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    Annual Diabetic Nurse review...

    Yup, had this this morning... HbA1c of 40... She was really unhappy at my Cholesterol figures and my Low Carb High Fat diet... seems to blame my diet for my 'high' Cholesterol... Total 6.5, HDL ratio of 3.6 She also didn't like the fact that I didn't have my annual eye screening either as my...
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    This year's scores on the doors

    HbA1c = 42 mmol/mol or 6% in old numbers... apparently my blood sugars are in the 'normal' range which is excellent according to my specialist nurse... however, they really have a downer on my cholesterol level and are blaming my low carb high fat diet... they want me on statins... have an...
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    DIY OGTT results

    the results from this morning's testing: 07:00 = 6.6 (FBG) 07:30 = 11.6 08:00 = 12.8 (+1 hour) 08:30 = 10.5 09:00 = 9.3 (+2 hours) 09:30 = 7.7 10:00 = 5.6 so technically I'm not a diabetic, I'm back to Pre-Diabetic levels. Ho-hum... It's back on the low-carb wagon with a brief spell of...
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    FIrst annual review results.

    just had my annual review HbA1c = 36 new units = 5.4? BP = 137/77 Total serum Cholesterol = 7.2 HDL = 1.6 Ratio HDL to total? = 4.5 weight = 89.8 (fully clothed I might note) BMI = 28.3 Nurse was not happy with the cholesterol, but accepted that I refuse to take Statins because of the side...
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    Prednisolone and BG levels

    Just been put on a short course (7 days) of these for a bad chest infection (I'm also asthmatic) and my BG levels are up quite a bit... what's annoying me is that there was NO mention of this as a side effect on the leaflet only to inform your medical practioner when being prescribed it if you...
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    "Bullworker" type machines?

    (T2 on diet & exercise) OK, I'm steadily losing weight doing a lowish carb higher fat diet and also walking approximately at least two sometimes six miles a day... but I need to bulk up my muscle mass to further increase the effectiveness of my walking (can't jog or run due to old injury). Got...
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    Zero Noodles...

    expect them to vanish from the shelves and be very hard to find as the Daily Mail have just blabbed about them as being a dieter's dream at only 10 calories... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219912/The-noodles-help-lose-oodles-weight-New-product-trick-feeling-full.html
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    happy "accident"?

    Well, I had been considering seeing the opticians again as vision had been steadily getting poorer through my current spectacles (yes they had been cleaned!!! and yes, I could still read a number plate at the official distance), however, today, I did some serious strimming and not wanting to get...
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    Diabetes of the Brain?

    Article in latest (1st Sept 2012) issue of New Scientist alleges that high levels of insulin can result in the brain becoming insulin resistant and ending up with Alzheimer's... they're even considering calling Alzheimers Type 3 Diabetes... what's really making me furious about the article is...
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    Feeling abandoned and frustrated...

    I'm just so angry with my current GP. Visited him a couple of days ago on a follow-up for my blood pressure and to get repeats of that medication ordered. He noted that I had lost weight and looked a lot fitter and happier since he'd last seen me... but refused to put me up for a cholesterol...
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    A new healthy chocolate?

    Pull the other one... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2188119/Good-news-chocaholics-Scientists-replace-fat-FRUIT-JUICE-create-healthy-chocolate-bars.html apparently replacing the fat with fruit juice makes the bar healthier!!! And judging by the last paragraph, they've managed...
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    Well I'm going to have to kick Muesli into touch...

    supposedly healthy breakfast according to my DSN... 30 grams Tesco's no added sugar muesli with skimmed milk and a handful of blueberries... no sugar... before: 6.7 (fasting) 2 hours after: 9.5!!! Think I'm going to have to make time to do fry-ups instead now... that or else cook something...
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    At least we have Diabetes and not...

    article that should make you think how bad things could be... http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/at-least-you-have-diabetes-and-not-2.html Lou Gehrig's disease... a nightmare of being trapped in a body that's failing
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    Making the most of just 1 strip a day...

    found this online. Advocates a method of getting the most info from just one strip a day by means of structured testing: http://www.diabetesmine.com/2012/08/thriving-with-too-little-making-the-most-of-your-test-strips.html Well it seems even the Americans are being restricted on the numbers of...
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    Risk of Death higher article on website news items

    http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2012/Aug/risk-of-death-higher-in-normal-weight-diabetes-patients-99891047.html scary numbers...the blurb on the front doesn't 1) give a link to the study itself or 2) give any idea how long the follow-up period was. Even so, for 449 participants to die out of...
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    Mail on Sunday special report on SUgar

    The Mail on Sunday has just published their special report on sugar in out diet and how people are addicted to it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2182575/YOU-special-report-Are-addicted-sugar.html Basically, a special report that's pushing the good Doctor J. Briffa's new book...
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    Fizzy Drinks are evil (DM article)

    Article in today's Daily Mail posits that fizzy drinks are evil... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2181290/Having-seen-evidence-I-dont-touch-fizzy-drinks-Frankly-theyre-evil.html should clarify that they appear to paint all fizzy drinks as evil, but reading the article has the...
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    August 2012 issue of Delicious...

    has a very nice looking recipe for chocolate brownies that have half the calories of normal chocolate brownies. Not only that, but they give the nutritional breakdown at the bottom of the recipe and the carb content is reduced from 33.5 g of carbs per square down to 19.1 g of carbs... (the...
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    New Glucometer news item

    on front page: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2012/Jun/glucometer-could-replace-finger-prick-test-96427157.html I so want one of these when they appear... no need then for expensive consumables... or finger pricking...
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    Nigerian Bean Flour

    just found it in my local Indian supermarket... 1.5 Kilos for £3.99 apparently Tesco do half a kilo for £1.49 Anyone tried it out? got the horrible feeling it isn't low carb as my fitness pal has this on it: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/nigerian-brown-bean-flour-28680214