viviennem

Firmly committed to low carb.
Birthday
Sep 23, 1949 (Age: 75)
Location
Wensleydale, North Yorkshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Other
Medication
Metformin 3 x 500mg. Levothyroxine 100mcg (under-active thyroid), and Volsaid Retard 75mg (NSAID). Notriptylene for nerve pain caused by spinal problem. Low-dose Lisinopril just in case.
Exercise
Gardening. Exercise bike at gym (with care). Armchair exercises. Otherwise very little at present. Trying to increase walking - getting easier as the weight comes off.
Likes
Red wine and Irish Wolfhounds.
Dislikes
Football. Bad manners.
Occupation
retired archaeologist; writer; copy-edit/proofread

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. . . but what do I know?
Every headache isn't a brain tumour!
It's more about what you do tomorrow than what you did yesterday.
Type 2 since April 2010, 3 x 500g Metformin, well controlled by low-carb.

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