Recent Content by Andy A

Hi all, its been a while since I've been on the forum (new addition to the family keeping me and Mrs A extremely busy :) ), after I was first diagnosed type 2 at the end of 2008 (first HBA1C 8.1) I worked really hard at my whole lifestyle and diet and was getting A1C's of 5.3- 5.5 with reduced...

Thanks for all the information and help, its certainly given me plenty to think about and have a look at, I've been doing some research (ok, Googling) on the subject and have found some very useful links (or at least I think they are) on the subject of neuropathy and vitamins, I'm not sure if...

Thanks for the link, some really useful information there, I'll work my way back through it all over the next few days and digest it all properly (parden the pun :lol: ). After a bit of research I've dumped my Propranalol (it was dropped for a month before without any affect while the doctor...

Thanks for the reply, I haven't had any knocks, falls or anything lately,I have a couple of herniated vertebrae that I've had for years, L4 and L5 if I remember correctly but when they play up they tend to wipe me off my feet for a couple of months at least, last time it took me over a year to...

I mainly test now when introducing new foods or feeling ill, although I test every morning and 1 day in 3 morning, before meals,then 1 and 2 hours after and before bed, when first diagnosed I tested as above every day until I got the hang of what foods and amounts did what but I find the above...

Hi, waking is normally 5.7-6.0 , during the day it's normally between 5.0 and 5.8 unless I get silly with food which doesnt happen often, then it can head brefly into the 8's :oops:

I'm type 2, diagnosed December 2008, after originally being taken into hospital with chest pains and numbness/cold sensations running up my legs and arms (not the best day of my life), since then I've had subtle pains mainly in my left chest and arm but also in my right side, although not as...

Jst after I was diagnosed I started dropping on average 1kg a week, which lasted for around 4 months, I initialy put it down to the changes in diest but it appears that I lost a lot of muscle in my legs and arms around the same time, whether this was due to a change in lifestyle (I was, and...

I've been diagnosed type 2 for a year, thyroid tested normal apparently but I've never felt the cold before this winter (not that winters properly here yet), it doesn't seem to matter what I do I cant get warm, also diagnosed with Raynauds at the same time and my fingers turn grey at the...

As I said its sometimes hard to see what context a post was written in, but perhaps I should read the board when I'm not tired or stressed :lol: As for the situation with Champix and its apparent link to Diabetes I guess the American or Canadian courts will decide whether there is any case to...

Interesting reading, I was diagnosed Type 2 in December last year first HBA1C was at 8.2, and was prescribed 3x 500mg Metformin a day along with a statin, after suffering various symptoms, light headedness and gastric problems (which I still have) muscle pain and visual disturbances the statin...

Maybe you missed my point (or not, its always hard to tell where a post is coming from, the written word doesn't always show the context in which a statement is meant to be read), less than a month prior to my diagnosis of diabetes amongst other things I had a thorough medical, including a...

Welcome to the forum, and dont eat Wilton, its high in carbs... :lol:

I have a couple of prolapsed discs and cant swim so that saves me wedging meself in a bikini :lol: I've lost 3 stone through reducing carbs in my diet and just making sure I walk the dogs for half hour a day (one of the dogs has bad knees so cant go further) and I tend to go on my trusty...

Thanks for the link Spiral, I didn'y know it existed but had heard something about a yellow card scheme before vaguely, I've filled in the form, not that I expect it will do any good but at least I know that its been reported now, which to be honest is more than I trust my local GP to do these...