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Type 2 Diabetic Hails New Treatment

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...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Jun 15, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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That was scary

Just going to bed last Wednesday at about 10.30pm when I felt my pulse was racing, I took my bp and it was 133/121 (bottom reading way high for...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Nov 21, 2016, 10 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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How Many Calories Do You 'Think' You Eat A Day

I stumbled upon this short 6 minute youtube video today, now I realise this was made in New York but it posses the question how accurate is the...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Oct 12, 2016, 26 replies, in forum: Ask A Question
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Vitamin B12 Deficiency. PPIs and Metformin.

Some months ago I had a routine annual blood test and all was fine except my Vitamin B12 was rather low I think from memory it was 116 pg/mL when...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Oct 6, 2016, 17 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Fellow Diabetic BB King Dies

Heard the very sad news this morning that blues legend and diabetic BB King has passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief hospital stay...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, May 15, 2015, 9 replies, in forum: General Chat
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Bruising After Blood Test

Having been diabetic now for around 6 years I am no stranger to blood tests and they have never bothered me in the past and only rarely in the...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Apr 23, 2015, 16 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Recent Fat Study - Questionable!

It seems that the recent reports that saturated fat is now considered safe for us was a little premature and far from an open and shut case as the...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Feb 11, 2015, 15 replies, in forum: Food, Nutrition and Recipes
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Bye Bye QOF Framework Says NHS England

As reported in todays Pulse Magazine, apparently it may be replaced with local incentive schemes. The whole story can be read here...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Jan 2, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: General Chat
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Possible Link Between High Fat Diet & Breast Cancer

As the thread tittle says there is new research that links a possible cause between diets high in fat and an increased risk of certain cancers...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Apr 11, 2014, 13 replies, in forum: General Chat
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LifeScan "One Touch" Ultra - Free test strips

Free.............. an unopened pack of 25 test strips for a One Touch Ultra meter. I received these as part of a promotional meter and 50 strips...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Feb 2, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Artificial Pancreas

Headline in todays Express talks of an artificial pancreas a British invention that is set for human trials in 2016. The implant and the necessary...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Jan 24, 2014, 14 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Living With Diabetic Eye Disease

Just been in my local chemists and picked up a leaflet on the counter offering free places at an afternoon diabetes event in London. The event is...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Jan 14, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: Diabetes Complications
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Are You Depressed?

Its often said that a common side effect of diabetes is depression but it can sometimes go unnoticed and undiagnosed. Now I have no idea how...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Dec 7, 2013, 11 replies, in forum: General Chat
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Glycemic Index News

There is a very useful monthly newsletter published on a blog called G.I. News which is free to read or you can suscribe and it will be sent to...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Dec 1, 2013, 6 replies, in forum: Food, Nutrition and Recipes
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The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

Is undoubtedly an uncut loaf, let me explain.... When I was first diagnosed I limited my bread intake to two slices of Burgen a day as a sandwich...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Nov 4, 2013, 4 replies, in forum: General Chat
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The Drugs I need

One of the commonest threads on the forum must surely be about the side effects of certain drugs, some people are largely unaffected some people...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Aug 18, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: General Chat
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NHS Set To Start Selling Your Medical Records Off Cheap

Thats right I could hardly believe it either but this is what I read this morning in Pulse the magazine for GP's. Apparently the NHS are about to...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Aug 15, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: General Chat
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Get Off My Badger

New single out now Badger Swagger the single has been made to highlight the plight of the Badger that are set (no pun) to be culled. According to...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Jun 5, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: General Chat
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Low-Carbohydrate Diets and All-Cause Mortality:

A new study recently out suggests that long term low carb diets are far from safe and are actually shown to increase all causes of mortality....

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, May 2, 2013, 174 replies, in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Red meat chemical 'damages heart'

A study by US scientists has shown that carnitine in red meat was broken down by bacteria in the gut. This kicked off a chain of events that...

Thread by: Sid Bonkers, Apr 8, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: General Chat

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