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  1. rochari

    Flight delays

    From this morning’s online neswpaper, a customer comment regarding cancellations and delays of flights to the UK out of Lanzarote due to the sandstorm: ‘He added: “I am type one diabetic and when I explained to a Tui rep that I will not have enough insulin for the next 24 hours, their response...
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    N.L.D. - alternative treatments?

    Folks For the past four months I’ve had a painful and irritating rash on my shin. My GP initially started me on antibiotics then corticosteroid cream but they’d no effect at all. Next, it was checked out at the diabetic clinic and a biopsy arranged. I’ve now been told it is (had to write this...
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    Sometimes I’d happily go back to using a syringe

    Insulin pens are handy, easy to use etc but occasionally I hate the one I have here. When I used syringes, I always pulled the plunger back a few units to check if any blood came in. If it did, the needle came out and I re-injected after repeating the process. That was one of the first rules...
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    Insulin Packaging

    Well over 50 years ago, I was told to always check the colours of the box my insulin came in because it was an easy way when I leave the pharmacy to confirm I’d the right stuff. The last but one time I picked up my supply the box was completely in the Greek language although some parts of it...
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    Moving to 4mm needles

    Hi Folks Like many, despite rotating sites, I've got way too many bumps and the DSN on Friday suggested I change my injection site from stomach to my thighs and backside. I've always found the stomach area best for me as I am now very skinny and held back to moving to my legs and arms becasue...