Faith

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    Tim commented on the post, My first cannula… 13 years, 7 months ago

    @faith – for the first wee while I was aware it was in there, but I guess that’s because I wasn’t used to it. It was very slightly unconformable if I tapped it (but, then, why would you want to do that in normal use?) But by day two I hardly noticed it at all.

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    Annette A posted a new activity comment 13 years, 8 months ago

    Hi @faith. The DVLA do seem to have a knack of asking questions where they want you to answer a different one to that which they asked – I got caught out by one which said ‘Do you ever have hypos?’ – of course, being incapable of lying 😉 I said ‘yes’. Which meant I had to have a medical before they would renew my license. The Dr who did the…[Read more]

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    posted a new activity comment 13 years, 8 months ago

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    Hi Faith

    Sorry I was never my intention to come across as mean!

    If something had happened to here beyond HER control such as the Ash situation then I would be one of the 1st people to help out/advise if I could. What got my goat so to speak was that she simply did not pack enough insulin to last the duration of her trip.

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      Faith replied 13 years, 8 months ago

      Hi Mike,
      Totally agree- that’s pretty foolish to travel without enough supplies for at least your holiday- after getting stuck abroad for over a week, I can’t take enough supplies with me now! It was pretty pricey to have pump supplies shipped over and I don’t think our insurance covered it cos of the circumstances.
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        replied 13 years, 8 months ago

        Pretty much spot on!

        I think depends on where and what for? Touristy/Coastal areas and Cities will be very busy, so sometimes it might be worth considering going to a private clinic just to beat the queues. 【ツ】

        Armed with just a E111/EHIC all you get is emergency treatment which is what most people need during a break. But for the sake of 10…[Read more]

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    Tim commented on the post, Review – Abbott Optium Xceed 13 years, 10 months ago

    @faith – why would someone steal a meter? I suspect they thought it was a mobile phone or something. They must have been very disappointed (but had good awareness of their BG…)