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Hi NaziaB Im a T2 and have never bought a meter although I have received many, many free ones given out by the companies who make them along with a trial pack of test strips usually 10 but occasionally 25, so I would pay zero for a new meter. Ive never particularly minded testing my bg levels...

It does take a lot of hard work but everyone needs an occasional treat but you dont have to go mad, when I was dieting hard in that first year I would give myself a treat once every month, in my case it was a meal out usually a curry and I would still watch what I ate but I would eat more than...

It wont bother me in the slightest then as I only drink green tea, water and the occasional black coffee. I doubt if I drink more than 10 cans of diet drinks a year at most. <smug smiley> My downfall is red wine and whiskey but Ive cut that right down to just a couple of glasses of wine and a...

Hi, if you are diabetic and overweight the best thing you can do to help yourself is to lose weight but no one is going to lose all the weight they need to in 2 months its just not a realistic target. I lost 4 stone (25kg) in my first year after diagnosis and a further stone (6.4kg) the...

I beg to differ, I have lost over 5 stone and have maintained it for over 7 years now and have never added extra fat to my diet, Im not scared of fat and dont avoid it, I just dont any eat extra as whenever I have eaten more daily fat I have put weight on. I eat less of everything but...

Perhaps ask for a referral to a dietitian, if they feel your diet is OK then your doctor cant argue with it, the one I saw was quite happy that I was only eating 60g of carbs a day and the only comment she made when looking at my weekly menu sheets was that I should really be eating more oily...

Hi Glink, its completely normal to be confused when you are first given the news that you are or diabetic or pre diabetic and thousands of slim people are diagnosed with T2 its not just the fat lazy couch potatoes that the national press would have everyone believe all T2's are, in fact nothing...

Calling @daisy1. She will post up the information for newly diagnosed diabetics, its great information and will explain how the food you eat affects you in an easy to understand way.

Congratulations and keep up the excellent work.

Hi Darren, the problem with juicers is that in the process of juicing your fruit it also takes all the fibre out of it so you are left with just a huge hit of pure fructose, I eat small amounts of fruit most days but I would never juice it as it takes way to much fruit to make a drink. Also any...

Thanks Garway I did have a quick google after I posted that and found this that explains it in detail, the first few paragraphs especially, definitely worth a read and will help you understand what cortisol does and what steroids do.http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/111609p38.shtml

Congratulations Snapsy, that looks an impressive pace too.

Certainly not temporary, how it works is like this*, the Predisolone is a corticosteroid and when you take it your body stops producing its own cortisol as your brain figures you have enough, this is why Pred has to be reduced slowly or your body can sometimes forget to reboot its own cortisol...

Only just seen this so by the time you read my comment you will have recovered from your run to some degree but as its currently 9:55 you are hopefully well on your way to the finish line. But GO SNAPSY There, I shouted as loud as I could and im now off to read your inspirational story.

Hi Garway, I was a long term (3 years) pred user and it caused my T2 diabetes, days after I was diagnosed I was admitted to hospital having suffered an SVT thats a superventricular tachicardia not sure if I spelled that right but as my bg levels were so high the two halves of my heart were...

Hi Peppergirl, if your hand is painful and swollen it would suggest that it may be sprained or even a fracture perhaps or possibly an infection either way the best thing to do would be see your GP at the earliest available appointment and if it gets any worse perhaps go to your local minor...

I gave up carb counting when I stopped using insulin 7 years ago and the only reason I counted them then was to know how much insulin I needed to inject. To know what amount of carbs I could eat I simply tested every meal lots of times so I knew instinctively what sort of portion to put on my...

Great result, congratulations..

@Richram The weight I lost was 7 years ago after being first diagnosed I was put straight on insulin and it terrified me so I was determined to lose weight. I ate 60g of carbs a day but did not add any extra fat as like you I understood that fat has twice the calories of carbs and protein and...

I was using steroids, prednisolone at diagnosis and my levels were recorded at 29 mmol/L and I was put straight on insulin and if I had to use it again for more than a week or two I would ask to be put back on it.