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It could be nothing to do with your diabetes. You could be coming down with something - summer cold perhaps - I know that if I get one I also get very thirsty. Personally I'd keep on checking your blood glucose regularly and if you feel really bad go to either a walk in centre or your local A...

I saw a doctor on tv - can't remember who - rubbishing this. Cheryl Cole is a great believer in it, but according to this doctor our basic metabolism etc., is all the same. I'm a type A+ blood group. My other question is how did they know that our early ancestors were type O - and was that...

Welcome to the forum. What a horrendous time you've had. You have my sympathy. A lot of diabetics have more than one illness, yet often doctors seem to only treat their own specialism and leave any other illness the its own specialist. The West seems to have moved a long way from a holistic...

My sister-in-law and I weigh about the same. We're obese. I'm diabetic - as is my brother. Her blood sugar is brilliant. Her son is her shape - weight on the arms and legs - and obese. Her daughter is the same shape as my brother and I - weight carried on the torso with skinny arms and legs...

Fat just can't be good for you - think how good it tastes. Surely medical science works on the fact that if you like it then you'll just have to give it up, it has to be bad for you. :lol:

Hi, Welcome to a very, very good forum. I've only been here a couple of weeks myself, although I was diagnosed in '99. I've learnt more in the last couple of weeks than I have from medicos in the last 11 years. I read your posts about the wristbands. Cheeky devils. I notice that they...

I don't add salt to anything, but I do have bacon for breakfast every morning - since going on Viv's diet - I hope that will do it. I haven't had cramp (touch wood) in the night since I started this - only a week or so - but I do take quinine as I was getting it most nights. Ailz

The idea of telling a high figure so as 'not to depress' someone, is a bit like being told - as I was - that you're a mild diabetic, or that your first heart attack isn't anything to worry about - as my father was. What do they teach specialist nurses? I'd rather be a bit depressed and know...

I suppose when you think about it all milk is breast milk - but only one to the human 'formula'. Ailz

Slimline tonic - with or without Gin. Used to drink this when I was nightclubbing and driving, another friend who was also usually driving had slimline bitter lemon - people always thought we were the drunks, we were so OTT :lol: Ailz

Well done for losing the weight. Keep on bringing it down :D Ailz

Re: METFORMIN Hi I have my main meal at lunchtime every day, but I was still told to take my Metformin morning and night. Ailz

It is often at this time that the fact that we are diabetics really begins to penetrate. Before, though we may have paid lip service to the fact, we had not really understood all the consequences. By now we have had time to talk to other people about it, read up on it and maybe visit online...

Interesting, I will tell my niece who is 13 weeks pregnant and has been told that because of her body shape (like me she carries extra weight around her middle) they will be keeping a close eye on her for gestational diabetes. Ailz

I often have yeasty smelling urine - is this a glucose smell? :oops: I've read several different answers on Google - some say it's a sign of diabetes and some say a yeast infection. Cheers Ailz

Hi, I'd be happy to give it a go. I'm an avid reader - and read happily from the computer. I'm happy to give more details in a pm if you wish. Cheers Ailz

I have auto immune problems, perhaps that's one reason for me being diabetic type 2 - and the obesity - which isn't helped by auto immune problems. Vicious circle really

Wow

People with cancer seem to have to fight for new cancer drugs, diabetics fight for test strips - what chance would we have for cancer drugs (which always seem to be super expensive).

If we all focus on our Islets of Langahams at the same time perhaps that'll work! - it's got as much chance as lasers or reflexology :lol: