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"Ian Field" > wrote in message
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> "Don Roberto" > wrote in message
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>> On 9/30/2014 8:56 AM, Ian Field wrote:
>>> Are there any recipes about for food that's cheaper than ready meals,
>>> but can still be done in the microwave?
>>>
>>> Probably not practical to boil the froth out of red beans in a
>>> microwave, but that general direction of food preparation.
>>>
>>> The BBC website has a recipe section - but last time I looked there, no
>>> diabetic recipes.
>>>

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>> Use your imagination: Improvise! Then check with your meter.

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> As a non-insulin T2, the NHS won't give me a meter, so I'd have to buy
> one.
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> Actually, I got a couple of meters from my salvage interests - but never
> quite organised an expedition to buy some strips.
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> Last time I had a scheduled blood test I was a bit over, they increased my
> Metformin and re-tested. The results of that declared my blood sugar
> "under control".


That's rather sad and scary. You should be able to test, particularly since
you are on medication. How would you know if you had a hypo?