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Has anyone been on the Intermittent fasting diet recommended by Dr Michael Moseley in his new book? You fast for two days a week and can eat normally for the other 5 days. By fasting he means extremely low calorie, 500 cals for women and 600 cals for men. After being on the Newcastle Diet...

Hi all, I know that no meter is 100% accurate but does anyone know which meter is the most accurate? Thanks. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I am hoping someone out there can give me some advice. I have been quite bad at the end of last year, eating loads of carbs and putting on weight, with high sugar levels. So at the beginning of January I have started a very low carb diet and going to gym. After only a week my sugar levels are...

Has anyone on this forum tried the Harcombe Diet? Sounds interesting but I would like to hear some first hand experience. http://theharcombediet.com/

I am royally ****** off with the NHS. I have just been to see my GP and she gave me a new Nexus Gluco RX meter and told me that this is now the only meter for which I will be supplied test strips on the NHS. No choice in the matter. Never mind that I have recently bought myself the iBG Star...

I am using a Breeze 2 testing meter and I dont find that I am prescribed enough of the refills, as I like to test my sugar levels 3 - 4 times a day, so I went to the chemist to buy a pack myself to discover that they are £26 a box! I am horrified! Does anyone know of a decent test meter with...

Hi all, I have recently had a water tablet, Indapamide, added to my collection of pills and I am having quite a lot of side effects which my doctor seems to think are just coincidental. I get stomach cramps within half an hour or taking them. My sugar levels have shot up since starting. I am...

I have recently gone back to the Atkins low carb diet and I have found that my blood pressure has gone up significantly since starting mainly due to all the cold meats etc I am snacking on which are more or less nil carb but quite high in salt. Can anyone give me suggestions of low carb/low to...

I am in my third week on doing the Newcastle Study Diet and I am having quite good results. I stopped taking my short acting insulin a few days ago because my sugar levels were so low and I have halved my long acting insulin. I have also lost 6 kgs so far and my fbg is around 4. I would love...