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I agree with @Pipp don't accept the cramps. I get cramps, yes extremely painful. I get Restless leg in my legs too and arms, a recent...

I have well controlled T2, but for past 10 years have been getting the most painful cramp spasms in my calf muscles and thigh muscles...

Electrolytes help many people avoid cramp. I take extra Potassium and Magnesium. I get enough sodium without needing to supplement.

Have you thought of making your own @Geeps ? I make jams so I often have the left over skins and seeds from extracting the juice. I'm...

Low potassium / electrolytes. I would strongly suspect either of those @Greymalkin

It is a tool used by HCPs to predict cardiovascular risk. https://qrisk.org/

Hi @Pipp, Maybe the finger pricking is a thing for me to do as it seems a lot cheaper. I'll look into that. I know it sounds daft...

@peterb999 , I am glad you have found CGM useful. I wasn’t able to cope due to the skin irritation, and the tiny probe causing...

I learned which foods are best for me using just an ordinary finger- prick blood glucose meter. Initially I was jabbing myself 8 times...

At a guess, it was the 4th from the bottom right. Hover over it with your mouse and you'll see the description in words, which is what I...

If I recall, it was 25 years ago, I drank something then a while later I had to blow in a bag. I was diagnosed lactose intolerant . But...

@Lainie71 By good cholesterol I presume you mean HDL. If so, then, I don't understand why you seem concerned that it may be too high at...

A guy in our dialysis unit just had a transplant and he’s in his mid to late 70s , I don’t think it’s age it if you well / fit enough h...

Thank you @Melgar for the tag. Hi @henry2024 I entirely agree with @Ushthetaff . I notice that you are the same age as I was (although...

@peterb999 If your body is coping with the food you eat then your blood sugars should come down to within 2 mmol/s of your pre meal...