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Hmmm, might not be too bad. Lots of carbs in haggis - switch to northern-style black pudding, perhaps? And there's a whisky distillery that started-up not far from Norwich, a year or two ago. Could be more inclined to give their hooch a try, if things go the wrong way on Thursday ..... :)

Funny that, I had a full head of hair a year or so ago, but mine's been thinning to the point I can now see my scalp shining through at the front. I put it down to my age. Is it reversible, I wonder? I'd be more inclined to come off the meds and rely on diet if I thought it was.

I'd predict a 'No' vote by a majority of 10-15%. Why? Well, the 'Yes' campaign is strongly emotional and very vocal, with words like, 'traitor', 'bully', 'day of reckoning', 'liars' and the like being bandied around, to the point where I think human nature causes some people to be put off...

Jack, Though mindful that "not everything is due to diabetes", if it helps I have a sore that suddenly appeared in April on the side of my third toe of my left foot and won't go away. It's small and circular (about 3-4 mm across), sometimes nearly heals up, at other times forms a scab and...

I couldn't agree more. The aphorism I like on this subject is: "A Committee has no soul". For committee, you can read: NHS Trust, Company Board, Council, Trades Union Congress, political Conference, or any other collection of people who get together formally to make decisions. What it means...

You beat me to it, Squire, as I was writing and checking my post ....... not good reading, I agree but equally my GP offered me the little blue pills as well so the idea must be pretty widespread amongst medics and if that is something that will help with the problem, vespa, you might be kicking...

I'm sure others will contribute shortly, although I appreciate that this is an unduly sensitive subject for some. The best person to help you with this is your GP, but you need to remember that not everything can be attributed to diabetes and you're right to suggest that psychological issues...

Thirded. Reasons? It's pretty simple, gives clear information, is easy to upload readings to, isn't in your face and is free to use. The Monster doesn't bother me but it irritates the life out of some people in my office :D

It's a tragic story that has ruined several lives needlessly, for the sake that someone, with even a small amount of medical knowledge, might have either sussed out what the problem might be, or at least arranged for some very basic and inexpensive tests to be carried out. Given that there's...

Just after I was diagnosed, I recorded a 14.4, 90 minutes after a breakfast of rice crispies and skimmed milk. I'd sometimes wondered why I was often hot and sweaty, with more than my fair share of 'brain fog', in the office that time in the morning. Now I know.

I'd quite like: a Defiance of Diabetics - given how often we cross swords with the medics. Or a Disagreement of Diabetics. And finally: A Cackle of Carb Counters (and those of us who fall off the waggon are very possibly: A Gaggle of Glucose Guzzlers).

I stopped smoking last May, a few months before my diagnosis, but I have found that my eyes are often a lot sorer now than they used to be before I was T2. That's become so sudden and frequent that I've taken to using eye drops, which I'd never had to before, and I now keep a bottle at home and...

If it helps, my wife (who's not diabetic) and I (who am) went to a new dentist for a joint check-up 6 months ago and were both told the same thing: We weren't brushing out teeth properly, we had the clear symptoms of gum disease and we were in danger of rapidly receding gums, loosening teeth...

I was replying to another thread on the Newcastle diet a few minutes ago, when it occurred to me to raise this issue as a separate topic, as I'm finding it more difficult now to be as honest with myself as I was when I was first diagnosed, nearly a year ago: I came off the Newcastle Diet three...

You're spot-on about the motivation. I eased off the dieting three weeks ago, with the intention that I should consolidate what I've lost and then restart the diet a few weeks down the line. So far, give or take a pound or two differences on the scales, day-to-day, I haven't put any of the...

Many people find it hard to come to terms with the diagnosis of diabetes but, from what I can see, at least you're well on your way to working out what's been wrong with you. IME, that's a really big step, and one that can mark a real turning point in your life. There's lots of experience on...

My GP had heard of it but wasn't sure what it was. After I'd explained it all though, he promptly wrote on my notes that I was going to try the "Cambridge Diet"! :rolleyes: The Newcastle Diet is a hard one to stick to, but there are a few on here who have done so. I've struggled over the...

I've been lucky as I've never been in your situation but I do have 3 children (now adults) and, although my wife took much of the strain, I do know what looking after them can entail. At one point, my mother-in-law demanded more attention than the three children put together but I'd better not...

Interesting you should say that. My GP said to me last month that he could take me off Metformin but, if I wanted him to, he'd leave me on it "given it has other benefits to overall health". I've read about those benefits. I thought they hadn't all been proved, but I'd be interested to know...

Looking back (with more than a tinge or regret), I would have been very grateful now if, 4 or 5 years ago, someone had taken a little time to impress upon me that my steadily rising BG levels, together with my age, lifestyle and increasing weight, could easily lead to full-blown T2. As it was...