Recent Content by goinggoinggoing

Yes. Read Dr Bernsteins book. He is well over 70 years old Type 1. Amazing sman/engineer/doctor/etc who has done lots to discover, and explain symptoms associated with diabetes. Won't go on and on here, but he is a man who has saved many lives due to his work in Diabetes studies. Depression is...

5.7 for me. However have been generally around 5 for past few weeks me putting myself on a low cal diet 8 ish weeks ago. Initially my readings dropped in 3 weeks from averaging around 12 to 13 to 4-ish simply by diet. when falling well below this I dumped the meds. Weight wise the loss was good...

You are quite correct, but worse the NHS hierarchy seems not to know this simple fact. I could have screamed at the TV yesterday when Panorama were doing their thing on Diabetes. I wanted to shout about my discovery. The NHS seems to still be blaming me for being big, and the suggestion is there...

WELL HAVE JUST FINISHED WEEK 4 OF LOW CARB LIVING (MAINLY), AND THE HYPOS HITTING TOO OFTEN SO HAVE HAD TO CUT MEDS COMPLETELY WHILST CONSTANTLY MONITORING MYSELF. AM AVERAGING AROUND 5.7 NOW AM OFF MEDS. NO EXERCISE INTRODUCED YET OTHER THAN A WALK TO, AND FROM THE RESTAURANT TO THE HOTEL...

A quick update. I purchased strips from Ebay. I had last week informed my Doctor of what I was doing diet wise, why, and how much research I had done. Also of my future plans regarding healthy life style, and diet. He was totally unsympathetic. Refused outright to supply a meter (have my own...

Perhaps I should take up smoking. Apparently I can be banned from NHS care for being over weight, but not for pouring nicotine into my lungs, and as a smoker I can receive all sorts of novelty goodies to help me. Se la vie.

OK so I am type 2 sufferer. Have been for about 15 years. I have totally ignored the fact, alternating between periods of taking my meds, taking some meds, or none at all depending on my mood at the time. I know something of the symptoms of the disease, and the damage it can cause, but never...

I lived in Turkey for a number of years,. On initial contact with the Doctor he asked if I was taking Vitamin B supplement? He was shocked when I replied in the negative as it is the norm there when taking Metformin. On returning here, signing to a surgery, and asking for the same on my script...

Hi. I have been T2 for maybe 15 or more years, find the advice given to me by professionals to be basic, and am still lost when it comes to understanding carbs, sugars, can do, can't do. Could you possibly give me a run down of your diet each day? I notice you state gout to be a problem. Maybe I...