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I've had this for years - in the calves and in my foot arches. I was advised by my amazing Dr to use Magnesium Orotate. It's good for cramping and pain.

Would you mind tagging me as well please as am v interested to learn more about this new device. Thanks!

15months old in Oct 1962

just tried to put a smiley face in and got that www thing, whatever!!

Um, yes, you should be offended, that was completely unprofessional and unnecessary what that women said. You should definitely let your feelings be known to her, for eg, you could say to her "You wonldn't have said that to a fat person in our class so why say it to me. My health is none of...

Congratulations! Have been diabetic since I was 15 months, am now 50. Have three daughters. yes, it's a jolly harder slog for us but we can do it. You'll find your health care professionals will be supportive, interested and helpful (if they're not have a kind word with them!). You can...

funnily enough saw my Endo yesterday and she was talking about Lantus. She said it was not like the other short term acting insulins that can be changed around when you need. Evidentally the Lantus needs a week to get used to it's new dose. Anyway that's one bit of info to take on board. I...

I have been on Metformin for the last two weeks. Am pleased with it as definitely making me more insulin sensitive, in fact have started to lower the basals as a result. But, I did start out with pretty good control anyway. Located an organisation which has given me incredible clever...

I'm 49 and am finding that pre-period my blood sugars have started going through the roof. Period arrives and then everything is fine again for 10 days or so. This the only hint for me of being menopausal. Huge worry though these inexplicable blood sugars as now I have to find the right...

What exactly is this thing? What did it do for your Mother? It sounds v.good

Forgot to add 2tsp baking powder to above cheese muffin recipe. Just made another batch and realised! Sorry if anyone's made them already and they went flat...

Hi everyone. I posted about Byetta in the Type 1 blog but got no answers so will try here in the hope someone responds. Am Type 1, been so all my life ie the last 48 years, since I was 15 months old. Have been using pumps for the last 10 years which makes life easier ie not sticking needles in...

Ditto about boiling the blunt needles and glass syringes to keep them sterilised. This was back in the 1960s. My Father had a special saucepan he used for the boiling. Once sterilised they were put in a small glass jar with meths. The insulin was porcine in those days. My diabetic specialist...

Like a lot of other people here, if not hungry it'll be three or four mugs of cafe with cream. Otherwise I'll have a cheese muffin. Here's the recipe, I found it on a now defunct low carb Oz site: Mix together: half cup soy flour 3 eggs salt 3 tbsp cream 3 tbsp sour cream handful grated cheese...