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The idiots have taken over the asylum! Already 3 people have replied to my email! Poor James is in for a rough lesson in email etiquette today, I think.

Aaah, @Snapsy I just get on with it these days. A handful of tablets in the morning (including diabetes, Vit D and other stuff) and I Tranexamic Acid the worst periods or the ones I get when I don't have 3 days to lie on the settee into oblivion.

Not in my experience, no. The radiologist and gyno who carried out my last trans-vaginal scan told me that they thought I had (at 39) the "uterus of a 21 year old" and recommended a hot water bottle, paracetamol and to "try to make less of a fuss about it." This was after 45 minutes of then...

So testing products on Amazon and writing reviews was kind of a thing I did for a while. It was fun and it led to a lot of decent loot. And it kept me writing when I literally couldn't have strung a sentence together about my personal situation. Go me. Best product I ever tested: an LED colour...

I have fingers firmly crossed for you. Compile those arguments! Funnily enough the argument that ever got the most traction was: "We neuter bitches as soon as they reach sexual maturity. And they don't even consent to that." (I was inspired by the Jane Fonda movie "They shoot horses, don't they?")

Wow, you creative lot! @desidiabulum that poem was genius! Here's my silly effort (I can only write limericks - sorry!) In Bristol, a lone mum named 'Fiddler Lived alone in her house with her tiddler But for both her and Euan Diabetes was brewin' See those carbs? They all up and diddled-her

Hi @lcarter - that sounds frustrating! I've got nothing much to add to the excellent advice and suggestions already made except to keep a food diary that lists specific times you eat, what you eat and the content of what you eat, but if you're down to 30g carbs a day, you're likely already...

Hi @JaaakB95 and welcome to the forum. I'm sorry to hear of your troubles, and don't really have anything to offer except that, perhaps, you're experiencing some burn out? http://www.diabetes.co.uk/emotions/diabetes-burnout.html The only thing I have for you is that being aware of your issues...

He has been struggling a bit on the vegetables, but that's nothing new. But he admits he feels stronger, healthier and leaner. And I reinforce good eating whenever I can with small, permissible treats. So after his 2 (huge) plates of salad, I let him pop into Lidl on the way home for some...

And that's really the core of the argument: we didn't stand a chance. I've been feeding my son either porridge or Weetabix every day of his life and now, before he's even hit 12 years old, his FBG was 8. And, interestingly, with just a few adjustments to his diet, it's back down to below 5. I...

It doesn't have to be - I'm a single parent carer living on benefits and - compared to what I used to spend on junk shopping and takeaways - it's a saving. Plus, over time (and I've only been at this 6 weeks) I've been amazed at how my overall consumption and appetite have reduced. 6 weeks in...

This makes me happy - good job! It seems like a fuss at first, but you'll get the hang of it quickly and soon start understanding your eating patterns and habits. Re: Nutritional content, there are lots of sources to get this info. I use the packaging or the website for the supermarket I shop...

Bah! You didn't read yesterday's blog entry - a properly miserable one! However, I'm cheered up today, not only because I've finally got something worth posting on this forum, but because I'm wearing my favourite red jumper and it's absolutely hanging on me. I'm lost inside it!

As someone who has suffered with her periods for years and years and years (I call my reproductive system "She-*****"), I have never been able to persuade anyone to remove the faulty equipment. Like you, I was comfortable with having no (more) children, and was happy with adoption as an option...

I've been reading this particular section of the forum in the hope of, eventually, having something worth posting here myself. And today's the day! I've broken 2 big milestones in the last day or so (having been diagnosed on 19th June) The first is that yesterday was the first day that all my...

The essence of the argument, @DavidGrahamJones is not that it's been known for years that sugar is bad, but that sugar - and carbs - are being marketed as healthy. It's the ultimate in false advertising. At least with tobacco, they knew it was awful for you and marketed it as cool - never as...

Dave, Here's the truth, and it's going to sound kinda of stark and miserable, but it doesn't have to be, Unless you start actively engaging with your diabetes, you're looking at a future marked with increasing medication and an increased risk of life-changing complications. While you might...

Many of us keep them, even swear by them, and we frequently recommend them to others, but what does yours mean to you? How do you use it? What information do you record? Here's a photo of mine - complete with long-hand maths and blood stains! As you can see, mine is just a normal notebook...

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that your diet is what's causing your diabetes to fly out of control like it is at the moment. Pasta, potatoes, rice, bread... they're high-carb foods and carbs turn into sugar when you eat them. In 7 years, much more has come to be understood about how what...

Yes, but what are you eating?