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    Holiday Time

    I am looking for a package holiday in europe malta spain which caters for diabetics and has good spa facilities. Any recommendations?
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    Painful Insulin Injections

    The best thing to do is to rub your injection sites at night with your ususal moisteriser or vaseline This helps to recover the pastiness from injection sites. I ineject on my thighs and get brusing and use arnica from health shop to clear it up. Ony a small amount as it is a natural...
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    Freedom Pass

    Can anyone tell me why diabetics in London are not entitled to a freedom pass? Every 3 yrs they threaten to take away your driving licence, and in the meantime you have to use public transport. So why are we not entitled to travel for free if we cant use our cars to get around and have to rely...
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    Meetings at work

    Thanks for all the messages and advice, Just to clarify I advised him before the meeting 15 mins that I needed to eat. I dont let my my diabetes rule me, I asked if the meeting could be postponed because I needed to eat. My diabetes is my problem, but I did not have a packed lunch and needed...
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    Meetings at work

    Can my employer force me to go to a meeting, when I have advised that I am hungry and need to eat. I have been put on a work improvement plan, and he said that the fact I went to lunch and did not attend the meeting, he is listing on the plan as failure to communicate with him. He has said in...
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    Surgery

    I was thinking it was low sugars. I am keep tight control and diary notes, so I can be referred for dafne course. Medications have not changed, had tablets for infection control and finished that course. Saw my gp and she still thinks I may have had a mild stroke during surgery. my numbers...
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    Surgery

    I had an abdominal myomectomy 7 weeks ago. I had 2 large fibroids and constant bleeding after a hysteroscopy. Surgery went ok, but I got dizzy and put this down to the anaesthetic. I am unsteady on my feet and get really bad vertigo after being up and about for few hours. I went back to work...
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    Occupational Health Visits

    its all so confusing, I feel upset that the reccomendations that were made by occ health last year are being questioned again. nothing has changed. They agreed to me being allowed to attend hospital appointments. I was not asked to produce letters, so far it has only been inferred, and am not...
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    Diabetes weekend breakaway

    i too am on the lookout for a weekend break
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    Diabetic Camp

    i agree, but I am looking for an adult camp at 39 i may be a bit too old for wellspring Need to get away and have someone else worry and plan my diet, So i can just swim and exercise.
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    Diabetic Camp

    I am looking for a weight loss camp for diabetics Can anyone help