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Dentures in water overnight?
Wonder if anyone can help with my query. I had a partial denture fitted yesterday - basic NHS for 1 tooth, but made as small as possible, with metal clasp at one side. Dentist said to remove it at night and clean it well, but not necessary to store it in water overnight, just in a covered clean container. I queried this as…
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Is tuna an oily fish or not?
The NHS says at https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/#:~:text=Oily%20fish%20contains%20long%2Dchain,long%2Dchain%20omega%2D3 "A healthy, balanced diet should include at least 2 portions of fish a week, including 1 of oily fish." and that "Fresh and canned tuna do not count as oily fish." The…
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Water Healthiness
Can someone advice or correct or add further knowledge to my question please. So Tap water has chemicals in them but depending the area you live in.. the content varys. So I have mixed information regarding tap water 1. The chemical in tap water are actually beneficial ? If not does simply boiling water remove all the…
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Dental crown allergies
Hello, I am needing a replacement crown and core fitted and I can get it done on the NHS for the band 3 rate or to get a white porcelain one I have to pay £450 privately. I have allergies to emalgum, nickel, mercury and other metals. Am I eligible for a porcelain crown on the NHS because of this? I had all my metal…
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Front teeth broken off
My son fell off his bike on Tuesday evening. Face patched up (stitches) but work on his eye teeth that were snapped off will be ongoing... Have any readers lost their front teeth? What has worked for you? So far he’s had something daubed on the sharp edge of one (that lost about 5mm in length). That tooth is hurting a…
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Dental payment plans with bad credit
Hello, I am at a loss. I need composite bonding on 4 teeth and whitening done to match the bonding they will do. They’ve quoted me around £950. I applied with my registered dentist. They said the only options i’ve got is to apply for a dental loan through mydenta or to save up myself. (it would take me years). I applied…
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NHS sharing data
Deadline to opt out is 23rd June. Not sure what to do? Interested to know what others will be doing!
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private dental care costs
Our dentist has just announced that they are no longer providing NHS treatment, and there are none available locally either. They are pushing the Denplan scheme, but I'm not sure if this is worth around £20 per month for 2 check-ups and the Hygienist, and a small discount on other treatment. I've tried looking at Health…
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Antihistamine
Does anyone know of a reputable online company where my sister can buy Diphenhydramine cheaper than Benadryl? Thanks
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Diabetic Lancing Pen Recommendations
The lancing pen that mum is currently using is a Mylife Softlance but it doesn't seem to penetrate the skin enough to draw blood, even on the maximum depth setting; I don't if it's the length of the needles or mum's skin is causing the issues but she finds it difficult to draw blood. (I personally wouldn't mind buying the…
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Exercise whilst sitting at a desk
I spend a lot of time at a desk at home - any ideas on how I can exercise doing this? Ideally without buying something that needs assembling. Thank you in advance for your help.
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Diabetes medication - can you eat anything?
I'm sure you can't but I don't really know that much about it. I was talking to someone the other day whose husband has type 2 diabetes and she says he can now eat anything he likes as long as he takes his medication. He's a big pie lover and hugely overweight. I've heard other people say the same. I didn't know how to…
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Carbohydrates of which sugars
I know we're told to view carbohydrates on nutrition labels as a whole but I've always been curious to the "of which sugars" underneath it. Can someone explain? Example: - A cereal box per 100g has: Carbohydrates - 42.5g of which sugars - 10.5g Does the mean there's 10.5g of sugar in the cereal?
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Glasses.....
If you had a new pair of glasses with/after an eye test and felt the new glasses were not what you needed, they make you giddy/seasick, give you issues when walking, etc, would you return to the same opticians or try a different opticians? as a 66 year old diabetic i get free eye tests, i have the prescription for the new…
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Specsavers - high prices, and is there any real difference between the different varifocal options?
Specsavers used to represent good value. Clear pricing, and good quality sold at fair prices. Things have changed. Despite the clear pricing claims its impossible to find clear prices for the various lens options online, the prices are high, and all the sales staff want to do is extract as much as possible from you. That…
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Covid Vaccine Exemptions advice
Hi, I received a letter and leaflet from NHS advising to book appointments for covid vaccines. I read the leaflet and it says those with allergies are exempt from vaccines. I have allergies and remember having a very bad reaction when I took the flu shot vaccine like over 20 years ago and since then I stopped taking flu…
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Anyone on here work in an opticians, after some help clearing up a prescription.
First time I’ve ordered prescription glasses online, usually do it through my opticians. Anyway, I’ve ordered a pair of glasses & sent my prescription across. Everything is correct, other than they’ve added +1.75 to my left lens for near/add which isn’t written in my prescription, it’s blank for both eyes. Seems a strange…
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No Buying Unnecessary Toiletries May
Here we go again for another month. As usual, this initial post has been shamelessly copied from the many previous months. A big thank you to london_baby for starting us off last month. Welcome all newbies and regulars to this very friendly and chatty thread where we give lots of lovely tips on how to use up your stash and…
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Buying spectacles online
Can it be a worthwhile money saver ? Or is it just cheapo everything ? Advice appreciated.
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Thyroid problem
I had some thyroid related symptons. Rather than see the doctor i done a test via letsgetchecked. The results have come back abnormal with a high TGAB level. Normal range is 115 or lower, mine is 401iu/ml Obviously im making an appointment first thing monday but i trying to educate myself on how severe this is or isnt. I…
