Search Results

Initially during the lockdown, we used a local corner shop for essentials, but the range was limited and no fresh fruit or different cat food for our fussy cats. So, we took the plunge and went masked and gloved to a local supermarket, which had prepared very well to make it Covid19 safe...

The results letter detailed that a tear had been found and that I was likely to be referred by my GP, But by that time the lockdown had started and contacting my GP has proven to be problematic at the moment. I went to my optician who said they couldn't refer me it had to by my GP or the Retinal...

I suffer from quite sever myopia and for several years have also been warned by my optician that I have cataracts developing which in the longer term might need treatment if they are unable to prescribe lenses to correct vision. Alongside this for the past four years since diagnosis, I have had...

5.8 at 6.40 am

I think perhaps it's also pertinent to inform your insurer. Because if they don't know about a medical condition they can invalidate your insurance. I told my Insurer about my diabetes even though I'm only type 2, and retinal scans show no problems. I also have the first stages of cataracts...

Just had an eye test. Optometrist says that I have the early signs of developing cataracts, which he says is down to age, and has no connection with diabetes. Not knowing much about the connections, if there are any? I'm wondering if there is any research available into this aspect?

5.2 at 0600 hrs.

5.2. Just recently had my annual review. Average BG 6 over 12 month. All other things checked perfectly normal and weight gain Zero, exactly the same as the end of year one as Type 2. I attribute this to the Low Carb diet that I've followed since the start and moderate exercise, including...

5.8

4.7 at 0545 am.

The thing with eye tests is that they can vary. My prescription was reduced because one eye seems to have improved, although I suspect that his previous prescription was too strong. I've had 2 retinal scans, and it's interesting when the operator shows you the pictures, rotating your eye balls...

http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2015-11-11-using-human-genetics-reveal-fundamental-processes-involved-type-2-diabetes# This research sounds promising. Don't know much about the science behind it, but new research is surely welcome?

My GP and DN and even the Pharmacist insist that I don't need to test. I've been diagnosed since March last year taking three metformin a day, at meal times. I have ignored the advice not to check, although, I normally only test weekly,unless I'm feeling a bit 'iffy' when I will test straight...

Whoops. 6.2 :(

I have been on LCF for about 18 months now. My BG averages between 4.2 to 5.8, with an occasional 6. When it started going below 4.8, I started to get some of the symptoms you describe, and I now that I need a boost. I carry Fruit Pastiles around with me, and use them. These occasions are...

There is so much garbage talked about on these programs. Most people would be better off visiting these forums for dietary advice, particularly with the amount of warnings in the media about potential epidemics of T2 in the hundreds of thousands in the next 20 years :( These forums could...

4.2 down from 4.8,

Thanks for the responses. I didn't agree to any sort of confidentiality, as we didn't progress to that stage. The didn't actually describe what the research entailed, just that it was investigating how people managed their diabetes, perhaps some sort of comparison of the different models. I...

A week or so ago, I was invited via my GP to become part of a T2 research program being run through a Contractor for the NHS in Bexley. Having responded, the questionaire asked questions about last HbA1c status and other diseases or afflictions. I waited for developments. I got a phone call...

A week or so ago, I was away from home. I traveled after a meal and hydrated during the journey. On arrival at the destination having parked my car and unloaded my luggage and registered I felt a bit weary, faint and needed to sit down. I thought that it might be connected to my type 2...