Recent Content by philfatkid

That's very helpful, thanks for that. I have, through trial and error discovered how much insulin to take depending what I eat, my average bloods are 7.5 mmol/L my diabetic nurse is happy with my control, but i may have to consider taking some insulin just before football, watch this space.....

Ok, I've not been for a couple of weeks, but started back tonight, bloods readings before i started were 5.6 afterwards 15.1 :oops: my next question is , what can I do about it, surely I cant take any insulin before I play and run the risk of having a Hypo ? Confused ???

It doesn't stay high, because i take my insulin and have my evening meal after football.

A bit of a strange one, I'm type 2 on insulin for nearly a year now, my diabetic nurse is very happy with my control, average bloods reading over the last 90 days is 7.0 mmol/L estimated A1c is 6.5 49 mmol/L, 3 weeks ago I started a new regime of exercise (had a problem with my knee before) gym...

I have attended a few courses over the last year to upgrade/renew some of my (electrical) qualifications, and i'm very surprised how many electricians have type 2 diabetes, the last course i was on, in July, was attended by 14 electricians and 9 of us were type 2 diabetic. I started mentioning...

I started getting leg cramps a few months ago, my dad told me to drink tonic water, so now when i attend my locals quiz night i drink low cal tonic water, and it seems to be working

Hi, I think this is what my doctor said more or less, he suggested turning to a reduced carb diet for a few months, so here goes, fingers crossed. Phil

Hi, The original diet advice was given to me by my diabetic nurse, there was never any mention of cutting down on carbs, i saw my doctor on Mon he told me to try a low carb diet for a few months then he will review my results. Phil

No i'm pretty vigilant as to what i eat, it's second nature now to read food labels and like i said i very rarely eat processed food, by low fat i mean chicken, fish, lean meat, fruit etc, just a healthy diet really.

To be honest it's not me who is saying 7.2 is high, it's my diabetic nurse, and as for the low carb diet, i mentioned this to her last year and she said " just stick to the low fat diet that is recommended for diabetics " i will see the doctor on Mon and discuss it with him.

I am 50years old, have been diabetic for 10 years, i was 16 stone 4 years ago i am now 13 stone, i have lost 7 pound since Christmas, my diet is good, typically porridge for breakfast, fruit at 11am, chicken or fish for dinner and a proper cooked meal for tea, my wife is very careful what she...

Just had my review, not had a drink since 2nd Jan, been more active than i have been for the last 2 years ( golf, badminton, 5 a side and walking ) my diet is the best it been for a good while, but my bloods came back 7.2% i'm gutted, when i told her i was suprised, she seemed to suggest i...

Under no stress at all, feel fine and dandy, hence the puzzlement at the change in my readings, my last HBa1c was 7.2, but testing through the day was ok ? so they upped my Metformin and since then my sugars have been all over the place.

Hi everyone, My blood sugar levels have been steady for a few years now, but recently they have started going up/down and all around, i have not changed my eating/drinking habits, and still exersise at least 3 time a week, went to see my doc who said sometimes this just happens ? not very...

Hi carlb, When you finally get to see your diabetic nurse, ask her can she get you on a diabetic awarness course, i have been diabetic (t2) for 8 years, and my doctor recommended this course to me just last year, i found it very very good, especially for someone who has just been diagnosed.