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There are lots of alternatives ..... vegetables - made into soups/stews etc. with a meat stock, cheese (great IMHO with Ryvita), salads. Then there are the bulky but low carb variations of the foods we miss - cauliflower mash, swede mash etc. There are plenty of others on this site, if you...

Good luck. Metformin doesn't have bad effects on everybody. If you do react, I've found that taking the Metformin in the middle of my meal works for me and others have said that cutting their tablets in half, which then allows them to take it with each meal, more evenly through the day, is...

Hi, Steve. Doctor's surgeries are bit like conveyor belts and, IME, GPs often don't have the time (that's being kind) or the knowledge (being more realistic) to sometimes help in the way we would like. Have you thought of getting your GP to refer you to a specialist? It was one way I was going...

Yes, best wishes to everyone - and my deep appreciation for the help, advice and encouragement I've received from users of this site since I first came across it earlier this year.

Sorry, a no vote from me too - basically because it was done to someone who was the unsuspecting victim of a potentially dangerous prank. Made me dig out the following though: which is similar, but was a solo effort by a klutz who undoubtedly qualifies for a Darwin award.

There's also the 'strange kind of love' syndrome at work sometimes, too. When I used to visit my mum, she'd load my cup of tea up with 4 spoonsful of sugar, although she never took it herself until she came down with Alzheimer's (but that's another story). My wife, on the other hand, was...

It can get you like that - especially at times like Christmas, when everyone is eating and drinking whatever they want, without seemingly having to worry about it all. I don't know your circumstances. Is there nothing you can do to improve your condition? Exercise, diet, weight loss? If...

14.0 - after an ill-considered bowl of rice crispies with semi-skimmed milk, for breakfast, on an empty stomach. That was when I first started taking readings, just after diag, and was already changing my lifestyle, so I must have gone higher before then.

22lbs since early September 2013. That's produced some hilarious results - e.g. my old gardening trousers kept falling down while I worked - but also some disconcerting ones, though I can understand why they might be happening: I've felt the cold more at times, recently, and have just gone...

Mine's gone down since diagnosis in early September 2013. I don't get high BG ('spikes') any more and my early morning readings have gone from 8-ish to below 6. To do that, I have lost quite a bit of weight, cut out sugar and gone low carbohydrate. If I reverted back to my old ways, I'd...

If it's a group practice, I wouldn't put up with it and I'd ask to change my GP.

I know how you feel, but wouldn't beat yourself up over it if you've only slipped once or twice. If it's more, and I'm reading your post correctly, you're not the same as you've always been: Your post here suggests that you've recognised the issues and you're looking to put things right. You...

This may sound like an oddball suggestion (and I'm merely throwing it into the conversation for what it's worth) but for the past 4 or 5 years, every autumn, just as the cold weather arrives, both my shins get red speckles on the skin (that's the only way I can describe it, it's like a rash but...

I think most people would be happy as Larry with that improvement, Ross, and I'd echo the congratulations of the others. I don't think you need to beat yourself up about it, because HbA1c is difficult to translate in terms of BG readings we're taking ourselves, and if you're only using a...

Way to go, Kat. Way to go .... :clap:

Hi, Kat, I make 43 = 6.1% See http://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-bloo ... erter.html for if you want do any more conversions in the future. Cheers. Tom.

I'd agree with the others, that you've done very well in adapting your diet and you'll continue to see the results of this, as the weeks go on. Please don't be frightened of checking your BG, though. Bad results are pretty good at making you take that extra level of control, but they'll only...

I'd disagree with that. Low carb food can be very tasty and cheap too. Yesterday, for example, I bought a pack of Sainsbury's 'Cooking Bacon' @ 670g for £1 (sort amongst the packs until you find one that comprises large chunks of bacon without too much fat). I diced it, soaked it in cold...

Hi and welcome to the Group. There's a mine of information here, from people who've got all sorts of experiences of living with diabetes. I've found it invaluable over the past few months since I was diagnosed - like you, after a relatively healthy past. My advice is to read up on it all, as...

Agree with Garr. The other week I recorded an unexpectedly high reading around 10. Washed my hands and retested (twice), getting results under 6 both times, so I now rinse my hands under the hot tap whenever I can. I can't remember where, but I have read that under normal circumstances finger...