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Thank you, nice to be here! :)

We live in Exeter and my m-in-law, Pat, lives in Bude, so every few weeks we pop down to see her. She'll be 87 in a couple of weeks and while she's deeply scatty in some ways, (she's always been like that, I've been told :)) in other ways she's still as sharp as a needle. However, I managed to...

Good morning folks. I was woken up very early by our eldest cat (we have four!), a little black cat called Zenner, sitting on my head as I slept. She is 14 years old and is semi-feral, but we think she's going somewhat senile, as she was formerly a 'take no prisoners' cat who would shred the...

Moved on to Funkadelic and am now playing 'Maggot Brain'. Good god y'all... :cool:

Yeah, the sweetness level does vary between their different whey products and some flavours are better than others. I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I try to avoid those really sweet ones. My wife loves the Choc Mint one though, but I'm less keen. I have a 1kg bag of Strawberry Cream...

Having only recently been diagnosed as Type 2 and with a HbA1c just over that all-important defining number, I'm trying a partial shake diet. I don't use Slim Fast shakes, but I do buy a very nice (salted caramel!) VLCD shake from a company called My Protein. So far, its working well and doesn't...

Watching an episode of Jonathan Creek on Netflix, as I wait for my washing machine to finish its cycle. Ohh, the joys of being retired...! :D

Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd at the moment...

I'm going through a general Vietnam War phase right now, documentaries, books, etc. So, one of the books I'm reading is "If I Die In A Combat Zone" by Tim O'Brien, an account of his time there ('69-70) in the US Army, written while the war is still on, in 1973. Brutal, sad, revealing, funny...

I was diagnosed about three weeks ago, very similar to yourself, with abnormal HbA1cs, but nothing ridiculously high, again, like yourself. However, my GP is really on the ball (a great GP all round, in fact) and is a big believer that HbA1c can be rolled right back with diet & exercise to get...

- What is your name? Phil - How old are you? 61 - Are you male or female? Male - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? Exeter area, but not from these parts originally. - Are you religious? No - Pick three words to describe your personality. Intelligent. Stubborn...

Not a diabetes related one this, as I've only just been diagnosed. However, it involves a certain level of physical discomfort/pain. Our twins were having junior school sports day (they're 32 now, so you get an idea of how long ago it was) and I promised them I'd go and watch them, so I booked...