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As often happens on forums where opposing views are discussed, people are getting a bit too hung up on the qualifications of the proponents of those views. When meta-analyses are published in scientific journals the qualifications of the original study authors are never used to support a or...

Hypoglycaemia is the British spelling and it is always spelled this way by the NHS (except when quoting American studies), and The Lancet and The British Medical Journal. (It is also the Australian, New Zealand, Irish and South African spelling, so it is not only British!). This site appears to...

Grazer, Are the results from doctors really more accurate? What is the typical accuracy of a blood glucose meter? Thanks Mark

Parents often do not realise that children are incredibly adaptable. It often upsets parents more than the child when the child cannot have certain food. Food should not be used too often as a treat and I don't think children should be encouraged to get too excited about food. They will eat...

Hi Smidge, I am not diabetic myself, but my BG is NEVER that low! It is almost always around 5.2. The only time it is much higher is within an hour or so of a meal. The only time it is lower is after drinking alcohol! Mark

This is a subject that interests me. BMI is of course not a precise guide to body fat. I have a BMI of 24 which is considered "normal" but I still have some fat around the middle (and possibly some fat around my organs that would need an MRI to see!). BMI is of course a good rough guide to who...