Diabetic Freebies?

Mommysavingmoney

ANy advise on freebies would go a long way here too

alba37

vellum wrote:

Quote from wikipedia on diabetes:
Obesity is found in approximately 90% of developed world patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Other factors may include aging and family history

:eek:

we are all responsible to our own health, we cannot live an abusive lifestyle and expect other taxpayers to foot the bill when things go wrong.

Strange how out of 10 Type 2 diabetics I can think of, off the top of my head, 9 are within healthy weight range to possibly below, only one is over weight. So my statistics are only a possible 10% due to obesity, but more likely hereditary! None were over 40, so don't think aging is a factor in them.

Also at our diabetic clinic in hopital, I the majority are no where near obese...

Hermann

riffs wrote:

it depends on what form of diabetes you have. If u have Type 1 diabetes then you deserve freebies etc but if you have Type 2 (which is you OWN FAULT) then you deserve nothing, not even NHS help in my opinion.
Saying that diabetes isnt an illness is just stupid semantics and it depends on ur definition of an illness. to most people diabetes IS an illness, so get off ur high horse Elliebell

What an astonishingly ignorant comment.

Hermann

zztopgirl wrote:

I wish people with chronic illnesses or disabilities could get freebies. Top of my wish list is a beauty salon within the local hospital, so i can have a quick facial or massage to *try* and cheer me up.

All those famous people get freebies from designer and beauty houses all the time so joe public will see them and buy them, wont it be nicer to (for instance) give people with cancer a nice freebie to cheer them up? Would look better too, than freebies going to mega-rich celebrities.

There are some available.

A family member with Breast Cancer had a great afternoon being shown tips for make-up and looking after yourself whilst having Chemo etc.
A couple of 'experts' took the session and there was a bag of goodies for every participant.

Frankly it was the best bag of freebies I've ever seen (and rightly so!). It contained a stack of expensive make-up, creams, designer perfumes etc. These were all full decent sized bottles not little sample ones.
The total value was easily in excess of £500.

This was arranged through a 'Maggies' centre but I'm sure its available throughout the country.

The project is called 'Look Good ... Feel Better'.

Here are a few links which explain it all ...

http://www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk/

http://www.cancerkin.org.uk/progs_feel.asp

http://www.handbag.com/beauty/makeup/look-good-feel-better/

A bit off topic from the OP but hope it helps someone.

Tamiya_Widow

if you have Type 2 (which is you OWN FAULT) then you deserve nothing, not even NHS help in my opinion.

YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE AS THICK AS SH*T IF YOU THINK THIS. I CAN NOT BELIEVE ANYONE CAN SAY THIS WHEN IT CAN BE HEREDITORY LIKE MINE IS, NOTHING TO DO WITH WEIGHT, DIET OR LIFESTYLE.

k18dan

Here Here!!!!

AlInshearah

I lost track. Was any freebies found?

Tamiya_Widow

riffs wrote:

I'm sure the irony of your statement is lost on you

IF YOU ONLY HAVE NEGATIVE THINGS TO SAY ON ALL YOUR POSTS YOU MUST BE A VERY SAD PERSON. WHY NOT GO AN GET YOURSELF A LIFE INSTEAD OF POSTING ALL THE CR*P YOU DO ON HERE. THIS SITE IS FOR PEOPLE INFORMING OTHERS OF POTENTIAL FREEBIES NOT FOR JERKS LIKE YOU TO SLATE EVERYONE'S GOOD INTENTIONS.
I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE OP WITH ALL THE BACKLASH THEY HAVE RECIEVED FROM AN HONEST QUESTION.

k18dan

here here !!

Penny-Pincher!!

Come on peeps. Rise above it and keep focused on the OP.

Might be worth contacting some of the diabetic websites that sell chocolate and cakes and asking if they would send a free small sample ...worth a try.

PP
xx