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Most new people with type 2 are somewhat bewildered and confused when they join. They may have heard that diabetes can lead to blindness, amputations and ten years less life expectancy. Many suffer from blurred vision from high blood sugar. Many have adverse reaction to metformin. The advice...

All drugs have possible side effects. Metformin has some well documented side effects. See https://www.sepalika.com/type-2-diabetes/metformin-side-effects/ Diarrhoea is the most common side effect and many people have to stop taking Metformin because of this. I experienced tingling in my hands...

At diagnosis my HbA1C was 99 or 11%. Now it is 43 or 6%. 1000g Metformin can reduce HbA1C by about 1%, so would not have reduced my blood glucose down much. The way I reduced my blood sugars was to cut out high carbohydrate foods such as breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. I and...

73.4 Kg today, down from 74.1 Kg last week :)

4.0 this morning :)

The qrisk3 calculator is at ... https://www.qrisk.org/three/index.php I have an appointment with my GP next week to discuss my latest blood test results. I expect they will suggest statins, which I shall refuse. My age is 64 and my QRISK3 heart age is 63 (non diabetic), 70 (type 2) and 76 (if I...

It seems that ticking the Diabetes Box increases your Heart Age by about 10 years. I wonder if there is a suitable calculator for people who have diabetes where you can enter your HbA1C and see the effect on your heart age. See https://www.bhf.org.uk/heartage and...

There are people who have been diagnosed with type 2 a long time ago and have been suffering from high blood sugars and increased medication, eventually needing insulin. These people have been taking pills and following the standard advice from their GPs to eat lots of carbs. Surprisingly, many...

The diabetes nurse told me a few weeks ago that I was eligible for a free flu jab. Is everyone who has diabetes eligible to get a flu jab on the NHS? You can the jab a at Boots the Chemist stores. For those not eligible for a free jab the cost is about £12. My company is providing vouchers to...

I got one free when I registered my Accu Chek Mobile glucose meter. There is a choice of two cases.

Recent studies in the US and Canada suggest that type 2 diabetes can reduce life expectance by 6-8 years. However, if you have good control of your blood glucose and avoid glucose spike then the chances of dying for CVD, cancer, liver or kidney disease of greatly reduced, so in this case you...

Some more stats ... http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/more-thoughts-on-macronutrient-trends.html The modern "obesity epidemic" began in earnest between the 1976-1980 and 1988-1994 NHANES survey periods, and corresponded with an increase in calorie intake. According to the...

The points that I got from the video were ... Excess Insulin can lead to Alzheimers Excess Glucose can lead to inflammation in the arteries which can lead to heart attacks Treating people with type 2 with insulin when they can control high blood sugars with a low carb diet does seem to involve...

The Eatwell Plate follows on from the Food Pyramid which followed on from the Low Fat diet guidelines of the late 1970s. The UK followed the US dietary guidelines. This has resulted in an increase in obesity and diabetes as the Food Pyramid increased carbs and reduced fats in people's diets...

Looks like glucose spikes are a major cause of diabetes, heart disease, dementia and cancer. If this is true, then low carb diets would have huge benefits for the general population.

I was 85 Kg when diagnosed with type 2 last October. Reduced carbs and my weight reduced to about 76 Kg in March. It plateaued there for several months until recently when I cut out breakfast or just ate a small piece of carrot with some hummus for breakfast. Since then it has started to...

Finally dropped below 74 Kg today at 73.8 Kg :) At diagnosis I was 85 Kg. My goal is to be 68 Kg to have a BMI of 25.

5.2 this morning :)

74.2 Kg down from 75Kg this time last week. :)

Alpha Lipoic Acid is good for neuropathy. Take up to 600Mg a day. The r-ALA version is best. To reduce blood sugar you need to get a blood sugar meter and test which foods spike your blood sugar. Basically, you need to avoid breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Also avoid fruit...