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  1. lukkymik

    Fish and Chips

    Coatham Chippy near Redcar N Yorks again!!! used to get its fish straight off the brothers boat ..... I now live down in Reading so to the chap in Reading... SFC on Wensley Road Coley Park is rated 5* and worthy of them. Regularly queuing out the door but well worth the wait. An irregular treat...
  2. lukkymik

    Diet this diet that?????

    Couldnt agree more with most of you saying without different comments and thought trains how can we compare how we all cope in our different ways with this unwelcome disease we have. As long as people dont pontificate and tells us "You're Wrong... This is Right" then i'm happy to go with the...
  3. lukkymik

    A Burden on the NHS - Type 2's

    Pleeeeease will certain people with T1 on here stop telling us T2s what to eat!!! 1&2 are massively different diseases in many ways and the major one re eating is carb control!!! T2 should be split into at least 20+ sections as there must be at least that many versions of it and every version...
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    Squeezing blood out and BG readings

    Readings of 6-9 2hrs after eating are okish. Mine are regularly much higher!!!! Its your fasting readings that are the main starting point. If theyre regularly 4-6 you may be ok. Keep a log it does help show what foods affect you most!!
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    The Saturday Morning Type 2 Hypo Experiment

    Hi SpaceChick.... Sorry my point was that 13 years ago the Government Specialists suggested regime for T2s was based on sizable portions of carbs with every meal ... Nowadays advice from them has changed but "some" GPs still hold by the old advice!!! I get horrendously bloated if I have too...
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    MILK and Diabetes

    Hi Netty.... I totally agree with you and it would be so much easier if there was a way of tagging or listing Forums questions/comments with either Type 1 or Type 2. In this way it would be far easier for Newbies to pick and choose which threads to follow. I'm not saying people deliberately...
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    MILK and Diabetes

    Sorry but ive just come back to this thread and im not in the least bit suprised there is so much confusion on here!!! Will everyone PLEASE stop and remember the most important thing on here.... Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes are Two Different Diseases requiring different medical, treatment and eating...
  8. lukkymik

    Old Wives Tales .

    Being from the coast we were taught Red Sky at night Shepherds delight Red Sky in.the morning Sailors Warning. Dont stand on the cracks in the pavement or the Bears will get you!! Never go out at night without a helmet or the Sky will fall on your head!! (Ancient Gaullish fear) Beware the...
  9. lukkymik

    How did YOU come up with your username?

    Zaphod37 .... Surely it should have been Zaphod42 ... Personal heroes were Slartibartvarst (what a design genius) & Marvin (Brain size of a planet & here I am parking cars) May you Never lose your towel mate!!!! Thumbup BTW Giverny my little bro aka Andys dad plays Tuba, Double Bass and had...
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    Who are they?

    Enoch Powell??? That cherubic face could only be Cleggy!!! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  11. lukkymik

    The Saturday Morning Type 2 Hypo Experiment

    OK so its over a year from your original post but ive just read it and i'm HORRIFIED!!!! What muppet told you to carb count as a medication only Type 2???? I was originally diagnosed as T2 13 years ago and carb counting was much less "Fashionable". This is what I was told by my specialist...
  12. lukkymik

    HYPO ALERT DOGS

    Thanks to our (rescued) Cocker Spanial Leisha I have been prevented from having 2 Hypos. As i'm lucky enough to have Never had a full blown hypo in 13 years I did however have a critical drop from 10.6 > 4.1 in under 4 hrs the day after I had my insulin changed to Humulon3. Leisha was apparantly...
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    How did YOU come up with your username?

    This might sound a bit odd but way back in 1984 I had Acute Meiloid Leukaemia and was "lucky" enough to have a successfull bone marrow transplant. The nickname/screen-name started as Leukae-Mick whilst looking for an E-Mail addy and ended as Lukkymik (as that, I thought, was a little more...
  14. lukkymik

    Headaches

    Sent from the Diabetes Forum App Can anybody explain
  15. lukkymik

    Help please - how to deal with people's perceptions

    Mr Happy i'm right with you although a little less subtle!!! Its usually "when I find a cure for your pig ignorance we can discuss your cure for my Diabetes" its AMAZING how quick they shut up!!! Sunshine ... Stay strong you'll get there!!! Vent your spleen on here whenever needed & we'll help...
  16. lukkymik

    What do you eat to get out of hypos and to stay level

    Insulin Type 2 ..... Only ever had 1 hypo but now know when i'm dropping too low so use McVities Digestives to bring me back up slowly as not to spike. OK so type 1s have to watch carbs more than 2s but sugary sweets/drinks spike me dreadfully so I find this works for me and a few other 2s I...
  17. lukkymik

    feeling fatigued

    Also my HBA1C levels have come down from 12.7 > 8.6 over the time since I saw the dietician as well. Theres a section on diet for type 2s on the main site as well. Hope this helps Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  18. lukkymik

    feeling fatigued

    Nice one Denise... Also add in a check up with a dietician as they found I wasnt eating "sufficient carbs" to get me through the day. OK it sounds a bit odd given all the hoo ha on here re Carb Counting BUT youre type 2 not 1 & ur usage & need of carbs is very different to a type 1. A proper...
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    Chance for YOU to help end the diabetes care postcode lotter

    Re: Chance for YOU to help end the diabetes care postcode lo Yes to 123456 8= NA stopped 1984 As for 7&9 as my GP thinks totally diferently to my Consultant re my weight as ive lost 25% of my bodyweight due to other medical probs I dont have a diet plan or any other plan!!! Postcode RG1 6EN...
  20. lukkymik

    What's the impact of Omeprazole on type 1 diabetics

    Very fair comment Robert as the .....zoles can have a delaying effect on.bowel movements as well as their settling of griped etc Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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