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Yes, I knew that. I should have made it clear I was referring to osteoarthritis, which is generally a disease of the elderly whereas RA also affects the young.

Arthritis is included as a long term condition, and a large percentage of older people have arthritis. It is almost expected of them. I haven't read anywhere that arthritis is an underlying condition as far as Covid is concerned.

Yes, I have been taken off the register, but only after 4 years of non-diabetic HbA1c's. (Probably after about 8 or 9). What the GP did was to backdate the coding to my first HbA1c under 48 in 2014, but he only did this in 2018. I should also point out that some of these HbA1c's were in the low...

Another question. Did you fast for this test? It is important to fast for 12 to 14 hours beforehand in order to get more reliable Trig numbers. They can really be screwed if you had just eaten, especially if the meal was a fatty one, or even just a coffee with a lot of cream. The Trigs will...

I'm not scared of catching the virus particularly, the odds are quite low, but am a bit concerned about how I might react to it and need hospitalisation if I do catch it. So I am very careful. However, it hasn't stopped me attempting to continue with my life and not shut myself away. We had a...

Are those figures the total infections recorded on that day/week, or are they the number of infections per 100,000 population?

The other day on our local TV news a mother was complaining about the school bus her daughter had been on that day. Her daughter showed her a video she took on the bus, which showed dozens of secondary school children with absolutely no social distancing. Some of the children were standing in...

I agree, there will be many thousands with it who haven't been tested, but there is no way anyone in the world can count these people - and as they don't show up anywhere they cannot be included. The ones that test positive will all be counted and included in the figures. It is all we have to go on.

Have you tried this website? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51768274. It shows the results for each local authority

There is also something called the last meal effect. When you have previously been eating much fewer carbs your pancreas becomes used to not producing much insulin - because it is not needed. You could say the pancreas "falls asleep". You then bombard it with a load of carbs that it isn't...

At 8-30 this morning my hubby went to Sainsburys. The shop is close to the local high school. He reported to me there were several teenage children in school uniform inside the shop, milling about. Nothing unusual with that - they use this shop to stock up on crisps and snacks before and after...

I have a personal story of how the test could be unreliable. My grandson, aged 25, lives in a large house shared with 7 others, all about the same age. They were all healthy and well with no symptoms. One of the housemates went to work and had his temperature taken as a matter of routine. It...

I am the same as @Mr_Pot I have been classed as in remission since 2014. My nurse at that time told me I would be moved to annual reviews. I moaned about it to her, and suggested I have an annual review with her, but 6 monthly blood tests. She readily agreed, and this has continued ever...

Yes of course it is a diabetes medication, but it also used for other complaints. As far as diabetes is concerned it is very mild and only helps some people, and then only to a limited extent.

This part of your post I agree with. Home workers will still need to eat and shop, but they will do this locally. They will spend the same amount of money, just in a different place. Home working actually works well, both for the worker and the company, and this is why people are preferring...

It is debatable, but the main criteria is to have non-diabetic HbA1c results for a couple of years, together with no medication to help you along (Maybe apart from Metformin), plus pre and post meal levels all or mostly within non-diabetic ranges. Levels after exercise are not good indicators...

My on line records showed non-diabetic hypoglycemia when HbA1c was in the prediabetic range, but my GP deleted this and put in remission. (originally he coded me as diabetes resolved, but later changed it to in remission. The lab has anything over 41 as abnormal these days. This has changed...

@Oldvatr I am so sorry to read this. After all you have been through with your wife and your own health, it is time for some personal TLC.

Mine is booked for September. I have had one every year since becoming entitled to one - about 12 years, and have never had any reaction other than a bit of a stiff arm. I advise everyone that is eligible to have one. Genuine flu is a terrible illness.

My husband and I generally have our flu vacs together. The year he reached the age for the pneumonia one he had that alongside his flu vac. In different arms. The nurse said she couldn't give me one as I wasn't old enough but suggested I try the pharmacy. I did that. It cost £10. Neither of us...