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Why fix what isn't broken. It's typical of pedantic managers in the health profession who feel the need to justify thier existence. The system we use works but by continually changing things they self perpetuate the myth that they are irreplaceable and value for money. When in reality they are...

Thank you, that's much appreciated.

On the weekend of the 23/24 June a the Royal British Legion Riders are having their sponsored long distance motorcycle ride in aid of their Poppy Appeal. A group of very determined motorcyclists will attempt to cover 1000 miles during the course of the challenge which doesn't sound very far when...

I miss chocolate as well but I have found nibbling on the occasional square of Lindt 70% dark cures the craving. Wishing you well for the future.

Just a quick update as imhave been away for a bit. The diabetic clinic was pretty good and the doctor seemed to listen to me which was a first as my own doctor is pretty dismissive of the issue. My medication has been changed, I have been given a meter and some strips so I can monitor the...

I can manage a day or two at the most of inactivity then I have to be doing something.. I am having surgery on the 22 may to laser fragment a kidney stone. I have been told I will need about a week to recover and will have to rest..REST ..don't know the meaning of the word. Wife wants to go on a...

We have four cats, two Bengal lions, Minkah and Merlin, and two black moggies with long hair called Bella and jimmy. Jimmy is 14 and blind but navigates round the room by bumping into things. She reminds me of one of those wind up children's toys that runs across the floor until it hits...

Re: Jokes to cheer us up....Highway to Bermuda A motorcyclist had been doing a lot of charity work and God seeing this decided to reward him for his efforts over the years. So while the biker was taking a break watching an especially nice sunset god manifested himself to the biker and said "for...

I appreciate the info thanks Sid, however the problem is pretty cut and dried.. I take the metformin and I have problems, I stop taking them and after a couple of days the problem goes away. I am sure you are right about high glucose levels etc but in my case there is a direct correlation...

Hi, Thank you for the advise. Just to clarify I am not morbidly obese, my work is fairly physical involving manual lifting climbing etc my last hba1c was 7.9 and my bp at last check was 125/80. I am currently running about 10 lbs overweight but that is normal for me after the winter. It's very...

Thank you for all the words of advise...not so sure about the cigar idea though..wife would not like that idea. The plan pretty simply is to move, or appear to move without actually moving. A colleague at work is diabetic and he gets really good service from his local diabetic clinic. I am, for...

Sorry, really can't tell you about the plan because I am not quite sure it's legal... But it's a good one... I think

This is the thing, I am really not that interested in keeping either my doctor or the diabetic nurse happy, my only priority is to get some form of life back.. I have asked for a change in medication but the side effect I am bitching about is, to quote the diabetic nurse "not an important...

Hi everyone, just found this board and have spent four or five days reading the posts and deciding what to do.. I am the worst type 2 diabetic in the world I was diagnosed in 2009 and prescribed pills. Since then I have had a long running battle with varios doctors, nurses etc who get their...

Update.. I have just had my first retinal screening and as a result 10 hours later am still suffering from a migrane , vomiting and very blurred vision. The antidote is not offered, and the new 111 service is useless. Am waiting for a call from my doctor..in the meantime I am supposed to be on a...

The secret to dealing with the Dvla is don't tell them nothing. My doctor does not know what I do for employment and I opted out of the computerised record keeping at our surgery. The persecution that we face because of our condition is medeaval. My company does not know of my condition and as I...