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Good luck with talking to a GP if you have T2 diabetes. Only person I can talk to is the diabetic nurse. She even makes changes my prescription And I’m sure the GP just accepts what she decides.

Isn't 2.5 dangerously low?

Gave platelets and plasma last Friday at the Cambridge Adenbrooks site. They are well prepared with all necessary PPE for running the service. Staff were excellent as usual. Next appointment a week on Friday.

Hi, there does seem to be a significant morbidity rate between blood groups with A being the worst. I don't think anyone knows why. Platelets and plasma can be given every 2 weeks as they are continuously replenished in about a week. Although plasma can be kept (frozen?) platelets only have a 5...

I'm Type 2 for over 10 years and also male with blood group A, so more susceptible to adverse symptoms from Corvid 19. I am giving platelets tomorrow, but I'm being harassed by my family to not go because of the risk. They are being particularly hard on me. However, I'm not considered a high...

Not very encouraging From: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-death-rates-preexisting-conditions-heart-disease-cancer-2020-2?op=1&r=US&IR=T

Picked this recipe from a post on this forum many years ago: This is a recipe I have copied from Fergus on another site - I am not a member so can't thank him - but if he looks here - thanks Fergus! Anyway, I am gonna try a variation of this in my machine & will let you know how it goes. If it...

Picked the following article after a Google search. http://www.punjabnn.com/2010/07/08/top- ... ela-juice/ I'd like to try karela juice, but I'd also like to know how it works. Does it make you less insulin resistant, or increase your insulin production (perhaps at the expense of stressing out...

I believe that diabetics can claim back the VAT they pay for their treatment. Does that mean you can claim the VAT back from charge made by the doctor.

A bit cheeky, but you could ask for the double strength dose saying that the standard dose does not work. You then split the pill into two.

About 3 weeks ago I went to see my doctor about trying the 600cal diet. After our discussion, during which I showed my determination, he was very enthusiastic and said he was willing to support me. We both understand that it may not work, but that for 8 weeks of fasting it was worth trying. The...

Since the endobarrier sleeve has been found to bring blood sugars down to normal in Type 2s why do I have to be fat to have the procedure done. I've been told by my nurse that i WILL get worse and that will probably go onto insulin before I die, so wouldn't this procedure be better for all Type...

The test you want is, I think, a C-Peptide test. I asked my Nurse/GP if I could get one as I wanted to know what exactly was wrong with me. However, I was told the test was too expensive and no matter what the result was the treatment would be the same. I came away very disillusioned and a...

Just tell your doctor that its not working very well and that you think you may need a stronger dose. Hopefully they will put you on a double dose, from which you take half a tablet at a time.

I'm not obese and got diabetes. I also ate "healthily", plenty of starchy foods, fruits fruit juice etc, low alcohol consumption. Now I have cut out these "healthy" foods I am still diabetic but all my figures are in or closer to the non-diabetic region. My definition of "healthy" foods has now...

Out of curiosity, what evidence is there to the relative safety of Benicol and tablet form of statins. Since they both contain statins, should we expect similar side effects? I'm not trying to dis Benecol, but just because it's a yogurt based drink does not necessarily make it any safer than...

Another reason to keep off white bread. naturalnews.com/008191_alloxan_diabetes.html

After being refused a couple of years ago from giving blood due to my T2, they asked me to rejoin about a year ago and then they asked me to give platelets (I started platelet donation last month and I have another session today). Their control is based on the type of medication you are taking...

I once thought of joining my local diabetics group until I learnt that they offered (tempted) members with tea and biscuits.

Somehow I feel it was a mistake posting this recipe. I thought that sharing a tasty low carb porridge replacement may be of interest to some, but the thread seems to have wandered off a discussion of the recipe to the pros and cons of standard porridge.