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    Accuracy of meters

    Hi folks, can anyone tell me if this is true about type2 diabetes???? My father was diagnosed with type2 diabetes and was also told that doctors will not write prescriptions for blood glucose strips for type2 diabetes as its not necessary for them to do so, plus it will save money for the...
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    Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year from Scotland....I've been an insulin user all my diabetic life. I found it very hard at first because like yourself, i was thinkin of all the implications this might have had from being able to tell if i'd had enough insulin or not, scared of people finding out that i injected...
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    Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

    Hey folks, just a wee message to everyone on the forum....Happy New Year and all the best for 2013 :)
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    Diabetic and Depression

    I was 15yrs old when i first new I had diabetes, I am now 37 and at the moment I am struggling with depression. I do my day to day injections and blood sugars which have been up and down due to colds or chest infections etc. as for my depression, i just wish I could get up in the mornings and...
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    Good Fruits For Diabetics

    Hi, i've always wondered abt carbohydrates in fruit. I was lead to believe that we were able to eat as fruit as we wanted because it would'nt effect our blood sugars. How wrong was i!!!! I can eat melon no problem but as for the rest, they raise my blood sugars a good deal. I would like to know...
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    What type of diabetes do you have, and do you work?

    Hi....I have type 1 diabetes and at the moment i don't work. I've had diabetes for 22 yrs and my diabetes is a pain in the backside. I don't get any warning signs when i hypo which is a very dangerous thing as you all know. I've had numerous close calls because of low blood sugars and i'm Just...