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I have damaged retina, not from diabetes and I have a big zig zag blind spot where the retina is damaged. Plus my colour perception is different on my bad eye. Is it one or both eyes? If I shut my good eye everything is very Distorted in my bad eye.

Builders and my husband! Basically making me the baddy, I am not happy with a couple of things husband thinks I am to picky. Really getting to me feel like telling my husband and builder to **** off! And I'm not joking and actually not screaming but crying.

@graj0, phone the consultant's secretary and explain your symptons and ask how soon they can fit you in. My mum had some very ominous symptons and was waiting ages for a investigative procedure, I phoned the secretary and got her in the next week. I was extremely charming. If she hadn't had...

Thank you for your positive comments, he is doing well! He is using an Accucheck Aviva at the moment as that is what I use. However I am looking at the Codefree and it is a lot cheaper, I will buy once we have used up our existing strips.

Wow, no you are not wrong, hang on to that GP!!

My husband had a blood test recently and had a fasting bg level of 6.3, looking back his previous test 6 months ago was 5.9 so obviously on the road to diabetes. Well he has been low carbing and slimming, actually he has a bmi within normal limits but he was carrying a bit of excess weight on...

I was only pre diabetic but I was tired all the time, amongst other symptoms. I found low carb reduced my blood sugar b and stopped my Constant tiredness.

BHS membership gives you rider insurance automatically, tis the cheapest way when I last looked, I am sorry I don't know if they ask any health questions.

I have to say when I first joined this forum as a prediabetic I managed to achieve normal bg levels by low carbing. I tested lots and found that it was carbs, some more than others which raised my bg too high. I would rather eat a few carbs and on the forum I asked someone who deals with their...

It must be frustrating, but to be honest I would not worry about taking metformin, I am pre diabetic and would have been quite happy to take it if prescribed. But surely you know the way forward is to lose weight, who knows if you will reverse your diabetes but if you are only just in diabetic...

You look slim from your photo, but please do your bmi you need your height and weight then Google a bmi calculator online. I low carb not type 1 and the weight trends v to fall off me.

Loads of salads and nuts and green veg, plenty of water, tea or coffee keep me regular! When I am away from home and can't eat the quantity of veg I take psyllium husk tablets 2, 3 times a day. They do the trick.

mmm that sounds nice, I am not very adventurous on the I shall definitely try this, thanks.

Thanks I have half a dozen meals in the freezer, meant to do more but ran out of time:( I have a slow cooker it is just washing it in the bathroom that I am worried about! I have a sink in my kitchen at the moment but as I am moving the kitchen it can't stay there for long! I hadn't actually...

We are having some building work done, so will be without a kitchen for about 7 weeks, at best estimate, probably longer. We will be surviving with the bathroom for washing dishes, bedroom for prep and we have a microwave. Oh and we also have a bbq. On the plus side there is only my husband and...

Thanks Rowan, just got mine too:) Although having some building work done so no kitchen for 6 weeks:(

Oh Jenny, so sorry to hear about the loss of your brother, that must be so hard when you have looked after him all your life. Please come back and tell us you have visited your GP. I know nothing about type 1, but there are plenty of people on here who can give you advice. But do go to your GP...

I agree with uart, as I eat the perceived healthy diet, lots of pulses, wholemeal pasta, bread etc., and I always kept slim by not eating too much, I find eating low carb much more expensive. My bad cholesterol and trigs went up with low carbing, so I go for the very lowest carb and only try...

I wish I could follow those guidelines, I mostly did and ended up a slim pre diabetic, I love pulses but sadly when I tested food regularly at the beginning pulses sent my blood sugar higher than other carbs. I really miss lentil soup, chick pea curry, etc.

I would be on to my gp first thing Monday morning about my blurred vision, I wouldn't be happy speaking to the nurse. Sorry if this worries you but better to be safe than sorry.