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It must be weeks since I last changed mine, despite having a couple of hundred new lancets to use. :)

Easter Sunday was lovely, with family and friends round for a proper roast dinner. There were loads of chocolate eggs on the go, and only a few "sorry, couldn't find a diabetic chocolate egg for you" type comments. The wine was flowing freely, and only a couple of "would you like coffee, or...

I'd like to say a huge thank you to the Forum, and everyone here. Although the standard of healthcare is actually very good here in Bulgaria, (I self-referred to the bloods lab at 8 am, took the results to my GP at 11:30, and walked into the Endocrinologist at 2 pm all in the same day) there's...

Thank you Contralto, excellent strategy, much more subtle than 'accidentally' leaving my post on the screen for her to discover ;)

Hi DrDJH, I'm very newly diagnosed myself, and it was also thrush that sent me to the doctor. I was given a Clotrimizole based cream (Canesten is a brand name for the same stuff), and cleared it up within a few days of getting my BG down to normal levels. The difficult bit is the scrupulous...

Firstly, please understand that I love my wife to the end of the Earth, but in the fortnight since I was diagnosed she has: Offered me toast (white bread) and marmalade for supper the evening before a fasting test. :facepalm: On a Sunday visit to a restaurant a friend owns she's gone to the...

I had exactly the same problem, but confined to my foreskin. Researching this suggested sugar in my urine was one possibility, so I tested my BG with a borrowed meter, it showed 18.3, and here I am :). Canesten has been recommended, the active ingredient is Clotrimizole, which you can get as a...

Include a photo here if you wish to. I'll dig one out in a bit. - My name's Keith, almost 60 years old, Living in Bulgaria, 'though originally from Scotland. Laid back, happy go lucky, hardly a care in the world since I retired. Pets? I have a small zoo, two huge dogs and about 20 rescued cats...