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Hi. Yes I am aware of that but was interested to hear if any forum members had any experiance of Yohimbine, perhapsprescribed for other conditions or as a herbal supplement and if they had noticed any effect on their BGs

Hi. In light of the recent article on research into Yohimbine and its possible help in lowering blood glucose levels in Type 2 diabetics, I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience in using either prescribed Yohimbine or the Yohimbine supplements advertised.

Hi all. I did the Newcastle diet and completed it in on 28th Feb 2012. I lost 30lbs over that time and stopped taking the Metformin. My HB1ac had dropped to 45 in June and all seemed well. However about that time I went for my annual retinal scan and was diagnosed with R1 retinopathy and was...

Hi. Just had my first HB1aC result having completed ND 2 weeks ago. The result was 45mmol/mol (6.2% in old money) so not too bad considering that I have not taken any meds since starting the diet. Previous HB1ac was 56mmol/mol (7.3%) and that was on 3x500mg metformine. Hoping to shift a little...

Hi All A week after completing the Newcasle diet I decided at great personal sacrifice to test my bodys reaction to a massive intake of carbs! Under rigorous scientific controls I ingested a large pizza (150grams of carb) followed by a litre of Polish larger and a few pieces of chocolate!! I...

Hi again Forgot to mention there is a Horizon program on BBC2 on Tues at 9pm which is meant to be about new research into exercise. I believe there is an item on reducing visceral fat by doing 3 minutes of intense excercise per week!!!!!!!!! Sounds great if it works

Hi All. The 8 weeks of the Newcastle phase of my diet is now over and the results are; Starting weight 15stone (210lbs) Weight now 12stone 10lbs (178lbs) Total weight loss 32lbs which seems to be about the average for this diet BG 2hrs post prandial 6.1 I`m due a HB1aC test soon so I`ll post...

Hi Evensteve This a copy of one of my earlier posts: "The scales I have are Salter MiBody 9119 . They Measure weight/total body fat/water %/BMI/Visceral fat/basal metabolic rate/muscle%. Has a USB slot so can download data to memory stick and put it on the PC. Comes with software and it plots a...

Hi All. I`m seriously p****d off!! Just had a call from my GP to say that she was not going to give me a repeat prescription for my test strips as I was now controlling my diabetes by diet !!!! She said that NHS guidelines state that if the patient was not in danger of having a hypo then they...

Good luck Momblegoose. I think you will find it much easier than you expect. I thought that I would be ravenous the whole time but I have found that I dont have that much in the way of hunger pangs. Another 4lbs off this week so thats a total of 29lbs so far. I am now under 13 stone so very...

Hi All Monday update. Weight 185lbs so only 3lbs off this week. Total 25lbs FBG 4.9 so happy with that The only thing I`m not happy with is my visceral fat level is still reluctant to drop much. Still at 13% (started diet at 17%) even though total body fat is down from 23.6 to 17.8%. Every one...

Hi. Geordie. Just a monday update. Lost another 4lbs this week 22lbs in total now weighing in at 188lbs so my BMI is now in the normal range i.e below 25 . Visceral fat dropped another %age point to 13% but still too high. FBG 5.4 so not as good as yours but still in the normal range so...

Hi. Geordie. I'm having the same problem as you with the motions. Only go once every 3 days. Tried adding slimfast soluble fibre to the shakes but the result was very noisy!! FBG seems to be steady at 5.8 most days Weight 192lbs thats another 4lbs off this week. Total loss 18lbs. Viseral fat...

Hi. Geordie. Looks like everything is going in the right direction for you. My weigh in this morning showed I lost 4.5lbs last week (14lbs total) which I am very pleased with but I have been very vertuous and havnt had any lapses so far!! This is probably due to avoiding any situations where I...

Hi Ardbeg. I wouldnt be discouraged at 1lb/ day weight loss. It is acutually higher than would be expected and is probably down to fluid loss which is common at the start of a diet. Normal calorie requirement for me would be about 2400/day. If I eat 800cals/day that would be a 1600cal deficit...

Hi Geordie. I look forward to developing xray vision but no sign of yet i`m afraid!! By the way I went to Tesco and bought some Slimfast shake powder. On reading the can I notice that the 230 cals quoted is when it is made up with 250ml of skimmed milk. Skimmed milk is 88cals for 250ml so if I...

Hi. Yes good luck ardbeg.Like Geordie I`m not hungry --but I could kill for a glass or two of red!!

Hi Cath, You are quite right to point out to any one considering the diet that they need to consider the points you make. The diet is not suitable for all types 2s. People who are thinking about undertaking it need to do their research first In my case I read the original academic paper, the...

Hi Choco. You can buy diet soups that have the same nutrients as the shakes. "Celebrity slim" and "The biggest loser" are a couple of makes that I have tried. They make a change from the shakes - I usually have one each day to add a bit of variety. I have also been trying the made up shakes...