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    Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pump?

    Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum i tadlked about it 8 years ago but was turned down by the local hospital i resen given as i have sight inpearment the pump is like a chemical factory. my hba1c is around 12 to 15 not under the local hospital any more not been there...
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    What's the best way to bring insulin when traveling?

    insulin is safe out of the frige for up to 30 days try to keep it cold ie putting it in cold water but you can not let it get frost bitten keep it away from ice
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    glucagon

    first it can be given 1 of 3 ways sc subcut like insulin im intermuscula in the mussel iv in to the vane but eather way it is very inportent that you eat somtinge with in 10 minets of having it
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    Driving Licence Suspended

    i lost my lince over 15 years ago now. i hade renewed my lince then hade server retna bleeding which the local hospital did not do any thing for over 9 mounths which turned out to be a detached retna. was transfered to moorefields in london hade several ops would not regester me till i asked...
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    HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS CARE

    Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS got an interview on the 18/04/13 if they want me back at work i will apply to all the hgv and psv driving jobs i can type 1 and blind with nurve dammage so that is 3 carnt drives itens stright away 1 bark for left 2 for right 1 gral...
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    How old were you when you were diagnosed?

    i was 7 after being taken to the doctors lots of times ss were even involved but not even a blood or urine test carred out stayed with grand perents for a few days taken to a difrent doctors taken to hospital in a coma now 42 years old, sight problem and nurve dammage. off to atos medical in...
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    Doctor Restricting Insulin Prescription

    you can ask your doctor for a 6 munth perscription but you will need to go to the chenest every munth to colect it. that way you only get 28 days in a munth i box of each of the pens 1 box of needles but on each colection of the perscription you can ask your doctor for a second box of needles to...
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    How Times Change!!

    if i am right thoes stainless needles were 17 mm in lenth and were very thick. got blunt very quick. and was a pain trying to get new ones from the doctors. the sperit it was kept in was ims(industrial mettical sperit) or serigal sperit wich was ims but had 10% caster oil added. there was 2...
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    Hospital food

    you will allways find that it is do as your told and not as we do. you will find that the nursers know better than the dieaticion(not) david and gd lassie
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    Difficulty getting a pump

    i was turn down when i asked about a pump 10 years ago. the resan i was given it is like having a chemacil factory in the home. my blood is all over the place still is and have very limited vision in one eye. lost the other eye a few years ago after having pain for over 14 mounths and all that...
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    HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS CARE

    Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS to make matters werse now have to find 175.82 pounds to pay the council tax this year (maldon district council essex) 3% increas in what they pay us bills up 6% council tax 20% be for long wee will all be out on the street
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    HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS CARE

    Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS born 1970 taken to hospital in a comba in 1977 dionosed withe dibbetis, hade severl trips back and ford to hospital in combas till i left school in 1986 lost my sight in 1997 soucal servercis did not want to know coul not dray insulin...
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    HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS CARE

    Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS does that mean if i fale to tale the guide dog and the guide cane with me to there medical and have extra novorapid befor getting there there is a charnce? take a standed gluco meter with me so there is no charnce of finding the...
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    HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS CARE

    Re: HOW CAN THEY PUT ME INTO ESA WRAG GROUP WHEN MY WIFE IS i am going thugh the change over at the moment of time from incapand income supart to the new esa. but what i would like to know if any one was told that esa was not a jobcenter plus and did dwp ask if thay could send your info ie...
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    NHS - Unreal comments

    i gave up with the hospitals a few years back now. it is my gp that sends me for the bloodtests. the hospital would not consider me for a pump even when moorefields hospital could not contrall my blood suger swings. it was a case of feeding me all day to get the blood sugers in the 20's for them...
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    Would you say this is a Low-carb diet?

    parsnips contain more carbahrites than potatoes
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    How much do you take?

    the insulin is 100u per mill there for there is 300 units in a pen cartrige or 3ml it was back in the 80's when insulin was i 3 strenths ie 20u/ml 40u/ml and 80u/ml but it is 100u/ml now ie 1 click on your pen is eather 2u or 1u depends on your pen type or syringe type
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    How much do you take?

    it used to be your hight in meters ie 1.70m = forget the meter so - 70 so you shuld weigh 70 kg and taking apx 70u of insulin a day but you also need to take count of excersise and your food intake.
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    Eye problem.

    type1 1977 dob 1970 i have hade cataract.on both eyes the firs was removed in 1999 after having eye surgery on that eye 3 times and filling the eye with cilicon oil. the other was removed in 2006. i dont trust the local hospital with my eyes any more. as they mised a detached retna for over...
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    Think twice about "Sugar Free" Drinks.

    if the hospital new that a type 1 was haveing sugered coke theyed hit the roof. i all ways get diabetices art to have any suger i keep on telling them that i carnt have any bread as that has suger. i have diet coke, coffee black and 2l water a day