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  1. NikiMilligan

    Confused - any advice?

    Hi All I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in 2016. My fasting blood sugars had always been normal - including at the time of diagnosis - but I was having a problem with breast abscesses so they did the glucose tolerance test and diagnosed me based on that. I was shipped off to the diabetes...
  2. NikiMilligan

    Need Snack Ideas

    Oddly, I’ve always thought the opposite was true... I think of it as the same as my messed up Achilles’ tendon - little and offer is better (in insulin terms eliciting very low response at any one time) rather than a couple of biggies. Then again, this corresponds (somewhat ironically) to my...
  3. NikiMilligan

    Horrific Eye Screening Question

    Hi all! I had my second annual diabetic eye screening about a month ago. First one was fine (flash, flash, you’ll get a letter). For this one there were 2 people in the room, so we suspect a trainee. I wound up with 12 flashes in one eye and 8 in the other. By the end I had the headache from...
  4. NikiMilligan

    Flextouch Recall

    https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-fiasp-flextouch-100-units-ml-solution-for-injection-pre-filled-pen-manufactured-by-novo-nordisk-mdr-065-06-18?utm_source=554b805f-a446-4bd5-ad7a-3b65963e6a9e&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate
  5. NikiMilligan

    Blood Glucose Meter

    An old article, but still useful: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/2013/07/blood-glucose-meter-accuracy-comparison-chart/ I don’t check that frequently at the minute as diet control is working for me, but just did it today. Fasting 6.7 (wth?) ate even more sparingly. 2 hr 7.8... hmm should...
  6. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    Bought 3 Libres at the end of August (can’t afford to use all the time) 1 to use immediately, one in case I got a chest infection and needed steroids, and one for general educational purposes. Just gone to put on the second one, only to discover it expired in October. Gutted! Not least...
  7. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    Yes - big time! I’ve had several sensors, and with all but one it has generally been about 50% out (it shrieks most of the time that I have low BS, displaying ‘LO’ whilst fingerprick using the same machine and their test strips says 5.6 or so. Almost unknown for less than a 40% difference, but I...
  8. NikiMilligan

    Feeling flat - Failed again.

    And ps - my diagnosis of T2D was 9 months after the diagnosis (and non treatment of) my sleep apnea!
  9. NikiMilligan

    Feeling flat - Failed again.

    I can maybe give some pointers re sleep apnea... (1) If you are overweight (2) I would suspect, since you have seen an ENT guy that you may have an airway problem - only minor sinus problems, jaw offsets, receding jaws etc. can disturb things enough to cause obstructive sleep apnea (3) Sleep...
  10. NikiMilligan

    Carbs in a banana??

    Best place for uk nutrition is https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/composition-of-foods-integrated-dataset-cofid A brilliant resource to keep on your desktop :)
  11. NikiMilligan

    Advice on controlling T2 BG when on Short term Predisolone

    Hi all Could really do with some advice... I went down with he flu last week (first post T2 diagnosis). I'd been forewarned by this forum that it could play havoc with BG so had got in a Freestyle Libre to keep an eye on things without constant finger pricking. Has proved a great idea - I...
  12. NikiMilligan

    Type 1: Effect of beauty products on Diabetes

    An interesting aside on this is that as the reading I've done since my cat became hyperthyroid is that before the 1970s hyperthyroidism virtually didn't exist in cats, and they aren't sure why. The finger is, however, being pointed at the lining in tin cans which contains hormone disrupters...
  13. NikiMilligan

    Low Carb Sides for Christmas Dinner?

    I was all excited - got a butternut almond and pecan nut roast from Marks and Spencer. Finally, I thought, they are taking on board the low carb option. Brilliant, I thought, I'll try it out beforehand and if it's nice get one for a low carb filler for Christmas dinner. About to put it in the...
  14. NikiMilligan

    A few asking for low carb food lists....

    I'm not a hard-line low carber but between all of the fruit and flour-based products in your diet you are pretty high carb by even my standards! I'm also under active thyroid and have battled with my weight since diagnosis, but finally lost 3.5 stones this year using myfitnesspal and scales. As...
  15. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    Yup paying :( Everyone has been told to give me fish for Christmas so I can get one in for dealing with first diabetic cold/flu and one just to play with for food testing! It's a bit of a sad world where you use all your Christmas pressies for learning to control your diabetes and save the NHS...
  16. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    Worth trying - you may be one of the lucky ones! If nothing else it's a worthwhile experiment to see how you are really reacting to food - you can see all those dips and troughs for appropriate finger pricking instead of the 2 hour guesstimate. You are hereby authorised to have a pizza or...
  17. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    I've had 6 sensors now. With all of them (3 different batches) I've been at least 2 mol more than the sensor, and up to 4 mol. Normal reading for me is LO when I'm about 5, so useless for detecting lies (which is my main interest). They seem very hit and miss - work for some people and not...
  18. NikiMilligan

    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    What do you expect?! My post T2 diagnosis appointment at the Belfast City Hospital they are still on the low fat shovel carbs system! Referred back to GP for care (podiatrist and eye tests) which GP has no intention of doing. Didn't get them at the hospital, not going to get them elsewhere...
  19. NikiMilligan

    Feeling a little annoyed with my partner

    Why, are you planning to kidnap him lol And yes, I could cook for myself, but at the cost of being able to do some other things, e.g. washing. So I've the choice of being hungry or smelly ;) He's a real foodie, but also OCD so can be a bit inflexible... We've just got a real stinker of a...
  20. NikiMilligan

    Feeling a little annoyed with my partner

    Yup, I get it too! No matter how much I explain that ALL carbs are my enemy! I have chronic fatigue and hubby is good enough to do all the cooking, but isn't very flexible and I can't really complain. Just means I get the same meals, but can eat eff all! Always did have a problem with portion...