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Dave I have a colleague at work - in good health - but his doctor is concerned because his cholesterol is too low at 3.5. Regards Alan

Re: Success stories Results after first 3 months: HBA1c 11% down to 7.2% Cholesterol 7.1 to 5.9 will get full breakdown when I see the doc. Trigs 5.6 down to 3.3. Weight 93kg down to 86kg. Previously tried the Hays diet (food combining a long time ago) and found which foods made me feel rough...

Jessie Try and get a free Contour meter - my came with 25 test strips - just enough to give it a proper test. Regards Alan

Jessie I bought a Freesytle lite on diagnosis. A month later the Nurse gave me an Optium Xceed and a prescription for strips. I noticed straight away that my readings were different from the Freestyle meter. I contacted Abbot for some test solution so I could get an idea which meter was more...

Time for the Docs Kansenji. I've had fungal infections before I was diagnosed - itchiness and redness - which cleared up after a about a week using Canestan. SInce you have already tried Canestan without success I think you should seek medical help. All the best. Alan

Candyrel Don't worry about the BP - same thing happens to me. Always about 160/90 when with the nurse - but usually less than 130/80 when I test it myself. To convince the nurse I did not need BP medication I resorted to buying a decent BP monitor (BHF approved) kept a log to show the nurse...

Sorry - I think it was an error on my part. I just tried the 2nd Xceed - reading of 4.0. Put the code strip back in the meter and turned the meter off with the button once the code had been displayed as per the instructions - previously I had just pulled the code strip out again to turn the...

Thanks for the replys. I have been trawling the web but haven't found anything useful that I could understand. Just keep coming across the 20% figure you mentioned Dennis. Just tested again - 8.1 for both the Ascencia Contour and the Optium Xceed! Unfortunately not doing as well as I thought...

Suzil How does you meter match up to your HBA1C figures? I only want to use one meter but obviously I want a fairly accurate one. I only bought the Freestyle light (£7) the rest have been freebies - thought I might as well use up the supplied test strips - what I wasn't expecting was the...

I know I need to get some control solution - just wondering what people regard as the best/most accurate meter. On intial diagnosis I bought myself a Freestyle freedom lite meter, 1 month later due to visit the nurse. took my reading before I left home - 6.9. The Nurse offered me a free meter...

Wiflib Keep a food dairy for a few days and weigh everything in order to work out your carb and calories. You may be comsuming more calories than you think. I am no expert but I would have thought that despite low carbing too many calories will stop you losing weight. Conversely you may not be...

MK5 Sorry I didn't make myself clear - I managed to get my BP down to 130/80 with diet and exercise - which I think is okay. The DN said anything below 140/90 is fine - again opinions differ. I started taking the amlodipine because it rose to approx 145/90 for a few days and stopped taking it...

Hi Jem My father has very high cholesterol levels if left untreated - apparently it's heridtary although it doesn't affect me - take after my mothers side. Otherwise he is fine - he has taken medication for a long time, a few years ago they changed it to a statin - very bad side effects - he...

Been on Glucophage SR for three weeks. First week just one tablet with evening meal - very uncomfartable at first - bloated/swollen stomach - but I was expecting that. I found it affected me less if I eat half my meal before taking the tablet. Now on tablet at breakfast as well - not having...

Kept a food diary today - 1500 calories and 50g carbs consumed. Main items I missed out of my original calculation - milk in tea throughout the day which accounted for 240 claories, and 200 calories from Helmans mayo.

Katherine At the moment I do 30 mins cadio 4 -5 times a week. apart from that sedentary. I'm not really one for eating hot veg, prefer salads and raw veg. I will take a look at the recipes to try and find something for a bit of variety. I always used to have one meal as salad and protein...

Fergus Thanks for the reply. I think I need to keep a food diary - I forgot to include salad dressings, a yoghurt, and I need to check exactly how much milk I use and also to ensure I have not missed anything else in order to get an accurate calorie count. Having said that I feel fine - no...

Diagnosed type2 just over two weeks ago - found this forum invaluable. Have gone on a low-carb diet, usual days eating: breakfast 2 egg omelette lunch protein and salad dinner protein and salad. Cups of tea with semi-skimmed milk throughout the day. Multivitamin tablet. Small piece of cheese as...