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Good morning......5.8 today

Good morning ........6.2 today.

Good morning,6.2

Oh dear!Some problems would also be created.What about all the grandparents who happily give childcare every day? My own grandparents died before I was born in 1938, so I always felt I missed out.My mother lived to 88 and was a source of encouragement for all her grandchildren and was adored...

I find jacket potatoes and beetroot are all a no no for me and would send me sky high.Speak to your GP or DN and let us know how things go, keep us up to date.Just a suggestion.........if you live in Scotland,(your avatar) the 'my diabetes my way ' site is great.You can access all your...

Good morning!6.5 this morning.

Good morning! 6.5 today.:)

Glad the cramps are improving Rachox.The diet doctor crackers have sea salt on top and I thought might help.

Just as a humorous aside,I've now taken to playing music and dancing round the kitchen in short bursts when cooking and standing.Recounting this to my grandson a drama student,his reaction was OMG you're the funniest granny I know.Did he mean funny peculiar or funny ah ah?Imagine me almost 80...

Have been researching magnesium and potassium,and found the Dr axe site re Dr Google!.......It has some good information for foods containing M orP or both,and also suggestions for muscle cramps.So far I've been fine this week,using the suggestions from this thread, and taking a supplement.Im...

Good morning everyone!First time I've posted on this morning thread.So here goes!......7.1,don't understand my morning readings as yesterday was between 5s and 6s all day.:)

From one granny to another,well done,enjoy your trips!

Diagnosed sixteen years ago I have never seen a dietician or nutritionist,just,very occasionally the GP 'with special interest in diabetes' and the DN every three months .The dietary advice has been eat porridge (I did!),watch your weight(I watched it shoot up) and a suggestion of larger carb...

The most important things I have learnt to date are.......... 1. Carbs become sugar.....so low carbs for me! 2.Eat to your meter. 3.Everyone is different,so my experience of low carb may be different and the rate of changes in weight and BS will be my rate 4.With the above in mind ........I will...

The magnesium spray was from eBay and was £10 including postage.There were cheaper and dearer ones.This is Magnesium Oil mineral spray by Essential Minerals.Ive just spoken to my son,a biologist,he is not so sure it will work,however others have tried it and it has worked for them so will see...

I have read through the replies on this thread and one week on am adopting a'belt and braces'approach.Prevention.........I'm now taking a vitamin and mineral tablet,plus using LowSalt on my food with an occasional glass of skinny tonic water(today's my birthday so I'll perhaps add gin!)after all...

Only me in my blood family.My daughter-in-laws sister was diagnosed type 1 in her early teens.I am not what my DN calls a typical shape for a diabetic,her words.I was just slightly overweight,always been active.On both maternal and paternal side with my father, my aunts died of serious heart...

You are obviously very angry after your diagnosis.Life is often unfair.......ask any young stroke or cancer patient.Your Mum is perhaps like many elderly mothers,when asked how they are,especially when family are many miles away,the reply is'Im fine don't worry'. I would take all that anger and...

What an inspiration!

This diabetes ain't half complicated Ringi,but I'm getting there!It appears to be a balancing act for each individual.As my results improved with my diet, and having dropped Gliclazide on GPs advice,I thought I could work towards dropping a Metformin tablet,just taking two a day.This resulted in...