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Most of these ways of keeping us safe were part and parcel of life for those of us unlucky enough to be going through chemotherapy treatment. This lowers immunity considerably. I bulk bought hand sanitisers, which were dotted about the house including one in the porch for all visitors to use as...

Yes indeed. After a couple of years of HbA1cs considerably higher than my own comprehensive data from frequent finger pricks, A1cNow and the Libre suggested, my GP went to great lengths speaking to the Consultants at 2 different labs that use different types of machinery for HbA1c testing, and...

All those of my generation grew up without central heating, or at least most of us did. My bedroom windows always froze on the inside, as did the bathroom window. No double glazing in those days either. I had a Dimplex heater in my bedroom and we had coal fires downstairs. Duvets hadn't been...

Yes. In the UK only 46% of the trigs count towards the total cholesterol. In the case of @swiftone2020 , only 12.97 would be counted, which leaves around 11 for the HDL + LDL between them. Total of 23.9 = HDL + LDL + 12.97 Trigs

Ooooooo definitely not! No comma. We tend to abbreviate it to "He'd had that book before" , which is the more common usage, and is the same as "he had had that book before" but far more common.

@Antje77 One "had" would have been OK, and also both "hads" were OK. Either will do. I would have been more worried about the dog than the grammar.

Happy Birthday @JohnEGreen and enjoy your pancakes. We had ours on Saturday lunch time. Proper, normal pancakes, piping hot straight from the frying pan, spread with butter, a dash of lemon juice, and sprinkled with ...... sugar! Naughty but nice. This is not the time for no heating or hot...

Apparently most of us have one leg longer than the other, and from first learning to walk we have compensated somehow so we don't limp. This involves putting more weight on the longer leg. I was once told this by a consultant physiotherapist who measured my legs as I was experiencing pain in one...

Have you been told that the diabetes drugs such as you mention are intended to be used alongside a suitable diet? They are not miracle drugs that allow you to eat what you like. I see from your previous posts that you were trying to reduce your carbs. Have you continued with this or "fallen off...

Yes, I agree with what @Robbity said. I also bought a box of 200 lancet drums when I first started testing in 2014 and still haven't had to buy a new box.

There is room for improvement in what you typically eat. The toast, potato croquettes, and batter for a start. Both heavy in carbs. Have you had a look at the diet doctor website? It is very helpful. Here are two of the many pages. https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/foods#foodlist...

Hi and welcome, Medication is supposed to make you feel better. That is why we take it. If it makes us feel the way it is making you feel, then the only option is to stop taking it. As said above, Metformin doesn't help the blood sugars very much at all. Any effect it has it quite limited. It...

Why are they not useful to you? You can see instantly what your food choices have done to you if you test before a meal and 2 hours after first bite. Keeping a food diary and recording your levels alongside your food you will very soon see whether your diet is suitable, and which foods you can...

There are some private medical firms that will do an HbA1c by post. Someone may come along with the information on this. However, if you bought your own meter and strips you wouldn't need so many HbA1c tests. You would know exactly what your blood glucose is like each time you test and whether...

I have taken it for several years. I only have very mild neuropathy in my feet (caused by chemotherapy, not diabetes) but I find the R-ALA makes it disappear. I stopped taking it a couple of years ago and the neuropathy came back, so I started again and am still taking it. I buy mine from here...

@Cocosilk I experienced physiological insulin resistance once. (Glucose sparing) Or at least that is what I thought it was. I was very low carb when out of the blue my base line numbers increased for no apparent or obvious reason. When I say baseline, I mean my morning fasting, before lunch...

Hello and welcome. Did you ask the doctor why he thinks you are type 2? Losing weight unintentionally can be a symptom of type 1. Did you have any other typical diabetes symptoms such as frequent urination, an insatiable thirst, blurry vision? EDIT. Post crossed with that of @bulkbiker

It could simply be the last meal effect. After very low carbing for a while the pancreas falls asleep as it doesn't need to produce much insulin. A sudden blast of carbs will take it by surprise. This is why we should eat at least 130g carbs a day for about 3 days before an oral glucose...

That is scary. Thank goodness the guy was caught, presumably due to the vigilance of MI5, the anti terrorist people, and the police. Let us hope he gets a long prison sentence and actually serves it fully.

I think the HDL may have been the cause for concern. The higher the better, and 0.79 is rather low. This is the so called good cholesterol. Mine is 2.6. The standard range (for women) is 1.2 to 3.5, and something similar for men. Eating less carbs can help with this as they are known to deplete...