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My vote is for the Aldi 85% stuff for regular scoffing - a bar for breakfast (that's a fifth of the package :D not the whole thing) and share another bar with the OH after dinner as a pud. For serious treats it has to be Hotel Chocolat's 100% chocolate - so bitter you couldn't possibly eat the...

Hi Viv I try to keep away from "proper" flour - once it's in the house there are SO many temptations. Good luck with the fish and chips :) Cheers, BB :D

Can anyone help with a low-carb dumpling recipe please? A stew's too wet without one.... Cheers BB :D

Re: Flu jab 2010. Hi Daisy1 Yes, you can have both jabs at once - I had one in one arm and one in the other at the same time. I was told the pneumonia one was a once-in-a-lifetime deal at the time. BTW Had my flu jab at 9am yesterday and went down with sneezy sniffles by lunchtime. I'm...

never mind Ian, you're doing canny well for an 80 year old :lol: Cheers, BB :D PS My poor old ticker is seventeen years older than the rest of me too. You can keep the Flora, I'm sticking to butter :D

generally sliced meat (Chorizo is the current favourite) and cheese and a cup of tea. I know they've just reported that cured meats are all-round poisonous and raise the risk of heart-attacks and diabetes BUT then I'm already diabetic so :lol: (can't find a "rasberry" emoticon!!!). For a...

Well done Catherine, that's great. We're going to need to order a bigger sofa :D Cheers, BB :D

Not to hijack Dave's thread but for info I had to get travel insurance REALLY quickly a couple of weeks ago - a fortuitous gap in the ash cloud. I went with Asda - did everything online and got one year worldwide (no winter sports) straight away with no probs as they simply accept diabetics who...

I've voted excellent. Just come back from my annual diabetic review at the GP's. Podiatrist checked my feet and gave me some advice about a (non-diabetic) foot problem - excellent. Saw a GP from my practice - she has taken over the annual review clinic from my "regular" diabetic specialist...

I've taken Metformin and Fluoxetine together during the dark winter months (most recently this year - a bad winter for SAD) with no problems. I take 2g of Metformin a day and I can't remember my Fluoxetine dose but I think it was a low one - one capsule a day... My Blood sugars have come down...

Re: metformin side effects I was like that when I started taking metformin, then things improved after a couple of weeks. Now only very occasionally does my tummy go haywire (and couldn't possibly tell you what sets it off - just has funny collywobbly days :( ) I've been taking 2 grammes a...

Hi WendyAnne Well done you. I know what it's like - I was really depressed when I got Diabetes for my 40th birthday (diamonds would have been nicer :D ) but really, there's nothing like thinking about what MIGHT happen if you don't take yourself in hand for keeping you on the straight and...

Hi Nigel Yep, I'll give it a go and report back.... Cheers, BB :D

Wow, how wonderful... Ah! Bluebells :D Cheers, BB :D

29lbs? Wow, well done. I don't know what you're already eating low-carb-wise but it seems to be working :D :D :D In our house we tend to go for leafy veg and meat with butter/cheese for extra flavour for dinner; mixed salad with some sort of protein and an oil/vinegar or mayo dressing for...