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Yeah, I let everyone know i'm diabetic, not like there is any shame in it. have often found it a good way of breaking ice in many situations as almost everyone knows someone who is diabetic these days, so 99% of time it a way of finding something to talk about :)

I don't actually count carbs, but I do count the value under them which says.. of which sugars. usually if I keep that 2nd value to no more than 12grams a meal, 2 metformin push blood sugars back to normal within 6 hours. actually makes meals much easier to work out too.

If they diagnose u as being diabetic, be it diet, pill, injection control, then ur diabetic and should be able to get them. Did a bit of searching on google, goto. http://Www.diabetes.nhs.uk Think it could be useful for those of you having problems to contact them, they may be able to advise...

I hate to admit it, i too was once like u r now, and in the long run have paid a very serious price health wise, was never a drinker but loved my sugary treats. Even after being at point of death twice i still didnt do good by myself. What made me knuckle down and sort my life out was being...

I really feel for you both, 1St, always test yourself, Get your meter, there is a card in it that allows you to get free strips and pricking needles, make sure you scan the card and give them the copy to keep, incase they decide to loose it. They have to give them to u by law, but if they get...

Thats nice to know ty Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Diabetic chocolate I could be wrong on this but, don't T1's need to stop their bg's from dropping? And us T2's from rising? Truth is, the so called pro's are just educated guessers. They really just use us as Guinea pigs, though i will give them credit, they are good most times at making...

I buy my chromium supplements off amazon. the strips I order 1 lot of 50, then 2 weeks later just order repeat for the strips, so give that a try :) I doubt gp would prescribe supplements unless they happily supply you with other types of vits etc already

Re: insulin & low carb. No offence taken, totally agree with ya, why i try to make it clear it just what i done for myself, if it came across that i was telling others to do it then my apologies, was not my intentions. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I drink coffee, lots of it, helps the hunger pangs at nite. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

If ya gp not mention it, don,t worry bout it. But if it on ya mind, just ask if there is anything you should work on, best way of seeing if there a prob. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Here in skem, if your on free prescriptions it 50, but you can re-order if running short, for those who are working, they usually get 3 months supply, though i think diabetics get free scripts, depends on gp and rules of pct. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Diabetic chocolate Grinz Sounds like ya did one of my tricks hehe lixxes lips and thinks mmm, yummy, eat a full 85g bar, then think woohoo, not affect me.... Roll on 2 hours eeeeeeeekk Hello potty, mind if i come stay for a while, omg I was so glad i had codeines, 60mg every 8 hours and...

I was 18yo, type 2, with liver damage.

Hi all, I would like to say from the get go, I am one of those diabetics that for 18+ years followed every diet I was told to do, and most of them actually made me so much worse. Was only on june 27th 2011 when I was at the hospital having the results of my diabetic eye screening, and got told...

Hi ben, I feel ya pain, there are so many of us out there that normal regimes don't work for, and nobody ever seems to listen do they!!! I too am sensative ato almost every form of sugar, be it sugar alcohols like maltitol or even worse normal sugar, even fruit and veg which i got told to have...