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Hi, I had my first retinal screening this week. Started with my right eye. He said he wanted to get 2 good images, but for the first 2 attempts I blinked at the wrong time so he ended up taking 4 shots. Then moved on to the left eye, which is currently frozen with Bell's Palsy so no danger of...

I'm a newbie too so not exactly expert advice but I bought the SD Codefree monitor from Amazon for about £15. Since seen them even cheaper at Homehealth-uk.com. There are questions about their accuracy compared to other metres - a lot of people seem to be saying they measure a bit on the high...

Well I mentioned them to the GP this morning and she says it's probably a weak blood vessel in that hand and nothing to worry about so that's good :)

Didn't know that! Have studiously ignored it in the supermarket until now but will check it out tomorrow, thanks x

Thanks, will give it a go. I'm sure I can disguise the taste with lots of flavourings!

Hi, this is a stupid question but what is meant by cream cheese in the lchf recipes? When I go to the supermarket there's lots of 'soft cheese' but I never see anything labelled 'cream cheese'. Is it the same thing? Is Philadelphia cream cheese? Don't really like Philly, so I'm hoping there's...

Hi, this might be completely unrelated but does anyone else get unexplained bruises on the back of their hands? I first noticed this before I was diagnosed with type 2, so it won't be medicine-related and all the information I can find on the net seems to imply it might be age-related but at...

I have been referred for the Desmond course but not heard anything yet. Was told it would only be a 2 hour session though, so possibly not the full course?

Woohoo! Started LCHF on Saturday (3 days ago) and BG down already from 8.0 to 6.3. Also lost 1 and a quarter pounds in weight. Absolutely delighted with myself and with the LCHF plan. Starting to think I can really do this!

Thanks, I'm just starting to get my head around it and, like you say, it's so different from what they told me in hospital but I'm confident it will work for me x

Thank you x

Wow I'm up for some high fat! I've joined the programme but only just on week 2 so not fully up and running with it yet. I've decided that of all the things that have gone wrong with me this year the diabetes is the only thing I can have any control over so I'm going to throw myself into it...

Thanks, that's brilliant. I love the idea that my blood is sweeter than average, makes sense to me!

Thanks, that's a great help. Makes me feel like I'm doing OK after all. LCHF - is that Low Carb High Fibre? I've signed up to the low carb plan on here, early days but I do think that's going to be the way forward. Thanks again x

Oh thanks so much for replying so quickly. Yes that makes perfect sense and has put my mind at rest a bit. I was certainly very inactive in hospital and they would do my BG without me having to do any more than just lift up a finger!! Thanks again x

I just wanted to reach out for some help. I was admitted to hospital on New Years Day with a suspected stroke. This was quickly ruled out but over the next few hours I was diagnosed with Bell's Palsy (which I still have), 2 brain aneurysms and type 2 diabetes. I was in hospital for a week and...

Don't really do photos. Helen, 54, female, Scunthorpe UK Brought up Catholic but not religious at all Personality - calm, chatty, independent 4 cats - no idea how this happened Not into films or music Certainly not wealthy, work at an FE college although currently off sick after being diagnosed...