Recent Content by esmedarling

I'm new to the forum but the first paragraph is something I can attest to. After more than 45 years of disordered eating, long periods of quite severe anorexia, & sometimes bulimia, interspersed with more or less normal food intake, I'm still here. A bit of a mess but still living. As for...

I'm glad you asked this question. Is your prescription for 'special' lenses? Mine are single vision but non-standard presc. & cost around £230.- a pair, that's choosing the cheapest possible frames and it includes free sight test & standard reduction on lenses. My sight is deteriorating...

I saw a doctor the day before yesterday & was given two lots of conflicting advice in the space of a few minutes. They don't advise self testing, certainly not on a daily basis. Then a couple of minutes later he said if ever my fasting level was more than around 11 or 12 I must phone the...

Hi John, unfortunately this is not the very beginning. The first diagnosis was made years ago. Lost medical records, dismissive doctors, episodes of being -& looking- super fit, other episodes of being hugely fat & semi-stupefied. Far too many doctors, just like lay people, rely on their...

Totsy, West Yorkshire? Snap!

Thanks for the welcomes, I probably won't post much but I'll be reading & learning all the time. I've just told one of my sons he's going to be the recipient of a six week old bread making machine & a large ammount of various flours. I think I'm going to be sharing out more than half the...

Hello to everyone & thanks for the all the information & the optimism I'm starting to feel after quite a few hours of reading through the boards. I'm - as far as I know- type 2. Still trying to get a straightforward & sensible diagnosis with no mistakes, errors & mix-ups with blood & urine...