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    Flexitol Foot Cream

    If you have correctly fitting shoes you should not be getting blisters...... If your work shoes do give you blisters, you could carry a pair of sneakers for when you need to walk places... I wear heels to work and when my feet become sore or tired, I put my slippers on.
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    Has this ever happened to anyone else?

    Hiya It could be something to do with your hormones I guess, is this usually associated with you having your period? It could also be associated with a minor virus, or stress. Do you keep a food diary? I keep one and a work diary, if my levels are erratic, I look at my timesheets to see if...
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    Crunchy snacks

    I very rarely eat crisps these days, and I used to love crisps, I guess you eventually get used to not having them. Plus, the only time I really snack between meals is either when I have a hypo, or when I am drinking. I just don't feel the need to anymore. It was difficult at first and I have...
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    yogurt

    I go for total carbohydrate too, although as a general rule I try to avoid products with greater than 5-10g per 100g of sugar (sugar sugar not carb (total) sugar), this is because I am sensitive to sugar and it would cause a massive high immediately. I avoid Muller Light too, not just because...
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    Popcorn kernels

    Try Julian Graves, big tesco stores should stock it too I used to have a popcorn machine, it was great for hot popcorn. I read something about corn being being high in carbs though, is this true?
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    the cost of healthy eating

    Come on guys, stop encouraging law breaking! I don't want to be looked on suspiciously every where I go, "watch that diabetic, she'll steal stuff" see the trouble you'll cause! <and slightly worse, I am a diabetic with a slightly Australian accent, no one will trust me ever again :mrgreen: >...
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    Flexitol Foot Cream

    My brother is a concreter (not diabetic) and he wears flip flops to work and gets really cracked heels, there is a fabulous product he uses on his feet called "cracked heel balm" or something like that, when they get really bad, he superglues them up! Probably not a reccomended treatment for...
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    effect of today's food on tomorrow's readings

    My problem with getting my BG down to say between 3.9 and 7.8 as an above poster states, would be that I would be unable to drive to work. In fact if my blood sugar is 5 or less I have to have some juice or something prior to driving to work as the DVLA guidelines state that you cannot drive...
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    effect of today's food on tomorrow's readings

    Wow! thanks for that link. I often wake up with a headache and a BG of 5, i was explaining this to a GP that it means that I have hypoed over night, she said that is impossible. Now I know I am right. I have been told to go to bed with a BG of no less than 8, however, sometimes that's not...
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    going the gym/exercise

    Advice I have been given is not to exercise if your BG is above 15m/mols as this can cause problems, i generally only exercise if my BG is between 6 and 12. It is a bit of trial and error though (which part of diabetes isn't!) I would start with an easy regime at the gym then gradually increase...
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    Change Blood Sugar monitor??

    I have the one touch ultra easy, and I love it. I think the jabber is the best one I have ever had! You can get lancets of different gauges and you can also set different depths for the jabber to go. I still don't like testing though and find it painful at times, I think that is just part of...
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    Low fat, low sugar diet, is there one?

    My diet is both low fat and low sugar Most of the people I know who are overweight eat a diet high in processed foods, I very rarely eat processed foods as I don't have any control over my BG when I do. I do make everything from scratch though, it gives me more control over what I eat
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    Letter for the airport

    I personally charge £250 to write a letter :D I don't work for the health service though Why did you have to get a new letter, surely the original one said all the right stuff on it? I have never bothered to get a letter from my doctor, I carry a repeat prescription with me I actually had...
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    DAFNE

    I don't think there is anything on the DAFNE course that you can't learn yourself, it is basically an intensive learning program over a couple of days, I did it the hard way and learnt it all by myself over a long time period. To start I agree with the above, 1u fast acting for every 10g...
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    KETONES

    The only time I have been aware of having ketones was on Diagnosis Day, when they wanted to hospitalise me for having a BG of 30+ and peeing out my body weight in ketones and glucose. I think it sounds like you are over correcting your hypo's. Technically if you have a low, you should be...
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    Knowledge

    I would recommend a book called the Glucose Revolution: Glycemic Index Solution for optimum health (ISBN-10: 0733615007) available on amazon for less than £10. Although it does not tell you how much insulin to take, it helps you figure out how many carbohydrates there are in many different food...
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    Need a kick start!

    What sort of diabetes do you have? I assume type 1? I think everyone has low periods at one time or another. You really need to keep up with your tests and injections though. I found it difficult at first and used to put it off if I was busy, now everything just stops when my "insuin alarm"...
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    Eggs

    Yep - fat slows the metabolism of carbohydrate, the carbs from chips enter your bloodstream much later than the carbs from plain boiled potatoes. Everyone is different though and you could eat the exact same meal every day of the week and the action it has on your body can be different due to...
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    Travel Insurance

    No, it was absolutely fine, I luckily did not have to make any claims though so cannot comment on that :D Very helpful sales person too
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    Travel Insurance

    I used the diabetic travel link posted above. It was £50 for the year but does not cover US or winter sports, although if I do decide to do either, I can have them added easily for additional premium. Took me 5 minutes on the phone to fix it up and the policy was mailed to me by the next day