Recent Content by susanmanley

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    weather

    It is windy and quite cold today and, having done my outdoor chores i am having a warm drink, yoghurt and fruit salad. I am not warming up though Does anyone else have trouble getting warm again after getting cold? It has been worse this winter [which has hardly started!!] than I remember since...
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    Statins increase calcification of arteries

    This is an interesting post. My husband has post polio syndrome and over the last few years has been suffering more and more. In July it all got too much and no help from doctors. We did our own research [which I normally do not recommend] and from this he stopped his statins. There was a...
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    back again

    sometimes events take over our lives but hope it all settles for you soon morganator. was thinking of you today and send a hug and some virtual ice cream [no carbs or sugar OK]
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    back again

    it seems like a lot of people lose it for a while. It suddenly all becomes too much. fortunately we get back on track in our own ways.
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    back again

    I love this forum. So jolly and supportive
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    back again

    thank you. have done!!
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    August.............talk about

    This is interesting. I used to be a great reader often having 3 or 4 books on the go and keeping track of them all as well as all the reading for my job. I had a breakdown in 2005 [ nothing to do with the reading] and suddenly found it almost impossible to make sense of a paragraph, let alone a...
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    August.............talk about

    married my main stay in August many years ago...Good month :)
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    xylitol

    My daughter has come across this for use as a sweetener. Is it OK for diabetis and has anyone got any info on it please
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    Did I read that right?

    made I laugh!!! Thank you
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    Old rockers.

    in the 60/70's I loved a group called Family but they semed to drop off the radar fairly quickly...must be my bad taste!!!!
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    Hayfever and Diabetes

    Interesting post. I have suffered with sever hayfever [the all year round type!!] for my whole life and am allergic to a range of things. This year has been exceptionally bad and also I have found the Cetrizin has been making me very sleepy. At first I thought it was just the heat but now sure...
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    blood sugar levels

    thank you all probably is the poorly thing Have my annual test soon so all will be revealed then!!! :D
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    blood sugar levels

    no I cannot afford to use too many as I have to buy my own stuff Does that affect the results? If so why? would it help if I washed them?