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This thread is ringing an awful lot of bells. My other three-quarters, bless her, seems to think that I'm currently starving myself to death and keeps suggesting that I 'should eat' (I have 3 decent meals per day, BTW, and have never snacked between meals). When I do eat, she often looks at...

Hi and welcome, Andy and Daisy have given you some good advice and there's lots more, if you read through some of the threads on here (including those in the archive). Don't be afraid to ask about anything you're not sure of - someone's bound to have come across the same issue before and will...

To reinforce some of the points the previous posters have made: When I bought a meter I was pretty nervous about how to use it and interpret the results. I needn't have been: They're easy to use and my manual (for an Accu-Chek Aviva) was easy to follow. You'll need to record your results...

Hi, If it helps, drinking more water is working for me, but I find I'm drinking quite a bit more - sometimes 6 pints a day. It takes the edge off my hunger and I suspect has had other health benefits too. I used to eat for England until I was diagnosed T2 in September. Immediately cutting...

I did find the UK users manual online, BTW. Go to: https://www.accu-chek.co.uk/gb/customer ... eters.html and select 'Acc-Chek Aviva Reference Manual'

Re: Eye test I'm into my 5th year of retinopathy tests. The can sting quite sharply but, as Geri says, the discomfort only lasts a few seconds. My hospital test centre is very good, BTW, - they let you have a look at the photos they've taken and (in my case) have always given me an immediate...

Hi, FWIW, I also found breakfast cereals with dried fruit gave me some pretty hefty BG spikes so I stopped eating them. We shouldn't be surprised - I've just had a look at one my other half has and it's got 33g of sugar (out of 68g total carbs) in 100g of the product. There's no reason why we...

I've just had a look at the manual that came with my Aviva and it says the display range is: 20–600 mg/dl (which I make 1.1 - 33.29 mmol/l). The error message 'E-3' comes up if your BG is more that 33.3 mmol/l (or a test strip error has occurred). BTW, for accurate readings it's important to...

I don't think there's anything 'fussy' about going to see your GP with those symptoms, and I don't think your doc will think so either. Good luck with the consultation and please let us know how you get on.

Hi, Vinny. I'm a bit confused about that - am I missing something? Not unusual if I am, but your link directs us to a cost-effectivness study which ends: CONCLUSIONS: Over 10 years, from a payer perspective, lifestyle was cost-effective and metformin was marginally cost-saving compared with...

Re: what food can i eat that doesnt effect blood sugar level To add to the other tips: Try drinking more good old plain water. Zero carbs, fills you up and has a host of other benefits as well (depending on what else ails you). I upped my intake to 5-6 pints a day, cutting out tea and coffee...

Funnily enough, I put some buckwheat in my trolley for the first time last night whilst shopping at Sainsbury's. I also saw some 'Polenta' which I bought solely on the strength of the label: per 100g: Protein 1.9; carbohydrate: 16.4, of which sugar 0.1; fat 0.9, of which saturates 0.1; Salt...

I doubt if you'd be able to challenge them formally on the DDA or Equality Act - a public building, yes, but a private club probably not. Best, IMHO, to make them think about the reasons behind their policy. A letter will hopefully prompt them to realise the policy was never intended to...

Hope ....... That if I can do as the other members who have posted on here (and countless others of you) have done, it will keep me well. And, at the very back of my mind, hope that someone, somewhere will come up soon with much better remedies, or maybe, just maybe, the Holy Grail of a cure.

I think Ciaramoh is giving you very good advice. It might also be worth writing to the top dog (Chairman/MD or whatever) of the Company or Group that owns the concern and asking if they have a policy on this and, if so, how the policy was considered and devised. You might just draw a decent...

In the midst of so much bad news, it's really good to hear of something like this and I wish you and your family nothing but the best for the years to come.

Re: If you could have ANYTHING to eat right now, what would That's the one you take off with the can opener. :lol:

See: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/type3-diabetes.html

Don't give up thinking you still might be able to do quite a bit to help yourself and it may be a lot easier if you try coming at it from a few different angles. The way I see it, this needn't be done all at once. Anything you can do to drop some weight has to be good, hasn't it? If it helps...

Re: name of thing you use to test your blood by pricking fin According to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_lancet it's a 'Lancing device'. Not a very imaginative name, I agree ........