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Both my lower legs, ankles and feet are swollen, the right badly, the left less so. I was consoling myself that at least every morning my fasting blood glucose is gloriously low, when it dawned on me that all this edema may be diluting my bg. Google has nothing to say about this, just the...

Sound advice from Amy Berger at Tuit Nutrition - Keto Without the Crazy:

I recently had a big shock when I was diagnosed with osteopenia. Osteopenia is to osteoporosis as pre-diabetes is to diabetes ie the situation is already serious and something needs to be done! My scoliosis (S-shaped side to side curve of the spine) has taken a big turn for the worse, with...

I will soon have to decide whether to take Propranolol (a beta blocker) in addition to the Flecainide, Dabigatran and Glucophage I am already taking. Initially this seemed a good idea, to address my uncomfortable problems of high resting heart rate AND essential tremor. However, I now read that...

I avoid onions because of the carbs, but I missed both their taste and supposed health benefits. My solution is to buy a bunch of spring onions, making sure they have good roots and that the shoots are not too battered. I put them in about 1" of water in transparent glasses on my windowsill. In...

Please can anyone suggest palatable ways of consuming psyllium husk? The directions say to take 1 spoonful in a glass of water, but I find the texture of this revolting. For breakfast I hide the psyllium in a sort of low carb chia porridge, but I'd like to take at least one more spoonful with my...

Exciting article for those of us who are able / willing to exercise. (I am taking this as a wake-up call to do more, much more!) Good to counter the frustration of seeing bg levels rise short-term after some exercise. " STORY OF THE WEEK Published in Diabetes and 2 other channels Journal Scan /...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread

Montezuma have changed their packaging and are selling off their bars in the older packaging at a bargain basement price. As my favourite Hotel Chocolat 100% buttons are currently unavailable, I am finding this a godsend. The usual price is £2.59 (or more in shops) for a 100g bar but just now...

https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/news-research/2020/07/13/metformin-tied-to-lower-death-risk-from-covid-19-in-women/

Inspiring interview with Dr David Unwin from 19.11.2019. Lots of hope here for pre-diabetics and T2s. And what a lovely man!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/14/henry-slade-diabetes-exeter-chiefs-england-rugby

Due to recent poor cholesterol test results, I am soon going to have to decide for or against taking a statin. Needless to say, taking one is what a consultant and my GP want. Please has anyone had a good experience of taking a lowish dose statin without raising bg or A1c?

Towards the end of every month I get an email informing me that another of Dr Bernstein's monthly Teleseminars is about to become available. I have just realised that no such email has arrived for May. I have been listening to these question and answer sessions for years, and Dr B has never...

Home Health's Codefree has long been my go to bg meter, largely because with the discount for 5 or 10 tubs the strips work out the cheapest available in the UK, as far as I know. When they launched a new meter which they claim to be more accurate, I was intrigued, but was discouraged when the...

This morning I did my usual fasting finger prick test at about 7am, then hours later started to fill in my postal vote form. Suddenly there were splashes of blood in several places. Efforts to wipe them off failed. Now I am wondering if Health and Safety regs will mean my vote cannot be counted...

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/920698?src=wnl_edit_tpal&uac=189923FN&impID=2154803&faf=1#vp_2 Discusses taking patients off meds when they have lowered their A1cs by lifestyle changes.

I'm sure I have seen somewhere a protocol for using periods of fasting to test for low insulin production. When I Google, I just get the C-peptide test. Before paying nearly £200 for this I would like to do a preliminary test at home, but I don't remember how many hours of fasting are...

I am seeing lots of mention of chaffles here. No shortage of recipes & instructions online, but do I really need a special waffle maker, or would a frying pan do? If the former, recommendations for good ones would be welcome.