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I had my Type 1 diabetic clinic the other day, and my specialist mentioned something interesting. She said that some medication for cholesterol has been shown to have beneficial results relating to retinopathy. This is of interest to me, because my last retinal scan showed signs of maculopathy...

Hey all, I have to go to Bruges for a weekend in November for work reasons. On a scale of 1-10, how easy is it to low carb there? Thanks :)

A man wrote his name as Bill Blypo, but in fact he had made quite a typo. It wasn't his norm, to jot down on a form, big mistakes, so he must have been hypo!

On Wednesday evenings I have to do about 2 hours worth of walking to get to a rehearsal and back. Today I forgot to bring any water. I nipped into sainsbury's on the way, and grabbed a bottle. They only had flavoured water but I thought that would be fine. I drank it as I went and thought...

Has anyone used it? I wanted to find out if it is benign to blood sugars. I usually bake with Stevia, but all my usual retailers are currently out of stock! Am i right in thinking that Truvia uses Stevia and Erythritol? I have used Natvia in the past with no problems, which contains those...

It's true! According to Dr April F. Ool, lowering your HBA1C can make you fly. Based on totally believable science obviously.

So, shrove Tuesday is tomorrow. I thought I'd share the recipe My wife and I will be trying. We have sweet pancakes at the weekend a lot, using cream cheese and stevia, so we're going to try making savoury ones instead tomorrow. I have heard tell that normal pancakes use the same mix as normal...

Hi All! For as long as I can remember, I have been taking Lantus as my basal insulin. Anyone checking out my blog will see that I used to have tons of hypos, which were all my own fault. For the past year, I have been following a low carbohydrate diet, based largely on the advice given in Dr...

I did something really intelligent this morning. I got up in the night, and stepped on my belt buckle. The immediate effect of this was a lot of pain, and the reminder of just how many swear words I have learned during my life. Now, I am wondering if I should give my foot any special treatment...

From April next year, dialysis will no longer be a prescribed service on the NHS. It will instead be handed over to clinical commissioning groups. I will not pretend to understand the ins and outs of this, but it's not gone down at all well with any charities relating to kidney problems. I'm...

Just got back from my latest diabetic clinic, which was interesting for sure. Last time, in June, my weight had gone up from 11.5 Stone to 12.5 Stone, my LDL cholesterol from 1.5 to 2.5 and my HBA1C had stayed at 39, just without the millions of hypos. I came away planning to work on the weight...

I watched this video today. It's not technically related to diabetes, but it may still strike a chord with anyone that has thought 'this is too hard.' This man is truly inspirational!

Tis the season to be sniffling. I always seem to get a cold in October, but this one seems to be out to get me. I woke up yesterday, to blood sugars of 9.2. I gave myself a couple of units of extra Lispro, and two hours later, my blood sugars are 8.8. So seeing my blood sugars were still high I...

I broke my own most important rule: I clicked on an ad shown to me by facebook. However, it was purporting to be a new cellular treatment for diabetes. The website looms credible, but is this actually something exciting, or some snake oil? http://www.rctherapy.com/category/clinical-trials/

I finally did the genius act of losing my blood test meter. I just thought I would share some tips on how to deal with this situation. In hindsight, these are all things I would love to have done. 1. Don't lose your meter. 2. In case number 1 ever fails, write your name, address and phone...

Dawn phenomenon is something that usually affects my blood sugars quite a lot. I find that if I exercise in the morning, I need a couple of extra units of Lispro, or I am consigned to the 10s and 11s at least. However, the last couple of nights I have shared a bottle of wine with my wife. On...

I have now been following a low carb diet since the end of January. I saw my diabetes consultant around this time, and he was extremely skeptical. He told me I should come back for another clinic four months down the line, to see how my diet was affecting me. That appointment was today, and the...

When I first started low carbing back in January, I posted about how negative my doctor at the diabetes clinic was. However, he grudgingly went with the idea as long as I spoke to a Dietitien. I did this back in February. She obviously had some misgivings, but cautiously agreed there could be...

I am going to Paris for my first wedding anniversary at the end of this month. My french is not good, and I'm wondering how easy it is going to be to eat low carb while i'm there. Has anyone done the low carb gig in Paris (or in France in general?). If so, any tips greatly appreciated :).

I believe that variety is the spice of life, which is appropriate because I want to ask about different spices. I have found that it's pretty much impossible to have a bland low carb meal if you add the right herbs or spices. However, for convenience I am tending to eat the same sorts of meals...