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    Type 1 car insurance quotes.

    When getting quotes online from the likes of GoCompare and MoneySupermarket do you get provided with a full list of quotes or do many of the insurance companies require you to call them by phone to complete the quote as you have stated you are a type 1 diabetic?
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    Insulin ..... A postcode lottery?

    With all the different Insulins on the market what criteria is taken into account in deciding which insulins (basal & bolus) are prescribed to someone newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? Is the decision based on cost or is there a medical reason one person is prescribed with Lantus + Novorapid...
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    Non-inferiority Study

    I had a letter yesterday asking me if I'd be prepared to put myself forward for a clinical trial, INSTRIDE 1 (or INSTRIDE 2 for type 2's) investigating whether a generic long acting insulin produced by Mylan is as effective as Lantus. I don't know if there is any payment for participating in...
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    A Horror Story

    Halloween Mugging. Feeling peckish I popped into the kitchen to get myself a kitkat - ding dong the front door bell rings. Kitkat in hand I go and see who's there. "Trick or treat" screams a three foot monster who is surrounded by several more monsters of varying sizes and hideousness...
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    What's your tipple tonight?

    Ahh whiskey - just cracked open a new bottle of Naked Grouse :smug: - what''s your tipple tonight?
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    Mmmmm!

    Just finished supper. Chicken breast in a chopped tomato and basil sauce with a baked potato smothered in butter + a little cheese, buttered rye bread on the side. Washed it all down with a bottle of Territorio Malbec (red wine). Hot strawberry cheesecake lattice awash with single cream for...
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    Insulin temperature?

    Not your insulin supply which should be kept cool until brought into use but the insulin you are using at the moment. Is it better for the insulin to be kept at a relatively stable but warm temperature or to re-cool it between uses? For instance, I'll take my Novorapid out with me so it'll...