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I now have it in both eyes, even though my eyesight is still considered good for a man of my age (with or without diabetes). Is this necessarily a one-way street to blindness or am I being unduly dramatic?

This is probably a stupid and really basic question, but here goes: My BG, when measured following a twelve hour fast, is now down to sub-diabetic levels due to medication. Now I realise of course that without the medication it will be back into double figures in no time. I also realise that...

I've not had tingling of the feet since the first few weeks after I was diagnosed. Since then my BG level has come down to 6.6 and everything has been fairly normal, but today the tingling has returned with a vengeance. Why might this be? Could it have anything to do with the Ben & Jerry's...

I was told by my podiatrist that the more exercise I can get the better, and there is no such thing as too much. This was after I had told him that I was soon to embark upon a 95-mile sponsored walk over three days. Well, I only managed a total of 79 miles in just over two days but my feet...

Diagnosed Type 2 two years ago and have been on Metformin and Simvastatin. BG, cholestrol and everything else has been reverting to "normal" and according to my GP everything is in good working order in spite of the fact that the diet leaves a lot to be desired (although the lifestyle is very...