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With the salad dressing, use (if possible) extra virgin olive oil along with vinegar -and can add some herbs in for flavour. For cooking, use a 'cold pressed' cooking oil with a relatively high smoke point. This may take a bit of searching for but your body will thank you for it. Use sparingly...

http://www.diabetesinscotland.org.uk/Publications/Scottish%20Diabetes%20Survey%202009.pdf This is for Scotland. I'm not aware of one for the UK but it's likely to be relatively similar to the Scotland results I would imagine.

Re: High-fat Low-carb Diets Could Mean Significant Heart Ris With cugila's first post in tact, it goes to show how easy it is for research like this to deceive people, doctors, the media and other researchers. Maybe 'deceive' is a bit strong but it's a correct term on at least one level. I...

Re: High-fat Low-carb Diets Could Mean Significant Heart Ris Who was this funded by? I'm not sure about others, but I have concerns when I see a study supported by an organisation calling themselves 'The Sugar Bureau'. Who are they? http://www.sugar-bureau.co.uk/ Back to the study itself...

I'd need to do some more reading first Patch -specifically on the hormone interplay involved. I'm far from being an expert mind.

Hi Louise, did he give any reasons as to why saxagliptin would be better?

Hi Louise Onglyza is in the 'gliptins' (DDP-4) drugs class. It works by stimulating insulin release and lowering glucagon, which explains why, in conjunction with a low carb diet, hypos could be an issue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPP-4_inhibitors It may be useful for your doctor if you...

One of the reasons why gastric bypass surgery works is because it plays a part in the hormone feedback cycle. When food gets to certain parts of the gut, processes are put into gear. By passing food away from the upper small intestine, some of this hormone feedback cycle is disrupted -which...

Also from that article: I believe that an overly-hygienic environment could well be a possible cause -however, I personally feel it's more likely to do with gradual ingestion of small amounts of the cleaning chemicals rather than an absence of 'helpful' bacteria.

Thanks catherine That's the thread I saw :) These ones interest me most at this point in time:

...just want to credit catherinecherub for picking out the website link :)

http://diabetesnewshound.com/type1/causes/ This is the one that's interesting for me. Prof Knipp has identified a link between milk as well -via an 'enterovirus'. I'm wondering whether a particular food additive may have some part to play. Preceding my type 1 diagnosis were some possible...

A theory has been going around in research circles for a while that cholesterol could be a protective force for the body. So the increase in trigylceride levels is a protective response to the auto-immune/inflammatory damage. My take on the theory: Where cells have been damaged/destroyed by...

Sorry, didn't see this thread here Here's my take on this: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20806 To summarise, a primary reason for why this diet was effective seems to be that the feed of the control group contained artificial additives, causing DNA mutation and...

Will do Patch :) -thanks

This story has made it into the news today: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0018604 I believe the primary reason these mice improved their health is because the quality of their feed was improved. High-fat diet (AIN-76A) Notice how it appears relatively free of...

I think we'll find that most cases of diabetes are auto-immune diseases, just like asthma, arthritis, Alzheimer's etc Here is a summary of how I believe artificial additives cause auto-immune (inflammatory) diseases: Artificial food additives get absorbed via digestion into our blood They...

I totally agree. What I'd advise though is not setting up a 'you vs nurse' situation. I'd find ways to make it so you and your nurse work together. Explain the effect that certain foods have on your blood sugars. If, for example, unsweetened porridge raises your blood sugar -show your nurse...

One problem with recommendations based on research is that the validity of the recommendations is limited by how well planned the research projects, which they're based on, are. Diabetes UK say within their position statement: It's a touch inconsistent then that their reasons for not...

Hi Tiny-Tots A test for diabetes does not need to involve needles. A blood test is made by pricking one's finger. The skin gets punctured but only for a split second. A drop of blood from your finger can be tested to measure your blood glucose level at that point in time. Another test which is...