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Hi LouiseW Thats interesting, 'cos that is kinda where I feel I am. If I went back on the sugar in tea, plus the biscuits and cakes (which I didn't eat before anyway, unless someone baked us a cake 'cos our oven is c**p :lol: :lol: ), plus the odd mars bar etc. I am pretty sure that my...

Thanks Roy and Indy51, it will be interesting to see if anything has made a difference. As we've got diabetes well and truly in the family, plus strokes and heart problems, heart attacks and angina, plus glaucoma, it just seemed daft to ignore the possible warning signs that I was getting and...

Hi all. Although I am not as yet officially diagnosed with anything, I thought that I would give you an update and see if anyone has any views. I've had two blood tests HbA1c that have come out at 6.2, I have also suffered over the past year with intermittent blurred vision, excessive thirst and...

Hi Sid - I was getting the 20g fro the qote of Neicy0412 - So you don't eat bread or potatoes? Even the green beans and tomatoes I had today are listed as 20g carb each, nless of corse Neicy0412 was referring to tinned / dried / process stff? y Table gives ch the sae as yors - I need a new...

Now I a getting confsed (sorry the ' ' and the ' ' don't seeed to be working on y keyboard today :lol: How can green beans and toatoes be 20g carb? nless yo ate loads and loads? On y chart 100g green beans is only 3,4g and tos range fro 1.6 - 2.5g per 100g. A I reading the tables wrong? The...

Grace, you have just described my life. I remember being about 10 at the time, it was after my dad had died. We went out for a family walk and I was so tired that I asked my mum to leave me there and collect me on the way back. Needless to say I was dragged alone too. I do wonder what part...

SouthernGeneral you are probably right. Its the threat of the guillotine that does it. :lol:

Good god, I hope they don't do anything like that with the carte vital. Had nothing but problems with ours, no, correction, mine. First applied for carte vital when arrived out here, worked for a couple of months, then they cancelled it, and was eventually put on OH's carte. Then they cancelled...

I suppose that there is good and bad in every system. The hospitals over here do keep records, but everything from the clinics, labs etc comes back to you. I never had any good experiences with the UK system, they **** nearly killed my husband on several occasions, mind you our local hospital...

OK, I don't live in the UK any more, been in France for some years. Not going to go into the pros and cons etc. BUT one thing is soooooo much better over here. I really have no idea why on earth the UK don't adopt the same strategy. It would save the NHS time and money and space. Patient is...

All this stuff is really amazing. You would never get all this information through the doctors. I am so glad that I found this site.

Interesting article, but only have the odd glass of wine, eat mainly poultry (home grown, very very low fat), lots of home grown veg and fruit. Not much dairy. Plenty of exercise. Not overweight. Gave up smoking about 30 years ago, blood pressure always on the low side, late menopause . But...

Hi Cathy, do you get any other symptoms, itchy dry skin, exhaustion, put on weight easily, dry, split finger nails, hair loss, etc. If so, it might be worth getting your thyroid checked. I have got thousands of antibodies that are attacking mine. I always know that its flaring up again because...

I would be interested if anyone has any sort of take on my readings. I used to have really low cholesterol, up until 12 years ago I did loads of exercise - 3 x 50 mile bike rides a week, weight training 3 times a week, indoor bike for an hour 3 times a week. Then managed to shred the cartilage...

Hi BBB, I'm a newbee too. Only join a little while ago and already the folks here have been a huge help. Having gone through some of the topics there is a wealth of information and support. You are not alone anymore.

Hello Mariane, I'm a newby too. I am not diagnosed yet, but shall we say 'knocking on the door' and if I don't start to do something soon I will almost certainly end up with diabetes. So, welcome from me.

Its on order, being sent to brother in UK, he will send it on to me. (They are half the price in the UK) I figured maybe keeping things much same diet wise, small meals with not too much in the way of carbs 20-30 per meal, until I get the meter. I'll do some tests - with a bit of advice, and see...

Hi Grazer. I am not yet officially classified as pre-diabetic, or diabetic. I was getting regular blood tests because I've got thousands of anti-bodies which are causing problems with my thyroid. We seem to have got the thyroxine dose about right now though. Anyway, as I had had several strange...

Just had a thought - I do occasionally. Please explain. If the bread put too much sugar into my bloodstream - and in reality this was only a small amount, it was not half a loaf, just a few inches, I take it that my response would not be considered 'normal' for a non-diabetic?

Thanks for the replies. As I have only reduced the carbs for a few days I didn't think that that would have so much effect. But it was French bread not home made, maybe there is a slight difference! But I do get the feeling that maybe I really need to avoid that stuff. Thanks.