“Diabetes UK recommends that people with diabetes without known cardiovascular disease should discuss their individual risk with their healthcare team," said Libby Dowling, Care Advisor for Diabetes UK.

So this is a change in guidelines, I have been on Aspirin since 2006 and I must admit, I bleed like a stuck pig when ever I cut myself (rarely) or do a prick test (frequently). I thought that was good, when I was first diagnosed I used to have the devils own game squeezing the thick gooey blood out of my finger - completely the opposite now.

From a purely non scientific, not knowing what I am talking about, I prefer blood that flows easily !!

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