Recent Content by Sid Bonkers

Hi, not posted for a while but still look in from time to time and this question intrigued me as I eat cereal most mornings but I know what I can and cant eat in what portions. Do you test everything you eat and if not why not? I learned early on that I could eat 16g of cornflakes with a dash...

Sorry to hear you are on insulin and also sorry for the late reply but i dont get on here as much as i used to. I was put on insulin at diagnosis as my levels were extremely high and I had been a long term steroid user (prednisolone) for a respiratory condition and steroids are known to raise...

Great work but dont take your eyes off the ball, just carry on with your new life style and as long as you can keep your numbers and weight in check you should carry on seeing non diabetic HbA1c's. I did the same as you when I was diagnosed 10 years ago I lost 5.5st (77lb) after my weight had...

Ive never had a problem with the small flatbreads sold in supermarkets but there is no one size fits all when it comes to how many carbs someone can eat so the only way for you to find out what you can eat is to test it and see.

Hi, my T2 was steroid induced although unlike you I was overweight as I was on steroids for 3 years and my weight ballooned from around 14 stone to over 18.5 stone at diagnosis. I was diagnosed and put on metformin and Insulin MDI treatment (multi daily injections) and after getting advice from...

Just picked up a copy of my local paper and the headline is as above and the story tells of a success of the Revita DMA treatment of a Bromley resident who was a T2 for 10 years on increasing meds and had the Revita treatment and now has "almost" non diabetic numbers. Hope the link works, if...

Hi LGC, I have no knowledge of IR tests but I can tell you that you dont have to be obese to have visceral fat and it is visceral fat around our internal organs that causes insulin resistance, dieting will help to lose visceral fat and you will see your IR improve. It was losing my insulin...

Hi Sean, what is it your concerned about? If its the liver profile your levels are raised but not outragously and while they should be looked into are not worth stressing about. Are you overweight? High levels of Gamma GT or GTT can be associated with obesity and its thought that elevated GGT...

Why the anger? Your on the right road and doing really well, who cares what your uninformed doctor thinks. Although its stunning to think there are doctors who think that Metformin can delivery miracles ;) Just carry on with your new lifestyle and live a long, healthy and happy life.

This page may be of some help if you have not seen it already https://www.gov.uk/disability-living-allowance-children/eligibility

Cant say cheese has ever increased my blood sugar, it does however increase my waistline ;)

Try google, this was the very first link https://www.oncallmedicalsupplies.co.uk/search/?q=GlucoRx+Nexus+Test+Strips £11.95 for 50 strips and that I assume includes VAT so if you are on diabetes meds then you can claim VAT exemption.

Metformin can cause stomach cramps and nausea in some people, I suffered some stomach cramps but they did go away after a while. Metformin is marketed by many companies and is sold under several different names like "Glucophage" and "Sukkarto" to name a couple that I have used in the past but...

@horrible_al at least your doctor warned you about the possible side effects its more usual to read here that doctors just prescribe drugs willy nilly and only later does the patient find out about the side effects. Be happy that you have been warned to watch whet you eat while taking this...

As far as I am aware you will be responsible for all your medical treatment charges if you are not either a UK citizen or member of the EU. If you will be covered by your or your husbands employers group medical insurance then you will be treated privately but whether that would cover you for a...