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Ah, but it's Boxing Day now, and I'm just about to go on to Amazon to load up my new Kindle :D . With freebies, of course! Viv 8)

Merry Christmas, Riri, and a Happy New year! Viv 8)

Re: Off to GP tomorrow, all the signs and BG fasting tested Oh, hard luck, Sal! What a time for this to happen! But you are in the best place - dka is not to be messed with, and full marks to your GP for referring you. I hope you get some time with your children tomorrow, and enjoy things as...

Hi Mike Your nurse sounds very sensible to me - get Christmas over with and then buckle down to it. Judging by your readings you, like me, have been caught early - my GPs were running a book on me developing it! :lol: - so you have a very good chance of achieving excellent control. I have...

It's called the "Dawn Phenomenon", and everybody gets it. It means your liver knows you are about to wake up and pumps a bit more glucose into your blood to get you going. In anyone who isn't diabetic, the pancreas releases insulin, the glucose is packed away into the muscles to be used as...

Compliments of the Season to everyone, and best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. :D :thumbup: Viv 8)

I've developed a longing for one of those big, old-fashioned tin spinning tops that you used to pump up from the top with the handle, and then they'd spin for ages making a lovely humming sound . . . I used to love threading beads and still do it, only now I call it "jewellery making" and sell...

Happy Christmas everyone! :D Viv 8)

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Had my blood tests etc on the 13th Dec - nicely timed to allow a little indulgence (or over-indulgence!) over Christmas. In the month preceding my visit to the nurse I've had an infected toe, a course of antibiotics, then a cold which refused to go away, and about 3 weeks when I had too many...

My head's still above the parapet, too :D Viv 8)

You seem to be doing pretty well on your present diet - well done! I couldn't tolerate the amout of carb you seem to have in a day, but we are all different! Grazer (if he's still around) manages very well on about 150g carb per day, has lost weight, and has very good control. Sid Bonkers also...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 6.5 at 09:00, after about 10 hours of sleep! I must have needed it - been sleeping badly of late. I've been thinking back over my nearly-three-weeks of "relaxed" eating - I'll bet there were very few days when I ate more than 150g of...

Tee-hee! me again! Viv 8) Bulldozer?!! :shock: How deep was it?

Well said, SId :thumbup: I just wonder if jppm has read the original post on this thread? Viv 8)

It's all right for some! I've just driven back from Scarborough - 100 miles of fog at -2 degrees C. Can I come over and see you? My maternal grand-dad was from SA. Viv 8)

As yet it can't be cured, it can only be controlled. I'm very well-controlled - normally I never go outside the non-diabetic blood glucose levels, and my HbA1c has been in the mid to low 5s for 2 years. But over the last 3 weeks I have been away for a few days, I've eaten out a lot, and...

Rose Elliott has written a low-carb diet book for vegetarians, but it may be out of print. Worth searching her name on Amazon to see if you can pick up a second-hand copy. Do you eat eggs and cheese? or even fish? to up your protein levels. Also get yourself a carb counter book (Collins do a...

As far as I know, Cowboyjim, metformin doesn't help increase insulin levels - it reduces insulin resistance in muscle cells so that the insulin we do produce is more effective in lowering blood glucose. It helps me control my appetite. It also gives some protection against CVD and strokes, as...

Have a look at Viv's Modifed Atkins Diet - it's a Sticky Thread in the Low-carb section. It's the diet I use, and I find it very successful in controlling my blood glucose, lowering my blood pressure and improving my cholesterol/lipid profile. It also gives me energy and makes me feel good! :D...