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Hello forty six!! Unfortunately so many of us get the same response from the G.P regarding the route to take following a diagnosis of diabetes!! My G.P. - like yours - did not offer any alternative other than writing out a prescription, stating that this was now their policy - and dismissed...

Thank you all for your words of encouragement! And also - a HUGE thank you to you Whitby for helping me to get my lovely cat Lucy on my profile picture!!! You are a star!!!! :clap: Julie

Thank you for your kind replies!! I wish I knew how to put a picture of my two ***** cats on like you two (Whitby and Andy!!) :oops: And good luck on your continued journey Jamrox. :thumbup:

I wanted to just spend some time on here to firstly say a huge 'thank you' for the fact that these forums exist!! My story - in short - is that I was diagnosed out of the blue as type 2 diabetic at the end of May 2013, following a routine health check!! Doctor/DN advice was to give me a...

I also live 'up north' with no access to a Waitrose!! So I also e-mailed Morrisons and they replied with: Thank you for your email. We do not have any plans at the moment to introduce this line. I have however sent through to the buyer for future consideration when next reviewing the range...

Hi Anna - it isn't a case of just 'grumbling away in circular communication negatively! A lot of people have answered the questions posted in true and genuinely caring manner - to just then find the advice ignored. I, like many other people, just let it go - but then saw it happening time and...

Thanks Paul - I just felt that Sparkyrich needed a bit of support!! And now we can all move on!!! :D Julie

Hi Suzzey - I am thinking that you may have thought that the 'Enough is enough - yes its a rant' forum was directed at you! Please let me reassure you that this was not directed towards you at all - there is a long story behind that 'rant' - but it wasn't anything to do with you. Please...

Anna - in fairness to Sparkyrich - I know what he is referring to - and with respect - I am of the same opinion. I - and many others - are so grateful to these forums for the help and advice given when newly diagnosed - but share Sparky's frustration in that I have answered and tried to help an...

Hi Murph! I did the ND just over a month - using the Asda shakes with skimmed milk, just as you have. This was because it wasn't possible to get the Optifast as my G.P. was about as helpful as a chocolate fireguard!! I stopped because it was my birthday and I was going on holiday to Portugal...

Sandy - I totally sympathise with the fact that you are confused - we all are when we are diagnosed. But you have asked the same questions numerous times, and people - including myself - have given their time to try to give you support and advice. However, you will not get any different...

Re: NEW DIABETIC GONE OFF THE RAILS STRUGGLING I understand that you are overweight - the vast majority of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics are (I know that this isn't always the case, but the majority are) - but any weight loss/improvement in blood glucose levels is going to take time...

Gosh - that made me laugh out loud!!! See - that's one ugly vegetable!!!!! :lol:

Re: NEW DIABETIC GONE OFF THE RAILS STRUGGLING Sandy - you seem to be confusing yourself and trying to do too much all at the same time. I know how confusing this all is after being told you are diabetic, but I think it might be easier if you try to simplify things for yourself. I decided to...

Hi Yorksman!! Your endless knowledge never ceases to amaze me!! If I can just get past the issue of it being such an ugly (!) looking vegetable, I might just give it a try!!! :roll: I hope that Professor Taylor occasionally might find the time to look on these forums to see that his work is...

Hi again! My meal plan after the Newcastle Diet was to go very low carbohydrate. This has continued to give lower blood glucose readings and also kept the weight loss up - although obviously at a much slower rate than on the shakes regime. Have had no bread, pasta, rice, flour, cakes...

Also, an interesting analogy which I read somewhere on these forums is that - trying to manage your blood glucose levels without a meter is like asking somebody to drive a car at a constant 30mph to avoid breaking the speed limit in a car with no speedometer!! :D

Well done on getting the meter!! Sometimes it is a case of just showing that you have done your research and have a pretty intelligent grasp of what you are talking about!! If you have been given the test strips, they should be renewed on prescription - I presume she has started you with a tub...

Hi Michelle. If you click the link, it should take you straight through to the information from Newcastle University about the diet, including the links for the recipes etc. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/di ... versal.htm Julie

Hi again Sue! You're right - think I will give the celeriac a miss!! Although when I was surfing around once for ideas, I actually saw a video on Youtube showing how to make celeriac chips - you might want to take a look at that - they looked quite good!!! If you type in the search engine...