Recent Content by Ailidh

Thank you for the kind comments! I'm now working on the cholesterol. It was 6.8 (1.17 HDL) in June and 6.3 (1.25 HDL) in September. DN has given me Atorvastatin 20mg. I wasn't wildly enthusiastic, of the 2 people I know who took statins, this one included, 2 of them came right off again with...

Diagnosed in mid-June at 61 (reading, not age, I'm "only" 60! ) 2nd HbA1c in mid-September - 33. "Happy" doesn't begin to cover it. I do have a stunning and enlightened DNurse but I also want to thank contributors here. I cannot manage LCHF, it b*ggers my digestion, but I have reduced my...

I've had it for the last 2 years, courtesy of lymphoma. Both times I just had an achy arm, although last year the ache went on a long time, doctor wondered if nurse had nicked something. Had the pneumonia jab for the first time (only time) last week - same ache but it's subsiding, tho I wouldn't...

Thanks, Bluetit, I'll have a look this morning. :)

I did DESMOND this week and found it pretty good. Strong advice to moderate carb intake.

Are the high protein rolls in Lidl in a package, or do you buy them one at a time out of the open baskets?

What a catharsis this thread has been! I just wanted to salute a fellow lymphoma survivor of the class of '13 - mine was diagnosed in April; chemo and radio. And yes, I also salute the nhs. For all the odd bits that have gone wrong in my treatment, I was diagnosed in 2013 almost before it had...

I was diagnosed 3 months ago, and still have only managed 1x500mg XR metformin, and even then breakfast shoots out of me an hour later. The rest of the day, usually not so bad. I eat considerably lower carbs than I used to but not low carb, as this has previously wrought havoc with my digestion...

I'm newly diagnosed and on 3-monthly tests (next one next Tuesday).

CatLadyNZ - I asked her at my 2nd appointment with her (seeing her monthly at the moment) if she was Sure I needed the metformin, given that I can only take a tiny dose. Plus I'm sure I've heard of others being given a few months to try and address things by diet and exercise alone. She said...

I was devastated by the T2 diagnosis in June 2015. I'd just started a weightloss drive a fortnight earlier and bang, I was floored. I do consider myself fortunate in my medical team though, a family member who has been T2 for over 5 years doesn't get anything like the support I do. *The DN is...

I was also getting anxious about light-headedness and jitteriness which my brain took to be anxiety, which made me feel more anxious, and tearfulness. Someone here (sorry to have forgotten who) told me about false hypos, and that made a lot of sense. The first time I felt really bad, before the...

I don't have huge experience but would be interested in the too-many-carbs + Metformin = Runs equation. I'm on my 4th attempt at Metformin in a few weeks, and so far (Day #5 on SR) have been fine, as opposed to being tied to the bathroom all day. The only thing that's different is that I've...

Began weightloss campaign June 1st. Fasting bloodtest June 5th. Don't know what it was, just got a text to come back for: HbA1c test June 10th T2 diagnosis by phone June 15th To press have lost 27.2lbs. A long way to go but that's 26% of what I want to lose, and 11% of my body weight. Guessing...

Being now about 2 years in remission from Lymphoma, I decided to take control and address my weight/fitness issues. Signed up at a local Nuffield gym in March, where as part of their induction they do a blood sugar test. The little lad said mine was 11 (11 whats, I don't know), and should see my...