Recent Content by Sparks1224

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    Help me with my marmite addiction

    If it slides off cucumber its not thick enough ! It doesnt slide of a spoon or the knife !!But seriously crispbreads are good especially with marmite and peanut butter!
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    help needed please

    Hi Tedybear 74, One of the key things for me (which I got from here) was keeping a food diary in which is logged food obv. When it was started ingredients in meals, times of tablets, readings, exercise. Your diet looks to have a lot of carbs in it but there is plenty of sound advice on here on...
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    Struggling

    Hello Shirley, You are certainly not alone. What works for me is keeping a log of tests, meals, exercise, times, amounts. One of the gems I got from this site is that we are all different and you need to find what works for you. I am certainly a foodie like yourself and there is a lot of...
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    Type 1 Disciplinary warning for diabetes at work

    How did you get on with this problem? Hopefully HR got involved and you got a positive outcome.
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    Which coffee machine do you use ?

    We have had various machines. The current one is a pod gizzmo. The brew is alright and passable. The best coffee we do comes from our good old percolator and am currently having a Guatemala blend. The one we keep going back to is Columbian. I prefer Kenco for instant and we have instant...
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    Batteries for machine

    Hello, I have had the same problem with my meter of nine months where the batteries started to run flat. First time was after approx six month. Emailed the manufacturer for recommended battery which turned out to be Panasonic .I had tried "top" brands with good use by dates so I tried these to...
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    Supplements

    Good afternoon, Its questions on supplements taken alongside Metformin. Whats good and whats bad? Myself I am particularly interested in any problems taking Green Lipped mussel. But all other supplements being used and indeed diet quirks would be of great interest. Diet quirk for me is I have...
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    Conrol Test Solution

    Hello To All, New on so sorry if this has been asked or covered. I am currently using an Accu Chek Performa Nano and cannot find any Control Test Solution. Is there one available and are specific test strips needed and if so how often should a control test be done. Thanks, S.