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    Diagnosed with type 2 this morning..

    Anytime hun, like i said its almost exactly a year for me and im still learning, if u have any questions feel free to ask, or even if its just to have a ***** about the nhs lmao I cant believe how surgerys varey so much, im too scared to swap tho in case they loose my notes or the new place wont...
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    Diagnosed with type 2 this morning..

    Hun u shouldnt have had to buy any equipment. The first day that i saw my diabetes nurse I was given a monitor, test strips, results book and a huge stack of reading information. I would ask at ur surgery if they can help with these. I was lucky after a few months that I saw an add on this forum...
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    Diagnosed with type 2 this morning..

    Hi everyone, i just wanted to tell u my story. Last year when I was 45 I started to experience a terrible thirst that i just couldnt quench and getting up in the nite to pee, falling asleep standing up and just being exhausted. Anyway I do suffer some other major health issues and take lots of...
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    i have decided to stop eating at all

    Hi all, ive only been type 1 since October but have had chronic neuropathic pain for 9 years. Mine is in my abdomen and its like being in labour 24/7 365, and im on a cocktail of 21 pills per day. My main painkiller is morphine, and up until the summer I was on the highest legal amount I could...
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    really bad hair loss

    Thank u all so much for all ur help and advice, it really has helped me a lot. I will get those levels checked out as soon as i can. On the up side Ive seen some lovely wigs that look so realistic. Ive asked my husband to buy me one for my birthday lol. Ill keep u all updated when or if I find...
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    really bad hair loss

    Lmao 100 a day??? Im talking a hairbrush full, clumps in the shower and loose ones all ova my back. I wish it was just 100 a day believe me :'( I take 175mcg of thyroxine a day but dont know whay those other things apart from the vit b12 are totto.. Sorry i sound really dumb lol. Ani
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    Anonymous Question Is my flatulence to do with diabetes?

    Oh my god some of these posts are so funny, Im type one so not on metformin but im farting like a moped these days!! Lucky they are silent so for the most part i can get away with it. Thank god the gym plays loud music tho lol. I put mine down to eating wholmeal bread, ive always been a trumper...
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    really bad hair loss

    Hiya all, please can someone help me. I have had hypothyroidism for about 8 years and take thyroxine, i had some hair loss before i was diagnosed, but it was better with the medication. Anyway I was diagnosed type one in october and my hair is falling out by the brush full. I am seriously...
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    IronMan can SING!

    RDJ is sooooo hot, he can sing to me anytime ;-) lol xxxx
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    HATE MYSELF

    Yay well done uve done so well and ova christmas too!! My husband has lost alot of weight (nearly 5 stone) and he has done it by me reducing portion sizes (find a smaller plate) and he goes to the gym a few times a week. He also sees a personal trainer for half an hour a week to make sure that...
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    Yeah not too bad, been discharged from my hospital nurse on friday so terrified coz our practice...

    Yeah not too bad, been discharged from my hospital nurse on friday so terrified coz our practice nurse is ***** lol. But its good because ive finaly got my numbers down to a happy level and managing really well so i keep getting told. Hun if i can do it anyone can, im such a fussy eater and...
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    Tips/Ideas to prevent a nibble [sugar/chocolate/carbs]

    Ive found that options begian hot chocolate eases choccy craving and ive switched from ice cream to angel delight light. Mmm yummy :-D xxx
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    Hiya hun, sorry ive not been on for a while. How are u doing? Sounds like uve been busy? Xx

    Hiya hun, sorry ive not been on for a while. How are u doing? Sounds like uve been busy? Xx
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    Can someone help please?

    Hi, im 45 and was told I was type 2, three weeks later after making lots of changes to my diet that i thought was right, i had a prick test at a local chemists and my bg was 31.9!! Bad miss of type one and am now insulin dependent type1. So yeah keep checking ur bloods and if its too high go see...
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    What is the benefit of this Global Diabetes Community?

    Only been diabetic since october and learnt so much and met some lovely helpfull people. Great support group and well worth joining. Ani xxxx
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    Blood Monitors Compared

    I have just recieved the verioIQ and the results are quite different from the freestyle optium. Im going to the chemists in the morning to hopefully pick up the new strips and lancets. Do u think that I should worry about the differences in the levels given on these two machines or just stick to...
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    So, My Life Is Over Now.

    Hiya hun, u sound a little more possitive right now which is great. To be honest this is the best medical thing that I have wrong with me. U might be shocked by that but for me diabetes is one thing that I can control which my chronic pain is very hard to get under control. I know that for so...
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    E cig

    sorry about that posted by accident. what i meant to say was, have u tried different nicotine strengths? I had smoked for 35 years and never thought i could give up, but my son got into ecigs and got me hooked. i gave up in august and havent had a smoke since, i smell it on other people and...
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    E cig

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    HAIR LOSS N a DIABETIC

    i have been on thyroxine for 8 years and have had some hair loss since i started, but i have been diagnosed type 1 since october and now only have half the hair i had before. i colour my hair (being a certain age i need to lol) and my brush is full of hair and even my bedroom floor had hair all...