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I just had my diabetes review with the diabetes nurse. I should have been delighted with the hba1c being 45 (about 6.3 per cent), especially as the nurse had reduced me from 2 x Metformin 500 mg a day to 1 x Metforming 500 mg eighteen months ago but was absolutely shocked when she said that my...

It seems that laughter is able to lower blood sugar so really is good medicine (without the side effects) http://diabetes.about.com/b/2009/11/03/ ... r.htm?nl=1

A Nurses' Health Study in the US has found that drinking a lot of soft drinks containing artificial sweetners may cause faster than average decline in kidney function. I think this is important to people with diabetes and hope there will be further research...

Hi I have just read this article about NICE introducing new incentives for doctors to monito blood pressure for people with diabetes. I noticed that they have lowered the systolic/diastolic measurements recommended for people with diabetes from 145/85 to 140/80. Sorry put the wrong link on...

I think this study looks very interesting and look forward to seeing the results of further research in this area. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090726/th ... 6016e.html

Hi I saw this link on another forum and thought it maybe useful with ref to diabetes especially. http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pandemic-f ... ppressants

Hi I read this report and feel that the reason I have type 2 diabetes and hypertension now is because of having hypertension when I was carrying my two children even though my first born was 36 years ago. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/137305.php

Hi I do look after my feet but I must admit I had not really thought about MRSA infection until I read about it here and I think this thought makes it even more important. http://diabetes.about.com/od/preventing ... abetes.htm