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I test regularly for short periods during each month - that is, i'll alot a day where i test four or six times to see how i'm going and then have a week/5 days where i test twice a day to keep an eye out. The rest of the time i wont test unless i feel unwell or am about to exercise and nowadays...

I'm sceptical about all this and especially after reading that piggy flu is a mild illness in most people anyway. I know we have diabetes but surely a diabetic with no other serious health issues, such as chronic asthma and heart problems, should be fine, even if they do contract swine flu? (we...

If you want to make changed slowly, then one change ought to be a switch from 'cereal' to something that is slow-release carbs, with absolutely no added sugar anywhere - porridge made from whole rolled oats, is tons better than weetabix, for instance. Ditch the orange juice, which is sugar...

I dont low-carb because i want to live my life with diabetes in as near 'normal' a way as possible. Without carbs i'm hungry all the time and as i'm allergic to all nuts and to soya, my options are already severely limited. Instead, i switched to far smaller portions and only eat 'brown carbs'...

Most days, even at weekends, i make myself porridge using either of two brands that only put the old fashioned roughly rolled oats in their box and nothing else at all - not even soya. It takes me 7 minutes to stir the stuff, during which time i drink water and force myself to wake up! I use...

Does anyone know of a handy hint for dealing with nausea whilst still maintaining an acceptable b.g. level, please? I must have a germ i suppose because on Saturday i felt really tired and achey but otherwise fine. Sunday i woke at dawn with a splitting headache that refused to leave all day...

Maybe the heat causes our bodies to work hard to regulate core body temperature and this in turn expends energy above and beyond its 'norm', resulting in lows? Following that logic, a similar effect would be seen in excessively cold weather, wouldnt it? Good excuse for an ice-cream on a jolly...

I had vaguely toyed with the idea of trying Orlistat on a temporary basis until i lost the weight i regained this past six months. I'd been doing really well on my low fat, reduced carbs diet and exercise until October last year. Then, the constant aches and pains in my knees, hip and foot...

I was wondering if anyone here has experience of this drug now it's off prescription? The claims are that it doubles weight-loss when following a low fat diet but that it causes umm...problems in the bottom and toilet depts. Incontinence and desperate dashes to the toilet, to be blunt! Is...

Phoenix, may i thank you for that post! It's heartening to read from a fellow diabetic who both takes control of their disease and yet leads a 'normal' life without the deprivations and restrictions that a low-carb approach involves! And i really enjoyed learning more about the venerable...

Hanadr, i wont enter into any discussion involving 'low-carbers' or 'non-low-carbers'. Instead, i offer my thoughts to any and all, without slotting readers into one or other camp. The issue of how low one can operate does intrigue me. Why is it of merit to 'function' at 3.anything, when the...

Hanadr, i perhaps take a more pragmatic view than your own. I'm not a non-diabetic therefore i dont stress myself nor my body to 'achieve' non-diabetic levels. Instead, i strive to gain the best levels i can whilst leading as near-normal a life as i can. The problems associated with very...

The subject of testing strips and how often one should test is a perennial one but this is my view: As a Type 2, you need when newly diagnosed, to test on a regular pattern until you learn how your body reacts to differing amounts of foods, exercise and types of foods. Once that is...

I own Bernstein's book and have naturally read it right through - then i chucked it aside because i dont want to follow his formula. I wanted to read it first though in case it did change my thinking. The idea that one can achieve single figures only by adhering to a low-carb diet is...

I was given a horrendous free meter from the practice diabetes clinic nurse and ditched it after a few weeks in favour of an Optium Xceed, which i bought direct from the manufacturer. Then i told the nurse i wanted test strips for that meter, which she duly arranged. Next, i saw my GP and...

I almost left this site some time back when i was personally attacked on the threads - and by one of the mods, too and in PM by one vociferous low-carber. But then the Admin tried to diffuse the situation and i returned and even posted a few times. However, i grew rapidly hacked off by the...

A few years ago i was in hospital with pnuemonia and because i was so ill but the hospital was busy, i was put on a ward for diabetics with severe problems - this ward had a high patient/nurse ratio. The lady in the bed next to me was brain damaged. She had experienced many hypos in her time...

I decided to try the low carb-high protein diet mentioned a lot here and i hated it. Initially i lost weight but i was tired all the time and felt generally unwell. I wasnt hungry, as i consumed a lot of calories in the form of fats but i still felt tired. Then, to my horror, i had gained...

I think that drinking plenty of water is good for you but i did read somewhere recently that it's perfectly possible to drink too much and create a new set of medical problems. I'm Type 2 and started off with as a 10 and since then have maintained by HbA1c levels to 5.4 - the first after...

My view is that this site is weighted heavily in favour of the really-low carbers but i do feel that in recent months the mods have managed to present a less fervant argument for that and have diffused some heated debates. I would like some moderation comment when i see (but i havent seen...