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From yout past experience, I can see why you might assume that the OP was being told to eat at least 130g of carbohydrate a day. However, I assumed as they said they were 'sticking strictly to 130g carb' and were hungry that they were limiting their carbohydrate intake to low carb levels (albeit...

I think your comment may be a bit confusing. The NHS in this case appear to be recommending a reduction in carbs to 130g per day rather than drugs.

This article might be helpful:- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14510-nocturia#:~:text=Nocturia%20is%20a%20condition%20in,reduce%20symptoms%20of%20overactive%20bladder.

Regarding diabetic retinopathy, I don't think you can read too much into your results. It takes years for diabetic retinopathy to develop and some people say that the current degree of diabetic retinopathy tends to reflect what the diabetic control was like 2 or 3 years earlier (which in your...

Too rapid reduction in glucose may cause:- worsening of diabetic retinopathy https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587545/#:~:text=Worsening%20of%20diabetic%20retinopathy%20(DR,benefits%20of%20optimizing%20glycaemic%20control. false hypos...

Severe non-proliferative retinopathy means that you are now at greater risk of proliferative retinopathy developing in the near future. Untreated proliferative retinopathy causes sight loss so you will likely be offered more frequent eye checks and may even be offered pre-emptive treatment to...

It matters because there are a host of regular checks offered when someone has been officially diagnosed. For example, anyone who has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (not gestational) should be regularly screened for diabetic retinopathy for life, even if they have improved their HbA1c to...

Normal fasting blood glucose is 3.9 - 5.4 mmol/l so a level of 7.1 mmol/l would be diabetic. It's possible that the receptionist might have thought that it was a random blood glucose (the wrong box could have been checked on the blood test request form or the receptionist might have misread the...

You might need a vitrectomy which removes the vitreous and the blood. Unfortunately, seeing whether the blood goes on its own and then having an op all takes time which must be very frustrating for you whilst you can't see very well. Here is some general information about vitrectomy:-...

Whereabouts in the eyes? From what cause? If you are talking about bleeds into the vitreous from proliferative diabetic retinopathy, small bleeds can dissipate by themselves but larger bleeds may require surgery, particularly if there are repeated bleeds. The underlying proliferative...

Well, technically, yes. In practice, as long as the GP knows that the blood glucose is fasting, they should be able to interpret it OK.

According to this document, GLX = random glucose (GLXF = fasting glucose). https://www.acb.org.uk/static/170dd8ae-a5e9-4b86-8e689b8617253ad8/An-audit-of-non-obstetric-and-obstetric-requests-for-Oral-Glucose-Tolerance-Test-OGTT-in-Colchester-Hospital-pre-pandemic.pdf According to this document...

This NHS site has a number of exercises to help with frozen shoulder:- https://www.nhsaaa.net/allied-health-professionals-ahps/musculoskeletal-service/frozen-shoulder-exercises/ Note the warnings about not overdoing them and causing an increase in pain.

Thanks for the nominations, both public and anonymous, but I'm not in a position to accept. Good luck to those who will be in the running.

Drugbank online says:- "Metformin decreases blood glucose levels by decreasing hepatic glucose production (also called gluconeogenesis), decreasing the intestinal absorption of glucose, and increasing insulin sensitivity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake and utilization"...

It's not unusual for people in the surveillance arm of diabetic eye screening programme to be recalled sooner (in 3 months) due to the appearance of new pathology only for it to have improved by the next time they are seen. They may then return to a longer interval between vists, or they may...

You might be interested by this article on gustatory sweating:- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320734#:~:text=Gustatory%20sweating%20is%20sweating%20that,frequently%20after%20eating%20any%20food.

This American site says, "For people without diabetes, the normal range for the hemoglobin A1c level is between 4% and 5.6%. Hemoglobin A1c levels between 5.7% and 6.4% mean you have prediabetes and a higher chance of getting diabetes. Levels of 6.5% or higher mean you have diabetes."...

There is this one in the UK:- https://www.pharmacy2u.co.uk

Your doctor is best placed to advise you but, assuming that they don't consider that you need any medical treatment, you might find the suggestions in this article helpful:- https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/ways-to-lower-cortisol#TOC_TITLE_HDR_14