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Very well done! An inspiration to us all. I haven't had the nerve to do the 800 carb diet yet - that's on my to do list. I've done the 5:2 before but that was before T2 diagnosis 10 weeks ago.

If she's so up to date on diabetes then she would not be taking this attitude - sounds like she doesn't like being told she's in the wrong. If she's took the pip well that's her bad not yours - its your health you have to look after and if she was such a good friend she'd be supportive rather...

4.8 this morning

I've had to reach a compromise when I go the parents for Sunday dinner - on the menu are always Yorkshire puds and potatoes. I compromise, have the Yorkshire puds and only 3 small potatoes. I also take 2 gymnema sylvestre (along with my Glicliazade). (I believe what they do is prevent the...

I think I'd be inclined to ask for an apology from the accuser! Good luck to you all.

4.2 this morning

And after my good advice yesterday what happened today? Used 3 strips before I could get a reading. The difference? Cold hands - it seems to stop the blood droplet being easily grabbed.

Oh classic - they don't like it when you actually have a brain and an opinion in what happens to you

I tend to turn the monitor on first, then prick my finger - I tend to find the pad of the index or ring finger best. Once you've got a large enough drop (usually the size of a small polystyrene ball), I insert the strip into the monitor. It then takes a second or two to be ready for the...

Whew! A respectable 4.3 - courtesy of a low carb dinner and an early night. Way better than 8.0 yesterday.

I've heard of this before - not just for diabetes - personally I think its a good idea - when you think of the money and lives that could be saved by prescribing exercise - when many people wouldn't even think about it. The

Seems odd to prescribe that - they are a neuropathic pain blocker - my sister has been prescribed this for her fibromyalgia.

Our family seems to be prone to autoimmune disease - mum and sister have both arthritis and fibromyalgia (please God I miss the last one - its horrible to live with). Dad has psoriasis also.

Why they say this is news now I have no idea - basically if you have an autoimmune disease your immune system isn't working properly - sort of stands to reason that you are more likely for something else to go wrong with it since your immune system is not one organ but everything linked...

Like this is news - anyone with one autoimmune disease is very likely to develop another one!

Gulp - 8.0 this morning - how the h*ll did that happen?! (no exercise yesterday and not much sleep will not have helped!) :eek:

Her vitamin D levels were through the floor! They were very likely worse than that but she had recently been to Italy on holiday (at the end of August) and she would have improved her levels because of that. They never did find out why she was so deficient.

It may be that the drop of blood is beginning to dry - its surprising how quickly it does. I tend to do my finger prick, then pop the strip in the meter, and then squeeze my finger where I've pricked. If you do this quickly, it doesn't give the blood time to dry and it flows more easily...

The interesting bit was when I went to the doctors the last time and mentioned about getting a supplement for vitamin D3 (which was recommended by my MG consultant because as he said "most of us living in the UK likely are deficient") I got a very blank look! Very worrying when this was...

have you tried coconut oil capsules? Having an underactive thyroid I always seemed to have cold hands and feet, but ever since I've been taking coconut oil that seems to have gone.