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Sadly, you're right. You can't change some people whatever approach you take. It's all about trying to lessen the impact.

I wouldn’t go as far to say that the Government don’t encourage healthy eating or exercise. As part of his statement, Jeremy Hunt says “the best person to prevent a long term condition developing is not the doctor – it’s you”, hence the incentives in dealing with the problems after the fact...

Coming from a very poor background myself I think there’s yet another reason that is worth considering. When I were a lad and the latest video consoles were coming out, Sega and Nintendo, I simply didn’t get one. If it couldn’t be afforded then I didn’t have. Simple. And my friends were the...

• 53 million aspirin and paracetamol tablets, available over the counter in supermarkets and pharmacies, were prescribed by doctors at a net ingredient cost of £112.3 million This would equate to a single tablet costing £2.12 when you can buy a pack of 16 for less than £0.50 in the shop? I...

****, if you slept 8hrs a night then that would be enough to test every 22.4mins whilst on holiday!

@Samsquamch a) Not personally and I consider myself very lucky to be diagnosed at 30 years old and not 6 like you! b) Yes. You need to draw a line in the sand now and look ahead. By all means look back if only to see what you don't want to go back to. This forum will arm you with all the...

It's a real pain, no question, as I had to carry water and try to clean my hands before testing as I'd been handling jelly babies during the run! I also hate stopping during a run for anything. However, after a couple of months of heavy testing the data was invaluable and I can pretty accurately...

From the brief description above it does sound as though you are very experienced at managing your diabetes and running. I've only ever had one hypo of any note when running but that was just a little light headedness.....which in reality was bad as I was careering down a hill! Also, if you're...

Sounds interesting although I'd say that this kind of technology may have the potential to become an implant as opposed to a patch.

Pretty sure this time the word is condescending.

And here in lies the problem - you may achieve a HbA1C in the high 4's and not be brain dead but it comes at the cost of your hypo awareness which, in a whole variety of situations will keep you from being "body dead"! The odd hypo may not be a big deal and I started my diabetic life...

Yes, it's been mentioned that Type 1's exist that can eat a heavy carb load, bolus for it, and apparently have a good HbA1c and are generally none the worse for it. That is probably true of some, because of the diversity of the condition, some will be very fortunate in this regard, and I hope...

Disagree, what a wonderful question and one that should be more widely explored by everyone. Why do so few T1 diabetics hit that target? If this is not the place to raise it where is? But to the OP, I am incredulous at any T1 having a HbA1C of 4.4.Perhaps it comes with elite training but I fail...

I’ve not been on the forum for a good while but dipping back into a few threads it all seems depressingly same old same old. I’m not sure what the word I am looking for is to describe the comments above…patronising perhaps or maybe condescending would be better. So, GP’s are doing great with...

There must be some kind of award from Diabetes.co.uk that we can give this man. Anyone?

Basically, the effects of exercise on weight are not limited to muscle gain. Fat is also lost and thus weight is lost. Whether you lose or gain weight would be proportional to the type and level of exercise you do. Yes, there are a large number of people for whom no amount of exercise appears to...

Of course it does. We all know that we aren't all the same so what works for me may not work for you etc etc but surely we are adult enough to recognise the fact that just because some latest report says "actually, exercise doesn't mean you can eat a load of **** and lose weight" it doesn't mean...

True in T1. Potential prevention of T2.

Enthusiastic exerciser here. My tuppence worth is that the over focus on exercise should be happening in our schools to help alleviate the health problems modern society faces. The UK still ranks well down the list when it comes to exercise levels and it can only be improved through education...

Unfortunately, there is probably less emphasis on the bit of paper which is home to the "Advantage/Disadvantage" table and far more emphasis on the balance sheet. Bariatric surgery has become a routine operation and as such the short term financial cost of doing it is proving to be worth it...