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I tread delicately here. Of course hypos are life threatening. It is also true that vast numbers of people diagnosed with whatever variant of diabetes are woefully ignorant, unwilling to address their issues and possibly see education as an opportunity to stick fingers in ears whilst singing...

Agree with zand. Eat to a meter. I just has a small slice of lemon drizzle cake, made up of about 15gm carb, xylitol, lemon, low carb Greek yoghurt , bit of sunflower oil. My bg shot up 4mmol after an hour! I guess I won’t be eating dinky slices of lemon drizzle cake again unless made with...

Formulaic health care, ditto social care is a potential nightmare. GP care (remember GPs are not NHS employees) is heavily incentivised because GPs threatened to take their skills elsewhere if they didn’t ge5 more money. There are no poor GPs. Thus they get paid additional sums for providing...

One size just does not fit all, we know that and it’s pretty dreary when you find yourself doing something inappropriate (polite speak for a time wasting bunch of ****). Yesterday for the second time I have been given an appt with G.P. plus HCA. For a CHD / diabetes review. I don’t have CHD as...

F’ing predictive text. Bit = but. Nurses swear you know. Sometimes. In my case pretty often. Interestingly, I cannot remember anyone in our care who was HIV and diabetic. I was an east end of London bunny and a majority of our caseloads were either gay guys or African women...refugees from...

Hello. I was a specialist nurse for HIV, now a retired woman with time to spend on sites such as these! Is there something I can help or support? I am no longer a registered nurse btw...gave up my registration several years ago bit that is not = to losing my marbles

It means normal. You have a normal result! Congratulations. You are still diabetic but you have controlled your sugar for the last couple of months - well done! Keep it up.

926kg? Wow...are you sure?

Go sit on the naughty step. At least that one sneaked past the mods! In passing, not nuts but skins...I wondered the effect spud peel fried might have on my beloved bg. So neighbour was up for a bit of experiment bless her. We peeled spuds, soaked in water 15mins. Dried in paper towel then fried...

Always have a ham so no change there. Not a bread eater, nor most of the puddings, cakes, sweet pies etc. Very lucky in that way. Love a roast spud so will allow myself. I make a chestnut stuffing with puréed chestnuts and sausage meat, that’s pretty low carb it seems. Cheese. I love Brussels...

As in many other areas of life, the need for education is paramount in helping to address this level of stupidity, neglect, cruelty. You only have to think back to several ghastly child abuse cases in England where a crucial causative factor was also the cultural beliefs of some health & social...

I do naked!! Not sure about the full size mirror though. Could just ask beloved for assessment. Could be brutal despite being supportive :)

Thank you also. I don’t have an “apron” just skin on abdo and thighs looking wrinkly which is effect of weight loss. As none of us can have everything, I will apply the oil and keep my fingers XX.

Bless you. I have a stash of bio oil so will start to apply.

I can eat corn on the cob!! Yayyyyyyyy. Also I always make a chestnut and pork stuffing at Xmas and when I checked, chestnut purée is pretty ok. So sausagemeat and chestnut in equal quantities, squished together in a large bowl (think of 5yr old and making mud pies) put in greased bread tin and...

Since mid June I have lost about 2stone (28lbs) no idea of BMI as I believe this is not a helpful yardstick. Still porky round the middle but less porky! I walk a bit several times a week. Weight loss then stasis, then weight loss etc etc. Seems to be a pattern. That’s ok, big loss quickly...

I am curious why you ask if DF118 is a suitable analgesia for your MiL? This immediately rings warning bells as it is commonly sought drug that is widely used / abused. All prescribing professionals will be aware of this risk. Certainly it is not the analgesia of choice if pain is neuropathic in...

Ok. If you want to complain make sure it’s in writing to practice manager or lead GP. Both is best. Anything other than written is not recorded or responded to. Copy to chief exec (look for details of your CCG on line). Be clear as to the issues and wha5 you are wanting as a resolution. Don’t...

Analgesia is specific. Depends on what the origin of the pain might be. If neuropathic in origin then effective analgesia will be different to, say, post op pain. Problem might be the prescriber - usually the GP - may not be experienced in pain control. That makes life tricky. Plus advancing age...

Hello there. In June my HbA1c was 89, three months later it was 34. So reducing your exposure to carbs and sugar takes effort and determination but it can be done. I largely eat to my meter. Read all food packaging. Good manufacturers put a sort of traffic light nutrition info on front of...