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Nice fish Ken but such a shame it was a 'dry' run - I was hoping to at least see your feet in there with them! :(

Ha! Ha! :lol: But why a PM when we all want to see?! :roll: Video footage ( :wink: ) would be excellent too!

When given a diagnosis of diabetes you really do go into shock. Then there is the disbelief and after that a time of mourning for all that you have lost. :cry: You often don’t properly take in the information that you are given by the Health Care Professionals and sometimes you just don’t get...

Hi Josh :) I think you need to cut yourself some slack! So long as you keep your eye on your BG levels and ensure that they don’t go haywire it probably won’t hurt to have a little of something you fancy. Sometimes the very fact that you feel that you can’t have anything makes you feel...

Hi Maxwell and welcome! :) Do read carefully the post which Ken made and you will see that it is important to count the carbohydrate which you are eating. Your hunger will probably ease as your BG levels come down. Many of us can’t cope with items like granary bread and porridge which make...

Thank you so much Ken! That is a terrific website and visiting it has caused much clicking as things are suddenly slotting into place – you probably heard it from there! :D I have been down in a big hole with really bad ME/CFS recurrence and it would seem that there may be a connection there –...

Since diagnosis I am nearly always cold and am having great difficulty keeping warm even though I am wearing several layers.I am having to really work at keeping my core temperature high as even when I think I am not really cold my fingers, starting with my middle one, start going white and dead...

On the other hand ...... when I go in to the sauna my BG levels go quite low. Knowing that this happens I always check before driving home and eat something if necessary. Just adding to the discussion :!: :D

Hi Lemonie :) I would think that if you are able to tolerate the metformin and it is working for you then stick with it until your numbers are where you want them to be, you can then discuss it with your HCP to decide where you go from there. The same goes for the statins although you should...

Perhaps that confirms that the word diet is synonymous with eating to lose weight but I can't help feeling it would be nice to have a different word. I don't call the way I eat 'a diet' but it is difficult to know what else to call it other than a (whatever it is) diet; lifestyle change doesn't...

Aren't we all on a diet when we just eat what we normally eat? I think it is generally accepted that when you have diabetes you need to take more care over what you eat and so what we eat is not a diet in the conventional and accepted way that people eat to lose weight. Do you also have...

Good to hear that all your hard work has paid off! Well done you! 8) :D

Well done Paul! :D Glad to hear that things are going so well! 8)

Re: The diabetes roller coaster. Thank you Catherine for the link, what a brilliant article - well worth reading!

DG I hope that you succeed on Monday. I have had my prescription halved and now have just 1 box which is not really enough; I will try to manage but will argue my case if I find it necessary. :roll: I agree with what you say particularly about the strips being sold on ebay and would agree...

Hi Murphybear :) Hope that means that you are no longer "Despondendent of rural Devon"! Keep plugging away and you will surely get there - 16lbs is a great start! 8) :D Walking and cycling will also help you and a gym will give you another slant on exercising too. Portion sizes are crucial...

I have been having pain for some time and have been offered surgery on my spine which I am reluctant to take up - as yet. It is not a thing to be undertaken lightly especially when the surgeon says it may help, it mey not and it may just make it worse! :shock: I am not keen on taking meds...

Hi Alf15 :) No experience of insulin storage but I have travelled with other meds which need to be kept cool and found that it is always wise to have a back up plan at the very least since you just don't know what circumstances you may encounter. Do go and watch the Bellagio fountains for me...

Hi joan63 and welcome :) The advice which Sue posted is very helpful and if you follow it carefully will help you to gain control and avoid the complications. Many of us have to avoid the starchy carbs and limit chocolate to get control of the levels - but it is worth all the effort! 8) As...

Hi Olivia and welcome. :) Not from Bristol but it doesn't make me a bad person so don't hold it against me! :lol: