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Thankfully I know I'm okay on one due to the use of my physio's. Otherwise I might've been worried too. (I tend to get motion sickness).

Hello Colin, and welcome to the forum. Hope we can be of help some. Do you have a meter? With gliclazide, you really should have one, because as you mentioned, hypo's are a possibility. Low carbing and gliclazide can indeed result in hypo's occurring too, so do be careful and make sure you test...

You're going from the assumption that Kornelis and my in-laws are comfortable with people. They're not as bad as I am, (I mean, they function, whereas I decidedly do not), but none of them enjoy the Marktplaats experience. If I'm not willing to go through it myself, I'm not about to ask any of...

Hi @Poppylane , and welcome, I'm sorry about the diagnosis, and how it all went... Sadly, that is the general story for a lot of us, though thankfully, not all of us. Crickets, tumbleweed, a lot of nothing is common though. And discouragement like "checking blood glucose is too stressful", or...

I don't think that'll work with my left shoulder (which is an ongoing project too), but who knows... I'll bring it up, thanks!❤️ Jo

I'm a little reluctant on the second hand thing, as I'd have to go to someone's home to pick it up, (eek, people!) but I don't have to decide just yet. There's loads on offer though, so yeah... People like the idea of a treadmill, but no-one actually gets on it, it seems. ;) For the time being I...

You have no idea how much help this was. I read it yesterday, just before Kornelis came home, so while I didn't have a chance to reply, I had enough time to let it sink in and go over it with him. He's worried I'll do the same thing I did when I could still cycle: I just kept going on the...

That's actually one that does tick a whole lot of boxes for me... Thank you!

Good one. Right now stairs are a bridge too far, but when my ankle co-operates, I might attempt that!

Four weeks with bands... It does sound like an eternity, but also sounds sensible... I'm very impatient, can you tell? ;) I asked my therapist whether it'd be okay if I walked 10k or so this weekend if I put enough painkillers in, and he just gave me a look... Didn't have to say anything, but...

Too many people, I'm afraid. (Super markets are my own private hell, which is why I get everything delivered if at all possible, haha). And the nearest supermarket is farther than the therapist wants me to walk right now anyway. He doesn't want me going over one kilometer until my ankle starts...

Not a runner either, (6km per hour at best, usually at 5,5 though) so that sounds fairly good and doable! I'd love to have my therapists's LifeFitness: already know how it works, which makes it less intimidating. But that'd take up an entire bedroom. So I believe you when you say you have a...

Hi folks, I've botched it with my left leg. Walked too much over the course of a few days, strained muscles, so now it's sore, taped in by my physical therapist and I have to start over by walking tiny little amounts... We had two lovely days over in Belgium's Pairi Daiza zoo, in which I walked...

@Annb & @Antje77 , tea in bags has a TINY little bit of sugar put in. If you open one up, you see little white flecks. That's so little sugar they don't have to mention it on the packaging. None of that malarkey in loose leaf tea though, but it might explain that?

You're off to a magnificent start, that's for sure! Congratulations! But yes, it is wise to plan for the future. After all this work, it'd be a shame to lose all the progress you've made. But then I stick with my earlier suggestion: low carb to keto diet books would work to continue the path...

Hello @DEERUSS , and welcome, I'm not familiar with the diabetic reset plan, probably because I'm Dutch, but then, there's a lot of plans out there.... Could you elaborate a little on what the plan entails, so we know what direction to point you in? Because usually I'd just tell you to go for...

Basically, what @lovinglife said. ;) As for the liver, I don't know what's wrong with yours, but I was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease 9 years ago. It should've had me in my coffin quite a few years back, by the endo's estimate, but I'm still here. Thing was, with high blood...

Quite with Kenny on this one... The deviation is within the acceptable range, so the meter is working correctly. Your blood glucose is a bit too high, and you already know dropping carbs could help. Keep in mind that GP's spend about half a day learning about nutrition and diet; it's kind of an...

That HbA1c is high, but you wouldn't be the first to beat it into submission by a change in diet, if you're up for that. Five weeks is a bit steep, think three months would've been fairer, but maybe if they see you making an effort, you don't have to have everything done and dusted in 5. Maybe...

They missed the vein for me too, once, and it pooled... The contrast liquid makes me feel ill at the best of times, but that time, my arm was seriously on fire. So I'm reading this and think, yeah.... Completely justified, any yelling you did! Hope it'll not cause any more problems. Glad they...