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  1. Sam Carter

    Life Insurance

    Can anyone recommend a company for life insurance for a type 1 diabetic?
  2. Sam Carter

    Type 1 Has Anyone Found A Mini-fridge That Is Suitable For Storing Insulin??

    Yeah, I wouldn't take a risk. If it's fridge temperature (around 4 degrees C), I'd use it. Who's selling a fridge that operates at 18 degrees C? That's a summer's day!!! :o)
  3. Sam Carter

    Type 1 Has Anyone Found A Mini-fridge That Is Suitable For Storing Insulin??

    I'd use the fridge that you've bought. We now live in a world of red tape and legal disclaimers. If it's fridge temperature, I'd use it as a fridge. Obviously, you don't want insulin near a freezer compartment (if it has one). Legal disclaimer: I am not a qualified refrigeration engineer...
  4. Sam Carter

    Lancing Devices

    I tried these many years ago. I was caught-out a couple of times with no spare drums. You can always re-use a lancet, but with the drums it was impossible to use one again. Anyway, my GP at the time (when I was living in Crawley) made me choose an alternative, as he said the drums were too...
  5. Sam Carter

    Lancing Devices

    Can anyone recommend a lancing device that works with TRUEplus lancets? Quality seems to have taken a nose-dive over the last few years. Everything that I've used recently lasts for a few months only before braking.