Recent Content by julie54

Hello forty six!! Unfortunately so many of us get the same response from the G.P regarding the route to take following a diagnosis of diabetes!! My G.P. - like yours - did not offer any alternative other than writing out a prescription, stating that this was now their policy - and dismissed...

Thank you all for your words of encouragement! And also - a HUGE thank you to you Whitby for helping me to get my lovely cat Lucy on my profile picture!!! You are a star!!!! :clap: Julie

Thank you for your kind replies!! I wish I knew how to put a picture of my two ***** cats on like you two (Whitby and Andy!!) :oops: And good luck on your continued journey Jamrox. :thumbup:

I wanted to just spend some time on here to firstly say a huge 'thank you' for the fact that these forums exist!! My story - in short - is that I was diagnosed out of the blue as type 2 diabetic at the end of May 2013, following a routine health check!! Doctor/DN advice was to give me a...

I also live 'up north' with no access to a Waitrose!! So I also e-mailed Morrisons and they replied with: Thank you for your email. We do not have any plans at the moment to introduce this line. I have however sent through to the buyer for future consideration when next reviewing the range...

Hi Anna - it isn't a case of just 'grumbling away in circular communication negatively! A lot of people have answered the questions posted in true and genuinely caring manner - to just then find the advice ignored. I, like many other people, just let it go - but then saw it happening time and...

Thanks Paul - I just felt that Sparkyrich needed a bit of support!! And now we can all move on!!! :D Julie

Hi Suzzey - I am thinking that you may have thought that the 'Enough is enough - yes its a rant' forum was directed at you! Please let me reassure you that this was not directed towards you at all - there is a long story behind that 'rant' - but it wasn't anything to do with you. Please...

Anna - in fairness to Sparkyrich - I know what he is referring to - and with respect - I am of the same opinion. I - and many others - are so grateful to these forums for the help and advice given when newly diagnosed - but share Sparky's frustration in that I have answered and tried to help an...

Hi Murph! I did the ND just over a month - using the Asda shakes with skimmed milk, just as you have. This was because it wasn't possible to get the Optifast as my G.P. was about as helpful as a chocolate fireguard!! I stopped because it was my birthday and I was going on holiday to Portugal...

Sandy - I totally sympathise with the fact that you are confused - we all are when we are diagnosed. But you have asked the same questions numerous times, and people - including myself - have given their time to try to give you support and advice. However, you will not get any different...

Re: NEW DIABETIC GONE OFF THE RAILS STRUGGLING I understand that you are overweight - the vast majority of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics are (I know that this isn't always the case, but the majority are) - but any weight loss/improvement in blood glucose levels is going to take time...

Gosh - that made me laugh out loud!!! See - that's one ugly vegetable!!!!! :lol:

Re: NEW DIABETIC GONE OFF THE RAILS STRUGGLING Sandy - you seem to be confusing yourself and trying to do too much all at the same time. I know how confusing this all is after being told you are diabetic, but I think it might be easier if you try to simplify things for yourself. I decided to...

Hi Yorksman!! Your endless knowledge never ceases to amaze me!! If I can just get past the issue of it being such an ugly (!) looking vegetable, I might just give it a try!!! :roll: I hope that Professor Taylor occasionally might find the time to look on these forums to see that his work is...