Recent Content by rizzo

I haven't heard of the first guy, but I loved Peter Attia until I saw this http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_what_if_we_re_wrong_about_diabetes and then I loved him even more!

It does help. Thanks to you both.

What are these web-based, free programs of which you speak? Seriously though, I have lost touch with how my bg is responding to what I'm eating day to day and need to get wtih the program, no pun intended.

I haven't experienced this myself, but my father (who is no longer with us) had a below knee amputation due to gangrene which developed from a cut on his foot and which wouldn't heal due to badly controlled blood sugars. He was awake during the operation but he was drugged as when I went to see...

That's what I have experienced. Because now that I am controlling my diabetes by diet alone, I lost my right to free prescriptions.

Just to clarify, I don't think you automatically get free scripts if you are Diabetic. It seems you need to be on some form of diabetic medication in order to qualify.

I can't understand why the NHS don't ask people who are successfully keeping their bg under control how they do it instead of penny pinching on the test strips. It's a real shame.

I saw a GP at my surgery who I'd never previously seen before and he complimented me on my bg control. Then I asked for a prescription for more test strips. He agreed but commented that NHS advice was that T2 patients don't need to test as it didn't make any difference! I told him that...

I should be working...

This makes me wonder then...how long have I been diabetic? :***:

I used to get that a lot years ago - way before I was diagnosed as diabetic. I still don't know what caused it.

I think it warrants a discussion with your GP. It could be sleep apnoea.

Can you tell me more? Or point me in the right direction? Let's just say I'm having issues. :oops:

I think Geocacher is being very unfair to Dr. Briffa by saying he is motivated by greed and that he writes about his opinions. Dr. Briffa does write about his opinions - but very often they are backed up by evidence. My GP has yet to show me that it is safer for me to take statins than not...