Recent Content by milly

I have to say that it seems ludicrous to myself that non-insulin T2 diabetics are having their prescription sticks cancelled. My son eats wheat with expected results yet a small orange and his blood sugar rifles. I eat a small orange with expected results yet wheat rifles my blood sugar...

As I understand it, It's not the overall level of cholesterol that is important. The primary concern is that HDL needs to be at least 3 times greater than LDL. This is because the LDL absorbs the rubbish and HDL collects the LDL and returns it to the liver. 1 HDL collects 3 LDL. Niacin...

Niacin worked really well for me although my doctor didn't know of it until I told him. A key thing to know about niacin is that it only affects cholesterol whilst you are asleep so it's no good taking it during the day. Did your doctor mention that ? High overall cholesterol isn't actually...

What do you define as "a balanced diet" ?

One thing I have found is that my BG becomes erratic when I have a cold, AND for 3 to 4 weeks afterwards :?:

I use only low carbs to control my diabetes.

Rubbish! All the things I described have come from somebody else. There is so much information available on the internet and I spend a lot of time searching for better ways to deal with things. Luckily I do have plenty of time, but I can imagine it might be more difficult for people with...

A lifetime's experience of the UK medical system. At the age of 23 I was involved in a motor accident and banged my head. 2 days later I had an epileptic seizure. I was bundled off to hospital in an ambulance where I was told that the accident had caused me to become epileptic and put on...