Recent Content by lizmartin

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn I have had diabetes for 7 years now and my fasting blood glucose in the morning used to be in the fives now it is more like 7 or a bit more, I think have done fairly well to stay off medication for this long but am now finding it more...

Re: Can anyone recommend a sweetener without bitter aftertas I have found Splenda very good no bitter after taste and you can use it in cooking, I would not be without it. It is a bit pricey but you get 125grams for £3 15. Lovely in cakes just follow the advice given. Best of luck, Liz Martin

I understand that if a person who is diabetic does not take medication they are not permitted to have test strips on prescription. Could anyone confirm this? Liz Martin

I think that the doctors are not advising testing because of the spending of money on strips etc. I totally agree that testing is the only way to keep one's sugar level on an even keel. I was told by a pharmacist that it was not necessary as the blood sugar level came down anyway!!!!!!!!!! I...

I was so interested in your letter Amanda, I can never understand why diabetics are told to include carbs in every meal! They are the bad boys of a diabetic diet, granted they possibly help not to eat too much fat, but they do raise the glucose level in the blood tremendously. I am going to...

I am on a diet and exercise plan with Diabetes and when I asked the pharmacist in Boots for strips he said I did not need them as the blood sugar goes down eventually after eating !!!!!!!!!!!! Yes there is a lot of ignorance about Diabetes but one does not expect a pharmacist to have so little...

My test results are 7% I do not take any medication so far after being diagnosed 6 years ago, I have been taking cinnamon and chromium recently and feel that this has helped as I got my HbAC1 down one point at the last test and am now on a mission to get it down another point if possible. I do...

Am I high with 7.0 being the result of my HBA1C, I have had diabetes 2 for 6 years now and have managed without medication so far. I was 6.9 when diagnosed, and this last time I got it down from 7.1 and am now on a mission to get it own another point if I can. I have started taking cinnamon and...