Recent Content by dorsetlad

We love a nice mug of green tea, and usually go for Tetley's green tea with lemon. I must admit though, it is an acquired taste. Brian

Personally, under the food and nutrition forum, the titles just don't read well. What is "low-carb diabetes" & "non low-carb diabetes"? Surely "low carb diets" & "non low carb diets" would read much better. :? Brian

Well done Fergus. Just got mine today too - down from 6.5 six months ago to 5.9 today. The nurse gave me a Gold Star!!!!! Brian

That's a very useful link Catherine, thank you. I have had blepharitis for many years now, and have found very little relief for it. I have now ordered a couple of their products, and hope they will give me some relief. The product reviews certainly seem to be very positive. Brian

Re: How were you at diagnosis? Top score so far, I was 65 when diagnosed with type 2 last June. Brian

Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? That's right Sue. I've been having annual field tests since 1993, as I have Optical Hypertension, and have to use eye drops daily to prevent glaucoma. I was not diagnosed as T2 until June this year. Brian

Re: Flu jab 2010. I think there is a subtle difference between "the flu jab made me ill", & " after I had the flu jab I felt ill". Can you specifically confirm candi-girl, that it was the jab that made you ill, or did you just jump to the conclusion? My advice would be to have the jab...

Thanks Cugila. In fact the broker in this instance is the insurer. The insurer Fortis is owned by RIAS the broker. Brian

I was surprised to read in this thread that it was mandatory to declare T2 to your motor insurance supplier. So in order to comply, I have just telephoned my broker (RIAS) in order to inform them. The response I got was that as long as the DVLA were happy for me to drive, so were they, and I...

Re: Flu jab 2010. I had the pneumonia jab after a bout of pneumonia in 2008. I was told by the nurse that it was a one and only, and would last all my life. Brian

Why not by the drink once you have passed through security? They are easily available airside. Brian

If it bothers you that much, can you not unsubscribe? By the way, I got mine from Bayer for free. Brian

Sorry to sound thick, but what is cauli-rice? Also, my GP is not one of those who encourages self testing, and will not prescribe the necessaries. I have decided to wait, (maybe unwisely) until I get the result of my first HbA1c test, before self funding testing myself. If my test is OK, then...

Hi Burtielad & welcome. I am also a recently diagnosed T2, and I was also sent for the ultrasound scan on my liver, so maybe it is done as a matter of routine by some GP's. Must admit that I was quite worried about it, but the result was merely what is known as a "fatty liver", and is...

I usually go into each forum that interests me, and select the new posts from there. Brian