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Having diabetes whatever sort is not a disability full stop. what about cancer and heart desease you could go on .I was stopped from driving a vehicle on the tarmac of a london airport becos i have type 2 at the time i was on tablets the airport nurse who examined me said i was not fit to drive...

I really don't think suppliments or diet works .I started out on a diet for two years which didn't work my readings all went up then I had the usual metformin and glickaside,now only insulin works for me , also I find excersise works too so have joined a fitness club.I also think people worry...

I have been told by an expert that anyone over the age of 60 should be well protected as most of us had already got swine flu in the 1960s.

You don't say when you were given the insulin and by whom I work closely with a nurse attached to the diabetic clinic at my hospital its mainly on trial and error considering many factors as mentioned in previous replys I now use a novamix slow and fast acting and take three doses a day of 60...

The thing is if you don't take statins then your cholestrol goes up if you take it you get after effects whats worse? Ive been on anti cholestrol drugs for 30 years and have had various types I'v lowered my readings from 15.5 to 4.8 and trigs 13 to 3 .if I hadn't taken anything I would'nt be...

I used to be a horse until I contacted mad cow desease

can you catch it by looking at this email?

We have never been told the full facts of pig flu have we? so how do we get infected, when and how long are we infectious,so that others don't get it. how dangerous is it as I get the flu jab every year as I suffer from other problems, do I get this one cheers rog

yes ditto i'v flown many times especially to usa without any trouble but always carry a doctors note just in case

whats the problem you have great readings wish mine was that good. someone without diabetes has a reading after food of between 7 and 10

why do you have to test if your're not on medication ? and cant you use the urine test instead if you need to test.

As we have been handed control by the doctors then it is us who decides how many times we test of course they don't have this problem in scotland wales and northern ireland only in england of course i'm lucky than most my doctor cares about my health not his budget

hi, sometime ago i advertised on here for people to join the group i help to run the welwyn garden city and district group.I got one response who never turned up at a meeting . we have approx 30 members at present in 1995 we had 150. Out of the present 30 only 2 or 3 turn up at any of our...

a great low carb breakfast consists of 2 sausages 2 eggs 2 tomatoes one tin low fat/sugar baked beans glass of sugarless banana smoothie.

I'm on low everything low carbs fat sugar and low gi.

sorry but as I said before the local councils are not interested in their disposal Ive spoken to other users who have the same opinion as me However I'm still reluctant to dispose of them in the domestic waste so they are mounting up cheers rog

thanks for your support i have been taking probiotics for a while and this has helped but i get through canastin quite a lot now. cheers rog

hi fergus and ursula, 3 units gosh I 'm type 2 and take 60 units in morning 60 at lunch and 60 at supper,Is that too much?I'm also on a low carb diet the complete reverse of what my doc says ,why do they always say low fat high carbs.I don't eat any bread or potatoes, go easy on the rice and...

sorry but it is related although i have controlled my infliction for past 14 years i still get tired and uninterested in life in general, a half hour nap does the trick and a brisk 1 mile walk gets you going again though,until next time.

I'm a man and I get thrush down below its quite embarrassing at times for a bloke i get it like a woman does with periods every month dosen't matter what I do it always comes back My gp is not very helpful either says it goes with my condition anyone got any suggetions ? cheers rog