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  1. old sparky

    Medi alert bracelets

    Hi Guys and Girls It has been suggested to me by a relative also with T2 that I should wear a SOS talisman or Medi-alert bracelet or necklace or something of that description with my medical history on it, as I also have HBP. (stress related) What do you guys think, as I welcome your opinion. I...
  2. old sparky

    Type 2 Question

    Hi Guys and Girls Having now had my TEE 2 meter for about a week now, I am still not sure if I am doing things right, and I hope someone can help. I take a reading when I get up and about half hour before breakfast then take another reading about 1.5 hours -2 hours after The same applies to...
  3. old sparky

    TEE2 tester

    Hi Guys and Girls I received my tester Friday Morning by post complete with the extra bits. (needles and "swabs" etc) so after practicing with the supplied swabs and cocking it up several times with the test fluid, I have now managed to get it to work??? Well I am old so machinery and...
  4. old sparky

    Newbie T2

    Hi Guys and girls, well having been diagnosed just over a month or so ago perhaps nearer Christmas 17, I was put on Metformin then changed to slow release 750mg but now after reading all of the advise on here about diets and carbs, By watching my carb intake to about 50 g per day I have lost...
  5. old sparky

    food Yes or No

    I am newly diagnosed with type 2 and getting very confused as to what I can and not have to eat. Whole meal bread is a NO NO but according to other Diabetes web sites (NHS) it is OK Tinned corned beef is OK but again conflicting web sites say its a NO NO, this is causing a lot of rows in my...
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    recent diagnosed

    Hi I have recently been diagnosed with type 2, and although I was diagnosed quite a few years back as borderline, I guess as I have got much older my life has become more sedimentary where as I used to be quite active, scuba diving, motorcycling etc. I have to make some life style changes and...