Recent Content by marianhf

Thanks for the info. Just started a set of testing and found my bloods higher than I expected. Think I've got the cold/cough bug my daughter brought home, so that explains it. It's reassuring to have a reason.

Is it any wonder that people with T2 have a struggle to get the disease into remission if this is the advice they are getting from a diabetes charity? I can't believe what they are saying is good and low carb! (link now added below)...

there is an interesting article in the BMJ ( http://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246 ) that disputes the link between high cholesterol and premature death. The research looked again at the basic data of the Minnasota research that kicked off the low fat advice, and showed how flawed it was...

I went on to the site and registered to get access. it seems that it is only the recent papers that need a paid subscription.

I've read that there's no carbs in gin; thank goodness for that!

Hi all my practice has changed my blood test from the HBA1C to the A1C. The original ones were fasting (at least 12 hours before the test) and the latest one is non-fasting. I was assurred by the diabetes nurse that it gave the same results. Is this correct? or is it just a cost cutting measure?