Recent Content by harryowler

My surgery has went well and back home convalescing now. I'm on a liquid diet for two weeks now but have no appetite at all, struggling to get enough fluids in me. My blood sugar levels are 5.9 now and stay there mostly, my Bp is down and doctors took me off five of my Bp meds. The operation...

Hi ickihun, Thanks for your post. In answer to your questions I have no team, no one put me forward for this operation and I'm self funded. I take no medication for my diabetes but do for high blood pressure any education on my condition has been through this site alone. My diabetic nurse...

Hi folks, I've lurked around this site for a few years now and everything I've tried just hasn't worked for me. Low carb diets are so hard to stick to long term. I'm a 114 Kg, 5ft 6" and my weight goes up and down like a yo-yo. Three years ago I had to have stents in my heart arteries as they...

Hello, I bought a Codefree meter, as suggested on these forums last week, and have been on low carb for seven days now. I have been walking vigorously and enjoying it. My readings do seem high though, this morning 9 am it read 11 then two hours later after scrambled eggs and bacon it read 12.7.

Thanks guys for your advice, I think you may be right. I am trying to get to grips with it all, starting to go out walking and received my Bg Codefree monitor from Ebay today. Started to low carb diet too, I'll post how I get on. Glad I'm on this forum as it feels right for me. Harry

Hello, I'm new to this site and need advice from the forums badly. I was diagnosed last October 2011 after a second blood test. I've been overweight the last 15 years and sat mostly in front of a computer. At 53 you would think I could take some control over my life , I have no idea what to do...