Recent Content by leyburnhealeyman

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    Diabetic Eye Damage

    I had something similar this year, after my test , done at my local surgery by a mobile unit, I got a letter to say I need closer examination at a hospital with a different camera, and the results would be seen by a consultant, and to see whats what. As it happened, there was nothing to worry...
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    "we Need To Learn From You"

    Hit the nail there then didn'tI! I got the idea from what I used to have as a kid, Bourneville, dark chocolate with burnt almond, can't get it any more. So as I was reading up on T2 when first diagnosed, of course almonds and dark chocolate came up, and hey presto, put the two together, and look...
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    "we Need To Learn From You"

    I may have an answer to your missing sweets, I used to have some, not many, but some. Now none at all, but, I do buy 85% dark chocolate from Aldi, melt 5 packs, thats 20 of the indivually wrapped pieces. melt it over a suace pan of heated water in a pyrex bowl, blanche 200 grams of almonds and...
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    "we Need To Learn From You"

    Yes you have done fantastically well, I thought I'd done quite well, until I read what you'd done. I was first diagnosed in late 2011 with BS of 9.2% and weighing a little over 16 stone. I told the nurse I first saw after diagnosis that I would get off medication, I was almost laughed at, and...