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Dr Richard Bernstein, an American, has written a very informative book about diabetes, which is also reproduced on his website. Try Googling him. Viv 8)

I wish I had your problems! My hair is thinning and my nails are ridging vertically and splitting. I've tried supplements but nothing works well. My GP, lovely though he is, merely smiles pityingly at me. Grrr! What's your secret? Are you on metformin etc? Viv 8)

Over almost 50 years I've tried every diet going, I think, and almost every one of them will make me lose weight - at least at the beginning. This includes such things as Weightwatchers, Slimming Club and the Mayo Clinic Diet. High carb/low fat worked for me in the past (ie, as NHS...

I too was disappointed in the programme, but I have 2 points in its favour - firstly, that it was on at all! Secondly, that it did not push the NHS-recommended diet. True, it went for sensationalism, and sadly went for the "cured" falsehood in the final part. As we all know - go back to your...

There's a programme on Channel 4 tonight (31 July) at 8.00pm about 6 women trying different diets to "attempt to put their illnesses into remission". Type 2 diabetes in this case. It's called "Extreme Diet Wards: a Food Hospital Special". Might be worth watching. Viv 8)

Why can't you use the coil? I was single when I had it fitted (still am) and the lovely consultant fitted it without a blink. As I said, it is now licensed for controlling bad periods, separately from contraceptive use. It wasn't when I had mine, so we cooked up a little lie about me needing...

Metformin is a well-tested drug and very many people settle on to it easily. Some do have gastric problems initially, which is why you start low and slowly increase the dose. If the problems are slow to settle you can always ask for the slow-release (SR) version, which suits most people. Very...

That serum cholesterol of 5.2 is your total cholesterol level. My GP would be perfectly happy with that, as he focuses on the more important Total:HDL ratio. This should be below 5:1, and preferably below 3.5:1. So your 4.2 is good (= 4.2:1). Your triglyceride level is also very important...

How were you diagnosed with endometriosis? Symptoms or an ultrasound scan? I was treated for endometriosis for about 15 years - drugs, D&Cs, the lot - until someone thought to send me for an ultrasound scan. No "chocolate cysts", no sign of anything related to endometriosis. Only an additional...

That's excellent, stuffedolive - well done! :thumbup: :clap: :D Viv 8)

Well done, Dutch1! :clap: :thumbup: :D Viv 8)

Have you introduced yourself on the "Greetings and Introductions" section of the Forum, PMorris? Daisy1, the moderator for that area, posts some introductory advice for all newbies, but it may take her longer to notice you if you don't "sign in", so to speak. You've come to the right place for...

I would suggest that he posted "AS IF" because he, like me, believes that Type 2 diabetes is never "cured". As long as I eat low carb I'm fully controlled. If I slip in the extra carbs (as I did for a couple of months after Christmas) slowly but surely the BGs go up, and the weight goes on. If I...

I'm a good example of that - I was diagnosed in 2010, early, (my GP was watching me like a hawk - I think he was running a book on me!) with an HbA1c of 6.5. I went straight back on to Atkins Induction, which I know from past experience suits me and works for me. 3 months later the HbA1c was...

Just for info - as far as I know, dietary fat only accounts for about 20% of our blood cholesterol levels. The rest is made by the liver. Statins interfere with liver function, and also decrease the level of Co-enzyme Q10, which is essential to the proper working of all our muscles. The heart...

Excellent BP - well done! :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap: Viv 8)

Well done, Wiflib :thumbup: :clap: :clap: :clap: Viv 8)

Every newly-diagnosed diabetic in our practice gets a meter, strips and lancets on prescription, automatically. The specialist GP syas "test once or twice a week" :roll: . The practice nurse understands the "before and 2 hours after" idea and advises that in the beginning. I have a monthly...

Re cocoa - have a read of the News item currently on the Home page. re the smell - I sometimes get an acrid sort of smell coming off my skin. It seems only I can smell it. The only thing I can compare it to is the smell of new carpet. I've begun to think it may be something to do with Metformin...

Re: Chance for YOU to help end the diabetes care postcode lo As far as my practice is concerned, the answer would be "Yes" to all 9. As far as my personal care goes - "No" to number 8, as I haven't smoked for 13 years. My personal plan has been developed between me and the practise nurse...