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    cinnamon

    A friend of mine swears by cinnamon as an aide to regulating his BG reading (he's not officially diagnosed as a diabetic) and for helping with maintaining weight loss. I can't find anything to substantiate his claims. Even online medication sellers say that there is insufficient data about...
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    Got A Free Tester Today

    I had a 6 monthly check up with the Diabetic Nurse todsy who ran her usual checks (blood pressure etc) and then asked if there was anything I wanted to ask. I raised the point of my recent low BG readings (1.2, 1.3 and 1.9 mmol/l) and said that this confused me. She was quite emphatic that I...
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    Type 1 With A Fear Of Needles

    https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/03/woman-died-from-diabetes-after-refusing-medical-advice-as-she-didnt-do-needles-7907534/ OK, I know this is in the Metro so read between the lines, however I can't help but get the feeling that if she had a genuine fear of needles there must have been something...
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    Tee2 Test Strips Back In Stock !!

    Yes its true. Ive just checked the Spirit Health Care Website and they are now shown as being in stock and available to order
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    Does Diabetes Regulate Your Life ?

    I'm just wondering if anyone else has noticed that they do things now on a more regular basis. I'm a type 2 diabetic so every 28 days I pick up my repeat prescription from my local chemist. On the same day I've also taken to:- Reformatting my memory card in my dash cam, Resetting the time on my...
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    Incidental Low Bg Readings

    Back in May I had a very low BG reading after a long night shift. It read 1.9 mmol/l. The strange thing is I felt perfectly okay and in no way was I feeling any of the symptoms of a hypo. I rang NHS direct, who were fantastic and having followed their advice I was back to a near normal (for...
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    Faulty test strips recalled

    Saw this on the web, seems to affect Accu-check strips only
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    Diabetes education course

    Last week saw me attend the Diabetes education course arranged via my GP at diagnosis. It was an eye opener for a newbie such as myself (who is surrounded by so called "experts" at work, all of whom know a guy that met a bloke who once sold a dog to man that lived in the same street as their...
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    Time between tablets

    Just a quick question from a Metformin Newbie. I'm prescribed Metformin (500mg) three times daily, with food or a meal. What I don't know is do I have to take them equal times apart (every 8 hours) or is it not too critical as long as I leave a sensible time between taking them? Obviously I...
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    It's been a week since

    Hello everyone. I was diagnosed on 31st January 2018 as type 2 and prescribed Metformin. Still getting to grips with it all but learning more and more each day. I've noticed a few changes with regards to my moods (think I'm getting short tempered) and few other things about my diet and...
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    Thank God for occupational health

    Hello from cold,wet and miserable London. Came back from 2 weeks of Sun, Sea, Sand and Sugary excess in Malta last October only to be told by OH that I was due a medical. The blood test (local finger prick version) gave a reading of 92 (don't know what method of recording was used) I pointed out...