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The whole gist of both articles seemed to be 'if you're diabetic you have to be on lots of medication'. It really is all about the drug companies, but it's people who suffer the consequences. That only the USA and New Zealand allows advertising of prescription medicines is telling I think - I...

I used to get through lots of coffee, I'd drink it pretty much throughout the day. Then I got an Aeropress and now have one coffee a day, first thing when I get up. I like it strong, black and unsweetened. The Aeropress is a fabulous invention for people like me (too tight to buy a proper...

And here's part 1 - I've not read this at all yet: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-diabetes-covid/ A quote from quite early in this article: " The focus in U.S. healthcare on treating crises over preventing them doesn’t help, downplaying the importance of lifestyle...

I admit I've not read the whole of this properly, it's a combination of incredibly sad and incredibly infuriating. It's about how diabetes (pretty specifically type-2) is treated in the USA. One quote stood out for me, among oh so many: " “We had to be aggressive with his insulin,” given how...

I've decided to join in here - after a lifetime of not telling anyone how much I weigh and almost always being the 'fat kid' or 'fat bird' in any group. I lost a lot of weight a few years back and then put most of it back. Since a pre-diabetic HbA1c in June I've been back on the low carb wagon...

I have ribs, I have collarbones, I even have some suggestion of vertebrae at the back of my neck. But I still have plenty of spare meat around my waist. I have always carried the bulk of my extra weight behind my belly button and it's still there now. I have about 6kg to 'normal' BMI and I...

Absolutely. I know logically that if I'm eating properly and the scale isn't going up then at some point my body will give up and let go of the stuff it's hoarding. But blimey is it frustrating in that hoarding period!

This is mostly by way of a rant/vent/reminder of what I know. I've been losing weight since early summer, I've dropped a lot of spare lard. I've done it with low carb and increased exercise, I know this works because I've done it before a fair few years ago (then I fell off the wagon and...

As with everyone else, I found it estimated lower than my actual lab result, but for watching trends and monitoring foods it is fine. I LOATHE the 'gamification' of it though, and I'm someone who has used Duolingo for years. If you turn off all the noise though and ignore the animations it's fine.

Well I had to stop running a couple of weeks ago. I managed to fall over my shoe laces while WALKING near home. Banged my knee (and face ...) quite impressively. So I'm walking for now until various joints tell me it's OK to start going faster again. I think I'm nearly there. I do have decent...

Back in the deep mists of time when I was very young ... well, the early 1970s anyway ... I remember someone my parents knew who had to eat 'raw liver sandwiches' because she had some kind of severe anaemia that couldn't be dealt with any other way. I have no idea how true this was, but I...

I had/have it easier than full blown type 2 people, I was into prediabetic territory so it has been relatively easy for me to get the numbers down again. I suspect I have quite a lot more wiggle room than a lot of people.

Back here again to update rather than starting a new thread. As of this morning's weigh in: there is 30kg less of me than there was in early summer. That is all down to low carb and a few miles walking a day. I am about 6kg off a BMI of 25 (I know BMI has many issues and is a very very blunt...

I agree with the palate change thing mightily - I've developed a real taste for Montezuma's 100% chocolate (the orange and mint ones are fab!). A few days ago the blokeshape opened the bar of Lindt 70% that's been lurking for a while in the kitchen. I tried a little - it was SO SWEET! That...

My granddad had type-2. He was diagnosed in the late 1960s/early 1970s. When I was very young I remember him having a crate of fizzy drinks delivered by the "pop man" every week. There used to be a delivery service for fizzy drinks along the same lines as milk doorstep deliveries. I remember...

(Almost entirely veggie here) I've found that I can quite happily tolerate onion bhajis and chick pea dishes in general from Indian take away food. I have also developed a decided taste for saag panir (spinach and cheese). Those are now my go to dishes from the nice local place that delivers...

4.4 this morning after a week or so in the upper 5s following falling over my own feet and getting some rather spectacular bruising last Sunday (10 days ago)

I'm 55 and female as well. Well into menopause here - I've not had a period in well over 3 years. I was told back in June after routine blood tests, that I'd got into prediabetic territory. Since then I've gone quite strongly low carb, started walking 5 miles a day, and dropped my BMI from 37...

I have to politely disagree here. Mushy peas are the food of the gods! Especially with a generous dollop of good mint sauce. Perfection on a plate. Or a Styrofoam cup if you get them from the chippy! :):):)

That sounds deeply unpleasant. And yes, I would have been offended as well! How dare blood sugar not react to something like that!!