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Hi tinkerbelly you probably had your MUAs done to early (in the freezing phase). The shoulder joint is incredibly inflammed in this initial phase. Any treatment is reversed by the disease process , whether it is physio, steroid injection or a MUA. The timing of treatment depends on the disease...

Unfortunatley more common and more more severe in diabetes. In fact, people who have had a frozen shoulder in both sides will have a 35% risk of being diabetic. Physio just causes more pain initially. I often give steroid injections, but I believe it is a waste of time until the frozen stage has...

About 40% of people who have a heart attack become diabetic within 2 years of their attack. Must mean that they were prediabetic or had metabolic syndrome for a while beforehand. It must a complex problem to assess, but blaming butter is scare mongering. Also, vegetarian ghee is pure transfat...

HBA1C 5.9% and I am an orthopaedic surgeon (and fat, but not a smoker). Lost 2 stone since easter and reduced insulin by one third. Neighbour is a type 1 , a paediatrician and her HBa1c ranges 4.7-5.6%. I think doctors have the best control when they take insulin themselves. However, we do...

Its monkey medicine- pay peanuts to the undertrained and this is what you get. I am due my first general practice nurse review. not looking forward to it but I need my urine test for microalbuminuria etc. Check my BP in my own clinic every so often - seems fine on the perindopril medication. I...

It would make Lassie proud.

If 30-40% reduction was possible, then very few people need be on statin. Most diabetics will be on a low carb diet, then why are most of us still required to go on a statin? Again, if the statin cardiovascular protective effect is via an anti-inflammatory mechanism (like aspirin), and not its...

Reminds me of Little Britain- just eat half a cake... means half the calories, then you can twice as much..... Just eat dust.

Unfortunatley, many UK doctors are awaiting a deluge of errors such as this. The modern NHS seems to be creating more and more extended role 'practitioners' in both GP and hsopital settings. This is specialist stuff and not for a untrained nurse to be meddling with horrific consequences. You...

I thought about calling my 2 spanish water dogs diabetic assist dogs - they could bark at me if I even look at a mars bar. Actually, I wonder if they pick up the behaviour changes we have when hypo (like the aura that epileptics get). If I can train my dogs, means I could take my SWDs into...

The benefit of statins in real terms in small. Hoever the fact that type 2 is a disease of 'early cardiovascular mortality', where 70% of us will have a heart attack or stroke, is sobering. It is confusing as the direct casual relationship has not been proven in the normal population really...

I think that was bizarre advice to get from NHS direct (often called NHS Dire by my English colleaugues, of course it is called NHS24 in Scotland). *** were they trying to prove? Apart from worrying you. If she was type 1, lost lost of weight and il, here BS of 5 would not have happened. She...

Levemir is slightly less weight inducing than lantus. Levemir needs 20-30% more than lantus for a similar effect. I have been on both, Changed from Lantus, increased my dose from 60 Lantus to 100 units levemir per day and [put on 2 stones in weight by having to lay up due to my foot problem...

try http://www.legendcare.com I don't think there website allows ourchase, but there is an English supplier (try google)

http://www.runsweet.com might answer that for you. I was told to make sure BS was between 6.0 to 16 just before exercise. Just gone back to gym this last week (first time since diagnosed). It will interesting to see what my BS will do.

Hi, its a difficult situation for you. The poblem is educating the teacher. Its hard enough dealing with the ignorance and prejudice of health staff not involved in diabetes care. How does an educator deal with complex medical problems? My daughter developed epilepsy last year. 'Luckily' there...

Pearl Barley Risotto Rice has a high GI for me (even brown). Had barley risotto last year in my local restauant. Just got round to making it myself. Used a mixture of tips from Jamie and Heston. Just use Pearl Barley instead of the rice. Takes about twice as long to finish off. I though i...

The problem for me is the rice/nan bread. A good curry needs loads of oil. Worrel-thomson's fish curry uses greek yogurt to good effect. My tips for flavour are A bulb of garlic and equal amount of grated root ginger. A wee bit of asafoetida in the oil when frying pureed onions with...

Been on ALA several times for my neuropathy not noticed any real improvement of nerve function or BS. But still take it anyway (currently taking benfotiame as well for a wee try)

Hi you need to see your GP/podiatrist asap. Dont let it fester. You need to get as much weight as possible of it as well. Even speak to your diabetic nurse. Anyone really. The podiatrist will want to to deroof it and apply antispetic dressing. You might need some covering antibiotics as well...