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I had my diabetes beautifully under control with nice low fasting levels, but in the last couple of weeks everything has gone wonky :cry: I'm not doing anything differently, I follow my usual regimes which have worked like a treat until now, but my fasting levels are now up as are my levels...

Usually I'm an insect magnet and get bitten to pieces every summer and end up looking like a swollen balloon because I react to bites. However this year so far *touches wood* I have only been bitten twice, despite being outside walking with the dogs for at least 2 hours a day. I can only...

This is screening on Channel 4 on Monday 16 July at 8 pm. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/disp ... icles/home The trailer looks interesting and somewhat scary as it shows food that doesn't look very healthy being counted as part of '5 a day'. Programme Blurb:- Dispatches...

This morning I had a really unpleasant quite scary occurrence. My fasting bloods were 4.7. I had my usual breakfast of porridge with a tiny bit of fruit sugar. Forty-five minutes later I did my usual 35 minutes of Zumba, had a shower etc and did a blood test at 2 hours which was 5.6. I walked...

The last year has been a most interesting one for me and I'm going to ramble on about it. This time last year I was on holiday in Australia. I was not feeling well, but put that down to having had a horrible stressful year at work and being absolutely worn out and generally unfit. I was sure...

Does anyone else here use a Fitbit? http://www.fitbit.com/? Mine arrived yesterday and I'm already hooked. I love the idea of setting goals and competing with myself. I did 4215 steps during 35 minutes of Zumba this morning.

I like to really get my heart rate up when I'm exercising and have been doing cardio workouts as my heart doesn't rise above 130 when I am doing aerobics now that I have really built up my fitness and stamina. I like it to be around 130-145 with peaking up to 155 when I am doing a workout and...

I'm celebrating My latest HbA1c has come back at 5.9% along with a message from my doctor saying 'very well done!' The risk of another stroke has faded into the background *breathes a huge sigh of relief*. Now I just have to keep it low

Does anyone else use the Wii console to help them get fit? I use Wii Fit Plus, Exerbeat and a walking game called 'Step to the Beat' in addition to outside walking. I was just wondering if anyone can recommend some other discs for the Wii that I can use to ring the changes through the winter...

Following my post-stroke diagnosis of diabetes, I'm trying to get myself back in control of my life. My GP is keen to control my diabetes by diet, which I am very happy with and I'm on a Statin and Clopedrigrel. I'm going to go with a low-carb diet. Having seen my incredibly helpful GP last...

Hi there I'm very newly diagnosed with diabetes - I got the results of my blood test yesterday. I had a small stroke on a flight from Australia on 11 June which I didn't realise for a week. The jet lag didn't go and I dropped things and stumbled, so went to the GP thinking I had picked up a...