Recent Content by Antje77

I tell anyone who wants to hear (and some who don't) about my diabetes management around food and insulin. As a rule, I don't specify which type unless they ask, exactly because of this stigma around T2 (and I perfectly fit the bill as an overweight person approaching their 50's). Usually this...

I think I'll call my 300 euro Renault Kangoo a motor home from now on! It definitely feels like one. I added to my meal with some crisps as I luckily misjudged the dose on my meal. A late night snack of fuet sausage has just been had and I expect some nuts will follow soon.

On the road again for 3 nights, I finally have some subsequent days off from work and I'm going to make the best of it and call it a holiday! I'm sleeping in my car at Schokkerhaven, which has a large and empty parking lot with a wonderful view and a place to swim tomorrow morning. I'll bring...

What makes you think you have diabetes? At 35 and not overweight, this is rather unlikely but of course not impossible. As for the protein in urine, I was told I had that when I was 20, first follow-up was at 39 when I was diagnosed with diabetes and all was fine and has been for the past 10...

It happens. I found it helps to calculate how many carbs I'd need if I had injected the overdose. I don't know what your usual breakfast looks like, but adding orange juice or something sweet adds up the carbs pretty quick, and having a plan on what to eat when I make a mistake makes it much...

Have you considered switching to 10% Greek yoghurt to keep you full? I had a wonderful onion soup with lots of grated cheese from a batch in the freezer on the bridge. I noticed earlier this week the soup tasted sweeter than usual, and indeed, it needed more insulin than my onion soup usually...

In the past when my pharmacy didn't have enough of my usual brand or needle length they were happy to give me a different brand/needle length instead. All brands I've tried so far worked just fine to get the insulin where it needed to go, and while 5mm is my preferred length, I'm not fussy at...

You have a say in what medications you choose to accept or not accept. With an hba1c of 52 you were just over the diabetes threshold. Some people prefer the help of medication, others prefer to try to treat their diabetes with diet only first, and 52 is not a number where opting for diet only is...

Oh, and welcome to the forum of course, @Flu strength Darren !

Not necessarily, but you also cut the carbs, which may well be doing the trick. An hba1c of 52 corresponds with an average blood glucose of around 8.4. If you've significantly cut the carbs you'll likely spend a lot less time close to 10 than you used to. Dou you occasionally double check the...

I don't have any experience with capsacaicin powder or beets for ED or blood pressure so no answer to your question. However, I do know that the Facebook algorithm shows you more of whatever subject catches your interest, making it appear this particular subject is a big thing. All fine if cat...

Not a (former) moderator, but @shelley262 mentioned having a low carb granola today here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today-low-carb-forum.75781/post-2810040

I mentioned my eating times are erratic, which suits me well. Today was a bit too much of unplanned intermittent fasting (except for coffee with a splash of milk). I forgot to bring my insulin to work (theres a first for everything), no insulin, no food. Even protein needs insulin if it's my...

All your stories about maths resonate with me. When I was about 15, maths got serious, and not being a natural I hit my head hard. The teacher was one of those who tended to lean over you, a hand on both sides on your table, face almost against yours, and he had a horrible mouth odour. So right...

Thank you! Maybe the tales will come back, maybe they won't. I went back to being a mod again about a year ago after two mandatory years of not being a moderator, and I found out it didn't fit into my new, non depressed life anymore at all. So I've recently returned to being a retired mod and...