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I had to laugh, 16 years ago I was in the Rennes Teaching Hospital with diabetes. They had a drinks machine in the hall, NONE were suitable for diabetics. The place had a restaurant on site and NONE of the meals were suitable for diabetics, I now asked does one order in as one cannot grink the...

This old chestnut keeps arising, and it is sort of confirmed that all diabetics and even older people may well be deficient. I am on insulin and if I stop my B12 then I get clicky middle finger and really painful left shoulder joint. Also I have atheritose in my knees and the doctor who did my...

The doctors here put me on Metformin variants twice, the first, serious stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea, that after 1 tablet. The second occasion, serious stomach pains to the extent of having morphine..seriously it was that bad. However they persisted, and second pill, still was sti on...

Hi, some 20 years ago I was injured in an accident, well 2 actually. The first being a back injury and the second sort of as a result of the first burnt. I am in pain most of the time and carry morphine with me in case it has a bad turn!! now it has been suggested to me that if I take cannabis...

Oh not this AGAIN. You need to take vitamin B12. Its so easy for Brits, take 2 teaspoons of Marmite with every meal. However, for those in Holland, suffer, in most other countries you can get either tablets or liquid. Here in Europe many doctors are sort of not accepting but not rejecting the...

Re: Boots sent worker home Not all people know that one is coming on, yes I do, however I know of several that the first they know is that they go wobbly and virtually collapse and have difficulty explaining the reason, they could though stuff a sugar knob in their mouths. What I cannot...

Hi, two apples is one too many, I use a pear if I am going into one. It seems a pear is more easily assimilated sugar, and refined sugar is very easily assimilated. However, to have 2 apples is silly really. Actually though 7 is still within the "normal" margin so its not a case of getting...

Yes, zucchini, or rather marrow. Remove the skin, cut the marrow into chip size bits, dip in things like crushed chilis, or pepper, or mexican powder etc and then deep fry them. You can leave them to cool. Another is proper Chinese prawn crackers, although, they do have some carb content.

hanadr is absolutely correct, metformin will not be a player in this instance. Short story, when I was with BFG in Germany the guys were told not to drink too much, many came out of the bars thinking they were OK and walked about 10 paces and collapsed. You have to aware of what you are drinking!