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It was a Feast - I looked up a few that were likely to be available in a local, small shop and picked the one with the lowest carbs - didn't even think about the fat content. Looking it up in my book now, it had 245 calories - so not a deal breaker. Thanks for the tip about Oppo - I'll look out...

Hello, Community, me again with another question (sorry!). I've had 3 readings that I can't quite understand, and they've been different according to which meter I've used. Hoping you can help me unpick them: Friday, fasting BG (8am) 108/6.0 (Codefree) Friday immediately after an ice-cream...

Hey there @Steffany ! Have a look at this link: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-sugar-converter.html It's just different health care systems / different lab protocols. I don't think it's a damning indictment on the average Brit's intelligence! Given that diabetes can be self-managed, maybe...

Hi @Flair ! Do you have a diagnosis of diabetes? Your profile says you don't, but maybe you didn't fill it in? Have a look at these two links: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-types.html http://www.diabetes.co.uk/insulin-resistance.html A low-carb diet helps people with diabetes because...

Wow, only just caught this, but so pleased I did - well done, you! I'll bet you're pleased as punch! You should frame those test results! Nice work, Squirrel :) PS: Nice sig!

There was an April Fools Joke when I was a kid that said that Australian farmers, following a bout of cattle-killing disease, were responding to the ensuing dairy shortage by experimenting with a new dairy industry - by milking kangaroos. It went into this whole thing about how roos are...

Oh it's not just me! <3 I'm been so delighted with how my feet are starting to resemble feet again - yesterday they were positively skinny! - but today they're swelling up and are quite, quite painful. I'm blaming the heat, but I'm also feeling a bit under the weather. Nothing specific, just a...

Hi @parko59 and welcome to the forum. The NHS has a particular protocol for treating diabetes, and part of that involves reducing patient appointments when your illness is deemed to be "stable" - you just don't need the same level of intense involvement as you did when you were first diagnosed...

Heya Hayley and welcome to the forum! There's a wealth of information, advice and support available here and you're in a great place to start getting on top of your illness. I know you've been bombarded with questions, but I've a couple, too (sorry!): Are the BG levels you give all fasting...

The phrase: "You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink" springs to mind. @CherryAA 's ideas and info are fab - you definitely need to persuade them to change their minds, to "sell" it to them. Also...

Don't forget that your HbA1c is an average figure over the last three months, not what your blood was doing at that time on that day, but with that said congratulations on the nice numbers! Treats and weight gain... what are you comfortable with? It's a question of living vs surviving and where...

These are gross and slightly frightening, and I'm sorry they're repeatedly bothering you. Probiotics are never a bad thing and being able to effectively digest food and get all the goodness you can from what you eat can only help your immune system. Also, if you haven't yet, get a blood test...

Just did my BG - 6.0 this morning! *Now I'm stuffing my face with a peanut and chocolate thing to celebrate. So it's not like I'm fully rehabilitated out of my old habits yet...

Mushrooms! http://www.livestrong.com/article/544269-how-to-cook-mushrooms-as-hamburger-buns/

You raise a really good point: the demonstration of knowledge can only be done by gathering evidence. I'm a feedback loop type of person. I need something to demonstrate motion; to calibrate change. I've always had a weird dislike for (or fear of) being static and being able to fundamentally...

I used to buy "I can't believe it's not butter" and had this thing I'd do because it made Euan laugh so much. I'd stand up, furious, and raise my fists to heaven while exclaiming stuff along the lines of, "Bumble bees flying! 7 billion people on the plant! Voyager leaving the solar system! Of...

Haha! That Rat Episode! And hey, why not? We seem to have a 70's Tribute Government (totally stole that from comedian Josie Long), we should totally get free butter (and cream!) now we're leaving the EU.

I really enjoyed this line of the story: "There's going to be a milk shortage, sir!" "There's nothing else for it, Stibbons*, it's time for plan Extra Harvest." "But... but sir... the Unions!" "Unions be damned! We have a duty to overcharge people for their seasonal treats and we can't do...

I'm kidding. But wouldn't it be nice: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40506573 A diabetic walks into their doc's office. "It's Christmas. I can't have mince pies, goose-fat roasted spuds, stuffing or Christmas Pud. At least let me enjoy some brandy butter and fancy Chantilly cream. There's...

The study is an (old) review of 29 trials: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/13/statin-side-effects-minimal-study-finds...