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Just been informed that, due to waiting lists, it's likely to be September before I can get on the DESMOND course.

As I say, I'm right at the start of this thing. Trying to get my head round all the numbers. I started a new diet regime a week before finding out I have diabetes, so I was trying to sort that. The porridge works for the diet, but seemingly not for the BG & GI stuff. I still haven't seen a...

100g Rowan, I'm a big guy, but getting smaller!

To be honest, I'm not measuring.fluids atm. I've not been long diagnosed, so I'm trying to get my head round it all. I have switched from porridge made with semi skimmed milk to making it with water, & I just wondered if the water I used would be counted as part of my daily fluid intake.

Hi DeejayR I use just under a pint, so it does seem a lot. Every bit helps. Cheers

I've recently started having porridge made with water, rather than milk. I was wondering, does the water I use to make the porridge count towards my fluid intake for the day?

Cheers Rod, I'll give them a look.

Hi all, I'm 57, & was told 5 days ago that I have Diabetes 2. It was sort of expected, as it seems several of the boxes for possible causes, I can tick. I was always active, then in December '99 i received a compound fracture of the 5th vertebrae in a road traffic. As a result, I now can't walk...

Another thread in life's rich tapestry, that's my view of diabetes.