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There is something going on for sure. So Aseem Malhotra's wiki page is now just a hatchet job. He is a very esteemed cardiologist who has bravely put himself on the frontline to speak out against bad medical advice on nutrition and over-prescription of statins. http://doctoraseem.com or in...

Just ring them in advance if possible, or ask at the reception on check-in if you can store your insulin in their fridge until you need it. I just can't imagine this would be a problem for them.

Stick about 6 or more of them in a blender with a few shots of dark rum, same amount of orange juice and plenty of ice. Then it's banana daiquiri time 8) This is best done on a very hot day :)

My mother was diagnosed at below 7 stone, i.e. very low weight. Her mother had it, and my mother's very overweight sister was constantly being tested for it, but seems to have so far escaped the 'cursed' - thus proving that weight isn't the only factor involved in type 2. I also find it hard...

Hi Megan :) It certainly seems like (as eveshamgirl has said) you are in denial. However, I think the fact that you are posting on here and opening up about it here, is very encouraging and shows that you are starting to feel ready to at least try and face up to your condition. Your elephant...

Re: Overweight vs underweight... which is harder to deal wit Thanks Daibell, that was a very considered response and I do generally agree with you. And I'm also interested to hear other thoughts on the subject. :)

I've been reading the 'blame game' thread, but didn't want to hijack that. My mother is an underweight T2 diabetic, who before being diagnosed as diabetic last November, had an extremely sweet tooth... and as she was trying to put on weight, saw absolutely no reason not to indulge it. Now, she...

:? Blimey, you're not asking for much! As others have mentioned, there was a small diabetic range available in Boots and larger supermarkets up until about 10-15 years ago. Since labelling regulations have tightened up and people (diabetics) got wise to the fact that these were over priced...

Oh they sound yummy! I must try and make those for my mother, next time I see her :)

Hi purpleprincess. I believe it depends along on your bg levels, what medication you are taking and how you want to manage your diabetes, as to whether you stick to a low carb diet or not. What you eat and snack on would also depend on whether or not you are overweight and need to lose...

Re: 1st week BG numbers and likelihood/benefits of medicatio Hey, I'm at my mother's place next weekend - she has the testing kit, so maybe I could experiment for you. Only trouble is, I'm not a beer drinker so will have to swap it for wine or maybe brandy and normal cola.

Bob Marley... a real legend in my book!

There's definitely something in the air at the moment :lol:

My partner (...well now ex-partner) used this method last year and very quickly got down to a far better weight (from 15.10 to 14 stone, though he is now back at around 14.6 - 14.8 4 months later) in about 2-3 months. It took him a while to get in the swing of it, but once he did, he started...

Finzi, I was thinking exactly the same thing. It really doesn't help though that the diet sheets you tend to get, mostly advise the the old low fat, low carb way of eating, and also always seem to assume that there's a need to lose weight, which certainly isn't the case for my mother, and...