injections, all to no avail. This not only affected my love life but also caused pain to my wife as, around the same time, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and, following major surgery and radiation...
  5. BaKeRk

    Men - Are you embarrassed to post on sexual problems related to diabetes ?

    I have never been embarrassed about discussing anything medical. It is only by speaking up that GPs and Consultants can learn from their patients the extent of any medical problems. Back before I was diagnosed with T2D in 1990, I was prescribed a beta-blocker to treat high blood pressure...
  6. BaKeRk

    new member needs advice about Contour Next

    Things are slightly different here in Scotland. All prescriptions are free and thus there is a tendency to try and get patients to use the cheapest products/medications. I too had bought my Context Next testing equipment and did struggle a bit to persuade my GP to prescribe the Novomix 30...