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The most annoying part of all this is that they don't let the facts get in the way of a good lecture. Your urine sample results are good. Your A1c has improved again. Your lipids are excellent. Your blood pressure has improved. Conclusion: You are doing it all wrong! :? You are quite right, it...

Hi Shaggy, It seems to me that you have already done the hardest thing that faces us all. You have come to terms with the fact we are stuck with it and that diabetes doesn't go away, so there's no need to beat yourself up over that any more. I ignored my diabetes for a while so you are not alone...

Hi Joan, sorry to hear about your diagnosis. but you couldn't have found a better forum to help you. When you are first diagnosed it is all a bit confusing because you hear so many things that don't seem to make sense. The best thing is to keep it simple. The conventional advice is...

Hi Shari, Welcome to the forum. Most of us felt just the same as you do on diagnosis but this forum is a great place to start. I got my diagnosis for Christmas two years ago and I wasn't too happy either. :shock: If I were you I would get a blood meter and start keeping a food diary. If you do...

Hi Helen, I've posted a few times on this subject and always said the same thing. My experience is that if I don't eat before exercise my bg goes up. I exercise before my breakfast because I have seen better results all day if I do this. I test before I go out and decide if I need an...

Annie, I have to agree with Ken (cugila) your mum should not have to eat all this sugar to counteract the medication she has been prescribed. Ask them to explain why a sugar intake that would put any diabetic's blood glucose off the scale, results in readings of 7 in your mum. There is...

Hi Annie, If your mum needs lots of sugar to stay in the 6 to 8 range I don't understand how she can be diabetic. If most of the people on this forum ate lots of sweets our blood glucose would be massive. Try to find out what tablets your mum is on. I get really bitter when older people are...

Yes he is putting on weight and being told to lose it. The cycle of more food and more insulin is well under way so he is exercising more and more each day. I have told him about the connection between insulin and fat storage but the poor man is so confused I don't think I was any help. We are...

Tracy, that's a relief, you had us worried there for a moment. 12 is much better but you should be able to get much lower than that once you are up to speed with everything. I'm not on medication but I think I'm right in saying that Metformin can take a while to take full effect. If you...

Hi Tracy, I'm not sure that there is a definitive answer to this question. When I read through the forum I find people who can tolerate things that I can't, and others who have trouble with things don't cause me a problem. I guess the best way to find out what suits you, is to...

Hana, you are spot on! A friend of mine was given the standard "Starchy carbs with every meal" advice and he followed it to the letter. Three months later he was told he obviously wasn't compliant and was put on oral meds. :? Three months after that he was told he was still...

I think Sue may well be right about the liver dump. I try to walk for an hour every morning before work and I have had the same slap in the face as you describe. The first time I did this I checked my blood before leaving the house, it was 4.8 which is good for me. I walked at a good pace for 45...

Hi Lizzie, I take 200mg of A.L.A. three times a day. It does not have a dramatic effect on my blood glucose, I would expect about half a point reduction. I take it for it's anti-oxidant properties rather than the "Glucose Transport" that it is often marketed as. I believe it has...

Synonym. did you get a blood glucose meter to help you see what you diet is doing for you? It's so important to learn to eat things that don't spike your blood glucose and a meter will teach you what to avoid. I'm really sorry to hear what you are going through but if it's any...

dobber, well done mate, keep it going! Cheers, Mike.