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As already suggested lowering carbs is going to make a difference. I also agree with Antje77, a C-peptide test would let you know how your pancreas is doing and I think an insulin resistance test would help as well.

A boring name came into my head straight away, something we all strive for, but it's not very snappy. Better Health BTW, well done on your "appointment", and apologies for my being a bit thick (possibly totally thick), how do you become a Health Champion for T2D? Is that something to do with...

As soon as I pressed enter, my brain, which would normally be in charge of me doing my due diligence before posting, reminded me that I had been rather remiss. So, in the interest of fair play or something like that, here's is another view of Dr Lundell. What struck me in the video was his...

An interesting video made by a heart surgeon with over 1,000 bypass operations under his belt. Guess what he says about cholesterol. Although in retirement, he had his license removed. Crazy! Just thought it was interesting. Given the choice of believing the pharmaceutical industry, GPs...

No worries, I wasn't having a go, just pointing out that's it's a term that's so readily used without anyone being able to diagnose. My friend was a teacher and it's some of his female members that made him take the decision to soldier on . . . until he collapsed in the classroom.

And hope that it isn't pneumonia like a friend of mine or a burst appendix and peritonitis as in my case. I wish we could remove "man flu" from the urban diction or is it in the OED yet? I think it's a term that is overused by those who aren't qualified to diagnose, which basically is most of...

It's true for everyone and in no way was meant to under estimate what a particular person is going through. I've had my fair share of depression including some very dark thoughts about living. At the time I was prescribed something that I recognised as making me even worse because I stopped...

Anything to make life easier is a good idea. I'm always searched because of my Oxinium knee joints, luckily the Freestyle Libre has never been questioned, they seem to be well aware of what a CGM is (I also use a Mioaioa), or maybe they don't want to ask too many questions LOL.

Although you do not have signs of being constipated that does not mean that your intestinal transit time is good. What would make your food more appealing? I expect I have a very unsophisticated palate as I've had to watch what I eat for so many decades, so anything with multiple ingredients...

That's really good to hear. Keep up the good work.

The comments I've read here reinforces my belief that the level of service from our GPs, DNs and surgeries general is completely random. I don't think I can put any of it down to region or age, Just on diabetic reviews, I have them annually, I actually get a form to fill in, results are...

When you lie down at night it becomes easier for the circulatory system to work. The fluid is absorbed back into your blood and filtered out through the kidneys, which then sends it to the bladder as urine. This means that your bladder fills as you sleep much more quickly than it normally would...

And by causing the body to retain fluid.

Hi bulldog, welcome to the forum. That's worth being tested for. When I told my GP that I woke several times a night to go to the loo, she almost insisted it was sleep apnea, I was pretty sure it was waking to go to the loo. I was referred to a consultant and the test involved wearing one of...

It soon adds up, well done on the turn around.

If you google "diabetes teeth", you'll see that it's true.

Interesting that you should mention that. After 10 years of wondering why I couldn't lose weight and why my memory was so bad I have recently consulted a GP privately who ran a series of blood tests. Guess what? Under active thyroid.

Annually. I think if my DN or GP said I shouldn't monitor then I would insist on quarterly HbA1c for the simple reason that would be the only way of getting a picture for the whole year and not just the last three months of the last year. The idea of just seeing what your BG is doing in the last...

Hi and welcome to the forum. I can't add to what's already been said. Wouldn't be vertigo, maybe, perhaps?

Hi, welcome to the forum. Is that 10 hours continuous sleep or do you have to visit the bathroom several times a night, a slight problem that drives me potty. No "issues" detected and GP blames BP tablets. I can fall asleep at 2100 and not need to get up until 0600 when I can't fall back to...