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  1. J

    Bit of a wobble

    Hugs to you. It is so complicated and difficult but we absolutely have to persevere. I don't know the answer anything useful to say other than we all support you and care. Take care babes.
  2. J

    Bit of a wobble

    Hugs to you. It is so complicated and difficult but we absolutely have to persevere. I don't know the answer anything usefuyl to say other than we all support you and care. Take care babes.
  3. J

    How were you told?

    I was told by the doctor who just said 'had your results back and you have diabetis' I asked if that meant I had to inject insulin (I was in a state of total shock) and he turned away and printed off a google search result showing in a short paragraph the difference between T1 and T2 and said...
  4. J

    More Cholesterol nonsense

    I am sorry I don't get it. Her cholesterol is too high - yes? I am in similar position and surgery demanding I have stantins but I do not want them. Are you saying I don't need and your wife does not need them? This is all so confusing for newbies =apols if I sound a bit thick here.
  5. J

    Failed field vision test

    Ithink this is the 'peripheral vision'test? I had mine at ASDA and failed. I demanded they re-do it and they did - guess what - I passed! You can ask a different optition for a different test (I did the spot the ball on the screen test - but they have many different types of tests). Good...
  6. J

    DESMOND COURSE 'T2D CAN'T EVER BE REVERSED'

    Absolutely agree. Tried to tick for 'like' but site won't let me - but I do like this and agree
  7. J

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Juat a thought but what if this website were to negotiate a really good price for strips and we buy from them instead of all buying separately and being over charged to boost company profits?
  8. J

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Just a thought but this is like an abuse - an abuse of power. To keep patients in the dark and not give them information about their illness and how they can self help, to be is an absolute abuse of power.
  9. J

    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    Hi Yes I was told by my Doctor who happens to be the medical centre's 'diabetic expert' that it was NOGT necessary to havemeter or strips. I have nagged as I have spikes and the diabetic specisalist nurse told me to eat jelly babies. The surgery is the Shropshire Walk in centre in Shrewsbury...
  10. J

    Who are you voting for in the general election 2017?

    YAWN - you are beginning to sound like the Daily Mail- which, I presume, is where this garbage emanated. It is a dirty smear campaign - see beyond the written word in newspapers.
  11. J

    Who are you voting for in the general election 2017?

    I am voting to save my local hospital and so that other pensioners do not have to take 3 buses (or one trains and two buses) to the next nearest hospital. However I feel so strongly about the dirty smear campaign that I would have voted labour just baxsed on that alone and not my hospital.
  12. J

    Who are you voting for in the general election 2017?

    I find it difficult to believe anyone falling for the 'fake news' in the Daily Mail or was it the Express? Either way, any party that can attempt to smear another by tarnishing them with that sort of brush is an utter disgrace and especially in light of recent terrorist attacks. It seems they...
  13. J

    Not enough information

    Hi, I am not technical in the least bit and had enormous difficulty so bought a book - Carbs and Cals - I made a simple chart of all the stuff I eat regular from the book could chart the fat content, cals, carbs etc. Book even shows different portion siz- available from library for us non techy...
  14. J

    Really worried about my eyes...

    Hi, I hope you really take the advice of the above messages on board. They are all so right. The past is the past - so start TODAY, let it be day one of taking control and being in control. PLEASE go see your doctor about the depression, it is vital that you do, I went last week and it was...