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It sounds like it could end up being very useful, especially if you are getting lots of different people to input their recipes. Can't look at it properly at work, but will definitely have a good look once I'm home!

Thanks for the confidence boosting replies :) My mum's actually 63, but because she's remained relatively active despite back pain, sciatica etc, she's still able to try things (having a horse does kind of guarantee a min level of fitness required just from the care side). Thanks for thinking...

It sounds silly, but I am! Before being diagnosed as diabetic I'd let my weight get really out of hand due to illness and injury. I'd started to lose the weight slowly when diagnosed. I've been further hampered by more injuries, currently awaiting podiatry appointment for foot and all the...

Thanks Alliballi, your post reassures me a bit too - I've been losing hair daily for the last year or so, it appears to be evenly throughout, mainly when brushing (and especially after washing). I've reached the stage where I'm going to admit defeat and get it cut a lot shorter, hopefully it'll...

My OH, who has other health problems but not diabetes, has had similar experience to you with DLA/ESA. He went from getting almost max points on the old scale to zero in the new scale (and he's got worse, not better!). His doctors have told him to lift nothing, not to cook anything (in case he...

Hi Pauline, can't help you with the new diagnosis from the physio, however thank you for starting this thread - my Dr has referred me to podiatry with suspected plantar fascitis, and reading through the replies above has given me loads of information that will be of use (I'm fairly certain it's...

Wow, thanks for the suggestion wiflib, that blog has some amazing looking recipes in it. Which is good, as having discovered recently that coconut flour exists, I was wondering what to use it for!

I've not tested a baked potato yet, I'm hoping that I may be able to get away with it (with beans or cheese) as it's about the only healthy thing my work canteen sells (if I forget my lunch). Egg noodles appear to be ok I think, although I'd want to repeat the test a couple of times (both...

Was this through your GP/the NHS? I'm jealous, all mine cared about was 'the diet plate' and how much of things I should be eating. Needless to say, I cancelled the 2nd appointment, as the previous 10mins one was a waste of time. Although you say nutritionist - is she a dietician AND...

The one they make up for you is low fat/high carb, however I could swap some of the carb portions for fat or dairy portions (they split them) to make it work better for me. Her goal is to help us loose weight, so if swapping some of the portions about makes it work for us, she won't complain...

Updating this now I've attended 2 sessions. The first session was very much a general introduction, with talk about setting realistic achievable goals, and the barriers we face where weight loss is concerned. Nothing ground-breaking, but atmosphere was good and the feeling of determination in...

Definitely go back and talk to your doctor about it, you shouldn't be feeling like that all the time. Completely unrelated to your post, but is your username related to a (large) pet you might have?

Some authors I've never heard of before on here, which sound really good - I'll need to see what I can get from my local library. If you like whodunnit type books, you might enjoy Pat McIntosh's series set in the 1400s in Glasgow. My history knowledge isn't very good, but it certainly seems...

Has anyone been through the NHS's Weight Management Service that they offer? I only heard about it through a friend who'd also been diagnosed diabetic at the same time as me, so asked my doctor to refer me. My first appointment is this Tuesday - excited but nervous at the same time, and would...

Me too (well, I've lost a bit since diagnosis, but it's still almost 100lbs to go). Like Lucylocket, I've got to practically half my weight :( I haven't tried myfitnesspal yet, maybe I should have a look. Apple 123, you don't say where in the UK you are based - if you are in the Strathclyde...

Some good suggestions on this thread (sorry, I'm not able to add any myself, still trying to get the diet sorted out :( ). IanD, that bread mix sounds really good, thanks for sharing!

That's me, I've bought my shiny new meter all ready for the research to begin on what foods have what effect on me. And then I realised that I didn't know what was the best/most accurate/most useful way to go about the testing! So would I be better doing: a) Test, eat a known amount of just...

Also watching this thread with interest - some of the suggestions so far sound good :)

Thanks borofergie, that website looks really good! That's my lunchtime reading sorted (and I notice there's a section on books, so I have excuse to indulge in retail therapy...it's for the good of my health after all :D )

Thanks for sharing, it makes interesting reading. It's giving me more of a push towards getting that exercise bike I've been thinking about getting.