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Hi everyone and hopeing one of you can solve this mystery perhaps? I went for my diabetic review yesterday, expecting to be disappointed if truthful, as I have slipped somewhat since December. I sadly have a terminally ill close family member ... became ill suddenly ... so a tremendous shock...

I was scrolling through youtube last night and found Dr. David Unwin, who was giving a talk in Manchester (UK) and I was totally enthralled with it. He will hopefully one day get through to ALL of our GP practices and help them to see the light concerning Low Carb eating ... which he introduced...

Today is day three of my fast. On day one I drank water, a cup of green tea, and a little Bone Broth. Yesterday I had similar but at midday I had a cup of coffee, made with double cream instead of adding milk, and with a knob of butter added to it. Now I am uncertain if this was okay to do since...

Hi everyone. As some will know, yesterday I went off the wagon to share a special tea out with my daughter for my birthday. I've been in none diabetic numbers for almost three years so it was a big decision. My daughter has Asperger's and has no friends/social life etc and had asked this of me...

Hello everyone. Bit of a quandary here. I've been in remission for the best part of three years, with an Ac1 of 36 and 7 at last two yearly appointments. My daughter and I have recently been through a terrible ordeal, which has resulted in her becoming unable to enjoy going out. She's 27 years...

Hi everyone : I've done intermittent fasting for quite some time now, as well as a 20 hr fast last year. What I need advise with please, is that I am breaking a four day fast tomorrow and wonder if anyone has any tips on the best way to do this? I know I need to be careful and not eat too much...

I went into hospital for eye surgery three days ago, and am a Type 2 diabetic with good control. Just prior to going into Theatre my BG levels were checked by the nurse and it was 4.8. I had fasted from 6pm the previous day and this was taken at 2pm by the nurse. However when I arrived back home...

Hi to everyone and I have a question. I didn't eat until just after 2pm today, and only had a mixed salad with some roast beef slices, followed by my first drink of the day which was coffee with double cream. I was 5.6 before eating and fell asleep so didn't test again for almost three hours but...

I have had Type 2 since 2016 and have only taken Metformin, which, for the past five years has just been one tablet per morning. But I noticed last year that the dark hair on my legs had completely disappeared. Last week I noticed that my underarms are also now hair free! Has this happened to...

Hi, Can someone please post the link to the site that does Gluco Navii test strips please? I cannot find it and ran out a few days ago now. Thank you so much

Although I've had no Christmas cake, mince pies or Christmas pudd I've still managed to gain a few pounds! I did have honey roast parsnips, yorkshire puddings and two roast potatoes on Christmas day, and perhaps more nuts that I ought to have! It's difficult to cut out everything on that one day...

Hi all, For the first time ever I bought a sweetener (Truvia) and made some biscuits this morning. I had a couple but found them too sweet so gave the rest to my daughter, but I just cannot get rid of the sweet taste on my tongue. I've eaten cheese, and drank loads of tea but it just won't go...

Hi all. For some time now I've been noticing lots of people on the site mentioning thyroid issues, and so now I am wondering if there is a definite connection between having Diabetes and also having Thyroid problems? If so, then is it that Diabetics are more prone to developing this, or is it...

Good morning everyone! Today I'm in a baking frame of mind, ahead of the weekend. I wish to bake some cakes but I also want my daughter to enjoy them. Is there a sweetener that will fool her into thinking it's sugar? It's only myself with diabetes and I bake for the two of us to enjoy, but I've...

Hi everyone in the UK. There is a programme on at 7.30 this evening (Fri 1st Oct) called 'Unreported World, and is about a diabetes crisis in Mexico. Not sure but maybe some would wish to view?

Hi everyone! As we start to approach cooler weather and darker evenings my thoughts turn to comforting yet healthy and warming meals. I have always cooked Cottage pies for my daughter and I, using Sweet potato as a topping as fortunately my daughter dislikes everyday potato, but is this going to...

I came across an article last night that interested me. It's printed in an American journal but it made me wonder if anyone already uses, or has tried Sage Tea to combat bad cholesterol. Here's a section that I read In one study, consuming sage tea twice daily lowered “bad” LDL cholesterol and...

Good morning to everyone. I have just returned from my review with my new practice, and a tad confused. Is it normal for them not to have done a cholesterol test? I have always had this done previously and was waiting to find my results. She just scrolled down the screen in front of her saying...

Now this is a strange one .. at least to me! For at least the past three weeks I've done various fasts, from 15 hours right up to 20 hours. Today I had no intention to fast, but I wasn't hungry at breakfast time, so went into the garden to move some slabs, dig a border, and generally tidy up...

Hi everyone! A few of you may recall that I have phone anxiety issues, which have caused me problems taking up my diabetic review over the last few months. I had tried to explain to the receptionist, when initially booking diabetic blood tests, that I could not phone my GP nor could I take a...