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err so none of you scruffy lot wash your hands before you prick.... should I rephrase that? :lol: Mark

When someone offends me and behaves in an uncivilized way that threatens to ruffle feathers. I no longer get angry or annoyed I simply take a leaf out of Mrs Browns book and say 'Thats nice' and unless they have seen hat episode it usually goes over their head. (PM me for the youtube link) I...

You all sound a lot more adventurous then me. Breakfast 1 medium banana (Bananas don't send my Blood Glucose levels too high) Coffee made with 1%milk and Asda sweetener Lunch 2 egg omelette with a sprinkle of cheese and diced salami Cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee Dinner Home made Beef...

I miss my guiness :cry: Mark

Hello Katie Welcome to the forum. It was a nightmare for me at first, having a few days of no info at all from the GP to a sudden influx of information that was threatening to give me headaches for weeks, until I decided to try a diet plan for a few weeks to see if it made any difference, if...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn This morning it was 5.4 but typically it hovers between 4.8 and its never been above 5.6 since I started low(ish) carbing. :thumbup:

I have lost 7 Kilos since July and feeling great, blood sugar is more often than not with guidelines so I am happy right now. Will have to wait until my next Hba1c test mid October.

Get mine from ASDA, its the hartleys stuff that you mix with 1/2 pint boiling water from the kettle then add cold water up to the pint level, then put it in the fridge. It has always set well for me.

+1for the sugar free jelly. It's unbelievably sweet. Also I like a few almonsa ro munch on. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Since I started about 5 weeks ago, I have gone from 186lbs to 173lbs. All I did was eat to my meter, making sure I had my Blood glucose levels within normal limits (well as much as I could) with lots of low carb foods. Cut out potato, white bread, sugar and the like and eat smaller portions. I...

My practice wont supply strips unfortunately they say testing is not needed for type 2 on diet control. I just received a parcel this morning containing a Bayer XT meter, its sitting in the sealed box. I have no idea why I keep getting these lol. If anyone wants the XT let me know and I can...

Hello folks I have a next usb meter that was sent to me I used it until the strips ran out but when I checked the cost of new strips I knew that I couldn't afford to keep buying them. Using my codefree meter at the moment and have an accuchek nano for backup with a pot of test stips that dont...

I love bananas and haven't had one since diagnosis as I though they would cause a huge spike. However, since reading this thread I decided to try one today. Before eating my wee banana my meter showed a reading of 6.0, 2 hours after my banana it showed a reading of 6.1. This took me by surprise...

A lot of folk are turning to Chrome as it is supposed to be quicker etc, I upgraded from Internet Explorer years ago and hve been using Firefox ever since. I am old-ish and I cant get away with the new look browsers, I prefer the older firefox look and so far even the new versions of firefox...

Thanks for your help guys, I didn't know where my friend was getting the advice from, so I passed this forum's address on as well as your link Diddly. Hopefully she will join in here and find some sound and helpful advice from people who have experienced these things. Mark

Hey folks I was talking to a friend today who was recently diagnosed with type 2 and is on meteformn twice a day. She said that she heard that she could suffer from reactive hypoglycemia. I havent heard of it, can someine please enlighten me? Mark Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Football violence in this country will never end http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrIgFQb9rWs Mark

No we moved before i started school. I cant remember much about the pace apart from a church near a park cant remember the name of it though. Mark

I was born in the general hospital and lived in Heaton for a few years before moving over the water to Gateshead then to Lobley hill. Moved up to the Borders with a lass I knew from there, didn't work out but it was too much bother moving back. Also moved mum up here after getting troubled from...

Thanks for the reply folks, i am feeling better right now but I guess it was my impatience showing through. I am happy about the weight loss and with some luck I will have lost enough weight to lower my Hba1c come October and wont need medication. Mark