"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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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".
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> 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?

Sometimes, about an hour or so after a dose of Metformin - I get feeling
faint and dizzy with the shakes and sometimes cold sweats.

Presumably since a caramel bar fixes it in short order - that's probably my
hypo symptoms.