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One other thing that does bother me and I am aware this actually happens , I have never been offered real help in terms of a diet that would help , I understand this site offers advice on that subject and some people have helped in that area , but my practice never has , which surprises me to be...

No date for next test and no , I have not taken any medication to bring levels down , regards the practice , I get conflicting feed back ,so hence my questions .

Le Level down without medication , next test prob 3 months but not stated , that is why I am asking , it’s all a bit hit and miss I think , I get the feeling it’s about pushing me onto meds , do they get a cash bonus fo doing it .

Hi ,I am still puzzled about blood sugar levels , so , once you go past 48 mmol/mol you are a diabetic I am told , I hit 66 mmol/mol last year and prior to that held it below 54 mmol/mol , when it went up to 66 my nurse was pushing me for medication to go on , I refused and got it back down to...

I find that nurses tell you that you can have a treat every so often , but I think that depends on the nurse and how bad your blood sugar is , so a toasted tea cake with a cappuccino is apparently very bad my nurse has said and a no no , best to avoid anything that might release sugars until you...

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Thanks for that feed back , I find it very interesting , as you say , very similar in some ways and not in others , the shortage of doctors surprised me to be honest and the frowning on private health really took me by surprise , I liked the one about doctors thinking they are gods , I do agree...

Cheers , I see you are from Canada , do you have good treatment from the medical profession

Hi , just an update on my readings to say I have dropped from 66 at my max to 54 over the last 9 months , which is not outstanding , but in the right direction and hopefully might even hit the magical 48 , on a different note ,had blood taken on Monday 9 march and have looked on the practice...

Losing the pounds is not easy when older , but I have found smaller portions and just two meals a day have helped me , it’s a long process , so just stick with it , also drink plenty of water every day .

Hi , is 80 % chocolate ok please .

Well , she just said that if I go out to a cafe and have what we are talking about , then it is very bad for me , yet having looked online it says that while not the best , so long as you do not have things like honey or such in your coffee it’s all ok , I will point out that this is the same...

One other thing she said was that having a toasted tea cake and a cappuccino was bad and would really make my levels spike .

She said that a lot of doctors who specialise in other areas get it wrong , he specialises in the pancreas , but seems she knows better , I could tell him , but I do not think it would be of any use .