Recent Content by jaybenj

Eeeek, just looked it up and it appears that there is no treatment until it reaches the 4th stage, whereupon laser treatment is required. Hopefully I'll get an appointment soon and I can discuss it with the specialist :roll:

Thanks for that. I am assuming that as I only have drops for glaucoma that there is nothing else amiss as he would have prescribed something else, so I guess I can stop worrying Many thanks x

I was diagnosed with glaucoma last year and regularly see a specialist for a check up. Each time I have been, he has asked me if I had diabetes and at the last visit, he said once again, "Are you sure that you don't have diabetes"?. "NO, of course not", says I with complete confidence as I was...

Hi hi Sue, I've found the conversion chart, so I can cheat. Hey Catherine I see you are from Hampshire, that where I am from originally and where my parents still live. I do get a lot of stuff from the UK as our island is tiny and almost everything is imported. I don't currently know anybody...

Cheers Chips, bit ignorant on it all at the moment, but I like the sound of an all singing and dancing monitor. Catherine, my Farmacia does not sell anything at all related to testing, it will all have to be internet, so I s'pose I'll have to shop around online. Done nothing much at all today...

Thanks Catherine, I was just looking to see if I could find a meter on the net. Are there any to be recommended or are they much of a muchness best wishes jaybenj xx

Hi guys, thanks again for getting back. I actually went to the Farmacia this lunchtime to get a kit for testing. Apparently it is only possible to get the kit from the Doc. They will issue replacements at the Farmacia but they do not do any home testing kits and none of the other Farmacias do...

Cheers Tubs and Thirsty for your quick replies. Been studying the glycaemic index and am considering suicide lol! I can hardly contain myself with gastronomic delight ......NOT. My results were from a 24 hour starve, so I guess that's not too good then is it? I asked the Doc if I was just a...

Hi everyone. I'm a 55 year old female and I've just been diagnosed with T2 :( Not overly impressed at all, but I guess I'll just have to get on with it! I live in Lanzarote (Spain) and was diagnosed last week by my temporary GP. Lovely guy but wasn't overly helpful and said that my best bet was...