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    Anyone use a bayer finger pricker?

    Iv got a Bayer Contour, and i dont have any probs with it. Fortunatly i get all my lancets/strips on prescription. i do find that the lower depths are better, & change the lancets daily. {works for me) To change the lance..depress the square while activating the slider.
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    Home brew beer v home brew wine

    Im a lover, not a fighter.. as Michael Jackson said..i love my weekends :D
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    Home brew beer v home brew wine

    :D :D Its hard :wink: but someone has to do it
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    MedicAlert bracelets?

    Thanks for the info.. Having recently joined this forum, i was pleased to find a thread about free tags & medical jewllrey. Having pondered on do i /dont i wont one, i duly sent my self addressed envelope away. Today i recived my "freebie" necklace and tag from drwf.org.uk. Thankyou. I now...
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    Home brew beer v home brew wine

    After a few long weekends testing the relative pros & cons of home brew & home brew wine the results are...both make me feel good for a wile, but are possibly no good in relation to my diabetes, as my levels did rise. So now im " testing" the benifits of spirits. I am hoping the results are...
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    Come back from the brink & halved my HBA1C! Please read :)

    Re: Come back from the brink & halved my HBA1C! Please read Nice one, well done :D
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    Home brew beer v home brew wine

    Seems like the only way to find my answer is to test test and then check out my results by testing again..o well here goes a few {bottles} :)
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    Home brew beer v home brew wine

    I brew both, but which one is better for me, being a diet controlled t2..i ask only because even though hb beer has more sugar, hb wine both red & white sends my bg level higher? Im due to make some more beer/wine soon and dont want to "do" myself any harm!!
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    diet only newbie hi

    Hi Tim, im also t2 diet, take 5mins of your presious time to check out the forums, i did and now swear by the advise given.. was 14.5 now 9 due to following tips on diet :D, after 3 weeks.
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    Hi nice to meet you

    Welcome, im also t2 and find this forum full of usefull imfo, do as i did & take time to "check it out", i did and now follow the advise i'v found..all to my benifit. :D
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    Help? Just cant find the motivation to control my diabetes!

    Re: Help? Just cant find the motivation to control my diabet Think of this for motivation..any time spent keeping diabetes in check, is time added to your possible life span. That motivation works for me.
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    Not sure

    Hi, i was only diagnosed t2 3 weeks ago. Upon diagnosis i went home, joined forum & had a good talk to partner. Upon ceasing eating pies, a loaf a day & some re thinking my amounts on my plate , my avarage is now 9.8 over 21 days. As stated previously..thanks for the support/advise :D
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    Not sure

    Thanks for the reasurance's, now i'v just got to keep it up then hopefully no meds for me :wink:
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    Not sure

    My readings were 8.5 this morn, before bacon,eggs,toms,& 1 breadbun. Two hrs later my readings were 8.4, is that good? Im asking because when first fasting tested 3weeks ago, i was showing 14.4 before eating. Im t2.
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    What are your alcohol rules?

    My rules are good for me..Always spirits,always doubles/triples,stop when bottle is empty,drink with best looking barmaid {wife}, and always enjoy yourself. :D
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    Red Red Wine!!

    That wicked, as i brew loads of red/white at home...Happy days :)
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    Do i need to..

    Firstly tell my life insurance/car insurance companys im now t2 diabetic {diet controlled}? Secondly..do i avoid fresh fruit, as i understand fruit contains fructose, which is a suger?
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    Emergency bikers.

    learnt summet new after watching.
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    vat

    Rang a local supermarket this morning and asked about o% on diabetic goods, the reply i got stated " why should you get it, i dont" needless to say i put them right, but when i rang lloyds chemist, i got the chemist who talked me through the range of meters, and told me i can buy one at 0% vat...
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    support groups ne lincs

    Thanks for that. :)