Recent Content by mandydowns

Hi I have been using Slim Fast and other similar products since July 2017 and have lost nearly 4 stone with no adverse affects on my blood sugars and now that I am lighter my Hb1ac is so much better. I have used it as a meal replacement in addition to cutting back on carbs and joining a gym to...

I agree with you - I have found myself feeling guilty, dispondent and then comfort eat when people are thoughtless and make me feel in some way as if I 'deserve' to be diabetic. This then becomes a viscious circle - maybe you have to experience this to understand how destructive it can be. My...

I was listening to a science programme on Radio 4 the other evening when the presenter who is a practising Dr said something aloing the lines '.......and those people with type 2 diabetes who lounge on settees eating all day.....' I think that it is a national media sport to bash Type 2s, but...

Hi I had an appointment with my DSN this week and it was a complete nightmare. I said how concerned I was about my weight and I understood how it was affecting my health. My daiy BS reading is around 12 pre breakfast, 17+ 2 hrs after lunch and around 17 pre bed. When I told her this she said...

I was at my GP surgery the other day having an annual health check and the nurse says '......and you are following a diabetic diet?' I laughed and said 'What is that then?' and she was totally thrown. I looked it up on Google and on the NHS website it states that there is no diabetic diet, just...

I was at my GP surgery the other day having an annual health check and the nurse says '......and you are following a diabetic diet?' I laughed and said 'What is that then?' and she was totally thrown. I looked it up on Google and on the NHS website it states that there is no diabetic diet, just...

Hi I was using Victoza and metformin two years ago and worked very hard with sensible eating and exercise to reduce my weight and blood sugars. The results were amazing and it was stated that I had 'beat' Type 2 diabetes (my consultant's words), Victoza was removed and I carried on taking...

Hi Brian I also have really painful feet - feels like my bones are being crushed :( I take Amitriptyline for depression and it has no effect on this but a friend suggested Arnica gel from SBC (can get it quite cheaply on QVC) and it is really helpful. You can also soak your feet in arnica and...

I was at an optician appointment on a Saturday and I commented that my vision was very blurry. One look in my eyes and the optician sent me to Lloyds chemist for a BS finger prick test, which was free. My reading was 19.6 and a letter was sent to my GP where I had already booked an appointment...

Re: Cinema Snacks? The cinema that prevented people bringing in food not purchased on site is in Huntingdon - been to Stevenage and the same thing happened. Its quite common around this area according to other people that I have spoken to - guess its because so much profit is made on their...

Re: Cinema Snacks? Our Cineworld cinema has searched people to ensure that they dont bring their own food in!!! Disgraceful I know - wonder if it happens elsewhere? :x

Will do sandysan - need it sorting out. Work full time and feel so tired and unwell. Hope that Dr will help, although last time I spoke to him, he had all my meds wrong - obviously had not read my note....a bit worrying. Keep up the good work - looks like you are doing a brilliant job!!!! :)

I would love such o low BS - mine was 19.7 pre breakfast today!! Off to docs tomorrow.

Re: Fat,Sick and nearly Dead. Juicing. Need some advice plea Hi I have tried juicing - affected my blood sugars and something else that I wasn't prepared for was the damage that it did to my teeth. My dentist is very anti juicing because of the damage that it does to your teeth if it is used...

Hi If you go to the Channel 4 website you can make a comment/complaint about this programme very easily. I feel very strongly about some of the comments made and would urge anyone who feels the same to make their voice heard. Dangerous comments made about 'curing' diabetes by professional...