PepsiCo have recently announced they are dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi and replacing it with two other sweetners. As a full-time diabetic and vocational tea-drinker, I regularly sweeten my tea with some man-made sugar and this news got me thinking...

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  Taking insulin is tricky. First you don’t have enough, and then suddenly… ohgodgivemeallthefoodintheworldnow! Hypos, in spite of their binge-y nature, are not very much fun at all. You’re weak, shaky, and your brain is telling you that eating quickly...

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  Well, so there it is. After five years in Government, six weeks of campaigning, and a late night (for me) the Conservatives have somehow defied all the polls and have won a small majority in Parliament.  What this actually...

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  Hi everyone, Thanks for visiting Joe's Diabetes and our new website!  We think that having diabetes is hard. It's a tricky disease to manage and it can be scary at times.   We want to provide good quality products and...

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