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Thank you for that :D Firstly, about the breakfast, I am not an early riser :wink: so my lunch is normally a couple of hours after i wake but I could maybe stomach a bit of fruit or yogurt. I def agree with a bigger lunch, I dont like them sarnies anyway. But i try and get out the house at...

Is it available in Large type ?

I dont think i could eat any less than i do now heres a quick breakdown I dont eat breakfast , never have Lunch : 1 Sarnie, Brown bread NO crusts...with cheese ham or salad, always with mayo :wink: Dinner, Steak, fish or Chicken breast with salad or veggies ( will occasionally have a...

My BMI is 24.9 Exercising is difficult with my complications But i have a part time cleaning job, which means i get a few hours a week where i break out into a sweat lol

Yep i have done this many times :( With my night time injection i leave it by my bed and do it just before i turn the light off to go sleep.It seems to work :) With the day times injections its a little more difficult but i can usually tell my a blood test as it reacts quicker.

You might know i am not new to diabetes & carb counting, but i am relatively new to Low carbing. I'v been at it s a few weeks now , Iv always realised it makes a big difference but never set my mind to low carb untill now. My diabetic nurse has approved on the condition that i am very careful...

:lol: I got a 5.3 Before my dinner !!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats the best reading i have had for months :mrgreen:

I "think" what Lammaboy is trying to express is that there is SO much information out there its difficult to know who to believe or where to start. I agree mostly with information given on here by real diabetics , but find it VERY difficult to relay that to the medical proffesion with thier...

Thanks Karen I have to admit i have sat on my fat bottom sulking in the house for a long time, its all too easy to hide away under the duvet and there are still days that i do. The cleaning job is going good :) although i did manage to set thier alarms off tonight which had security and the...

Thank you for all the info, I feel a bit more settled now, things are sinking in and thanks to all the replies here I dont feel so alone.

I have recently taken a little job, which was a big step for me. I havent worked in 3 years. Its only cleaning once a week for a couple of hours, but it gets me out the house and a little excersize :) I massage my feet evey night and yes, give them a twiddle too. My circulation in my feet is...

I did a lot of walking uptil last year, I really miss walking and no doubt so do my two best friends ( my dogs ) I can manage a couple of blocks to the shops. I dont have much feeling at all in my feet, which makes it difficult and im always tripping up things lol. I have a wonderful podiatrast...

Thank you for this helpful and inspiring message xxxx

Hi Hanadr, My consultant did not give me an altered prognosis as such, only that with VERY tight control I could prolong the need for a kidney transplant to aprox 10 years (maybe a bit more) I will stive to get my blood sugars better , as i do not want to go completley blind or lose a leg or...

Wow, thank you sooooo much for the time and effort you spent writing that ! I knew i couldnt be the only one, although i did find a group on facebook, but seamed a bit dormant ;) I do not jest when i say, your like an Angel coming out of a stormy sky ( Sounds silly i know ) but i will sleep...

Is there anyone here that has had the double transplant in the UK ? I was told yesterday that i have Kidney disease and they are functioning at 48% and will need dialysis in aprox 5-10 years, but before this happens my Consultant wants to put me on the transplant list for Kidneys and Pancreas...

The food was the only good thing :)

Hi Everyone, Sorry i havent been about, but i have been in hospital with a foot infection. I wont go into how angy ,dissapointed and sad i was with the room service there......... only to say they stuck a big sign above my bed saying " Sugar Free Diet " ........... I crossed it out and put " I...

Hehehe, i done some research on this, all in the aid of being very bored one night :lol: I used different meters ( 3 ), the same meters, same and different fingers, within seconds of each other for about an hour. Most were different by an average of 1.9 mmol, some upto 4 mmol and the overall...

OK Sue , will dig a bit deeper on that one, thank you