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If you're worrying about diabetes, I'd get an HbA1c booked in as quickly as possible and have a chat with your GP ahead of starting any kind of testing or new diet regime. Sure, low carbing can be healthy for anyone, but your GP and health care team need to know what's going on and a diagnosis...

Eeek, @Snapsy - I've got the exact same thing; my skin cannot cope with the adhesive on those clear, shaped dressings. The happy news is that there are other options, though you might need to chat to a pharmacist to get hold of some depending on what shape your cannula is. When I was in...

I finally found this thread! I bought the Ketostix and they arrived yesterday. Today I peed on one. It went purple. I peed on another - it also went purple. Properly, deeply purple, but I couldn't understand why and I've been flicking about on this site to try to understand how I could...

The fact is that the science behind a low-fat diet is flawed. The advice given to diabetics to eat more carbs is flawed. The NHS's expectation that people will, by and large, fail to manage their disease themselves is, sadly, entirely correct. This is because people will follow the first two...

That was exactly my point. Because the era of Low fat high carb began, with lots of popular (and food industry) support. And in the 35 years since, diabetes rates have both skyrocketed not only in adults but also in children.

You can ask for more frequent reviews whenever you like. You just call up and make an appointment with whoever you see and, when they ask what the appointment is for, say "Diabetes review". They'll call you in for ones according to the practise guidelines, but you can go in as often as you like...

Hey, good job - that's a really positive start, good on you :) This post made me happy... and that's no mean feat considering I've been on hold on a local government phone line for about 20 minutes. Remember, ask questions whenever you need, take everything with a pinch of salt (especially...

"Controlled" meant what, though? That his medication levels had been stable or that he was self-testing and his BG was regularly in the safe-zone? I wonder whether we don't have different definitions for these words?

Don't you have annual reviews with your GP? I book mine when I get my flu jab. We look at what meds I've had on repeat and whether I still need them, we look at what's changed with my health, what my caring needs involve now... Maybe that's it. It's not a general annual review, but a carer's...

@ringi you're so fab, I absolutely think you're ace. And I wish this was the situation. But we're in a peculiar place with a disease that is pretty much unique and that colours our perception of other people's behaviour. This is a forum for people who want to challenge the status quo. This is...

Lots of really interesting stuff, but this post, in my view, forms the core of the "pro" argument. In the meantime (and, please, don't roll your eyes and go "Ugh, T2 weighing in..."): 1. Throughout this thread people have been talking cost vs meters and their test strips (and finger pricking)...

A couple more emails over night, but - weirdly - ones filled with incredible hatred. One, in particular, attacked me for getting "angry" with the Chinese and suggested I direct my anger in a different (and very specific and Islamaphobic) direction. It's not worth repeating except the fact that...

(Sorry for the double post) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1395800/ People are trying to think of ways to "recycle" unwanted medication. But the packaging has to be so safe and tamper-proof that it's proving very hard to do. Flip the issue over and imagine that you're the person...

It's about controlling the chain of custody. Until it leaves the pharmacists hands, every single person involved in producing that drug has been logged and tagged so if there's an issue with the medicine it can be thoroughly investigated. When it comes to prescription meds - even things like...

It's completely normal for your bowels to get all... explosive during treatments - your gut flora has taken a serious hit and without it, your body won't know what to do with food that gets put in. I don't know enough about probiotics to know whether they'd be of use, but it might be worth...

My Code Free is driving me a bit mad. I'm getting super-high readings which, if it were the only meter I use, would freak me out. I'm still on the fence about which meter I'm going to land on and have two others I test with, so I can see when the high reading is just that, and when it's...

This is exactly why I opted to review it. Plus, at the time, Euan was experimenting with upright peeing, so something that amused him when he streamed on target seemed like a good plan...

@megan2002 , you still need to urgently seek medical care. Posting here with symptomatic updates is telling the wrong people what is going on. You need to see a doctor. You have needed to see one for a while. Your symptoms are potentially serious. Call 111 and get some advice if you are...

This is the moment, @daisyduck , that one single moment you've been waiting so long for. Since your diagnosis, since breaking the news to loved ones, since having those long talks with yourself and asking "Why me?" and being shocked by the kindness and love that people have for you. Since the...

I did know a woman who kept a period diary, complete with mooncup-assisted measurements of her blood loss. I admired her dedication, and it was, eventually, enough to persuade her GP to make a surgical assessment referral. But, yeah, the lengths we have to go to...