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  1. steve_sandy

    GP told me today to stop checking my blood sugar

    Was in hospital a couple of months ago for OHS, the food was minimal and ended up with toast and jam as well as a tiny bowl of sugar free cereal and had the choice of almost no food or eat food high in sugar, then they had the dim but bright idea of not letting me manage my insulin. used to...
  2. steve_sandy

    Eating "forbidden" sweets

    I still eat sweet things, but usually as a response to a low some sugar free sweets are excellent laxatives, not the thing to have on long car journeys :)
  3. steve_sandy

    Code Free testing

    tend to use the meter to see if I am really low, like 4, average of about 8-12 and higher when it is time to take meds, the hb1ac takes a few mil of blood, the strip test meter takes a tiny amount, but I use a contour usb to allow for memory and saving to the pc
  4. steve_sandy

    Weed and diabetes

    Assuming you are taking the weed in a water pipe and so not smoking, am pretty sure that weed is sugar and carb free, several pints of beer will help you put on weight then there is the munchies....anyone who has taken weed in any form will know that it will turn an anorexic into someone who...
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    Type 2 Type 2 with insulin and tablets having night hypos

    Currently taking 60 units of humulin at night and 32 in the morning along with day time meds which is metformin and glycazide had a healthy meal of boiled fish with quinoa and mushrooms etc and went to bed about 10, could not sleep and ended up feeling low which is unusual as most times am...
  6. steve_sandy

    Type 2 Can I eat Shredded Wheat?

    tend to have 2-3 eggs with tomatoes on a wrap with butter if having cereal, then a no added sugar granola, with nut and seed rich muesli, with non milk liquid like oat or coconut milk, often with a tablespoon of psyllium husks
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    Profile photo from **** om Grolle 1645 Copyright to - (https://www.facebook.com/wim.roelsma?fref=ts)
  8. steve_sandy

    Type 2 but love eating loads of chocolate

    Congratulations ! You are well on your way to get your feet chopped off and to go blind, it will be well worth it ? What you need to do is to get some flat pieces of wood and tie them to your feet so that you will be like it is when your feet are amputated, ie no real control and to wear a...
  9. steve_sandy

    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA just noticed the comment "Insulin AND Victoza are not recommended" why is this ? tried insulin it did not seem to do a lot the camping is all going to be in this country, looks like getting a travel bag and a large wallet, but some sort of discount in the colour I want -...
  10. steve_sandy

    VICTOZA users

    Re: VICTOZA cheers for the link - might end up buying a double pouch for both pens I have been leaving the pen in use in the fridge, but looks like this is not that important any problems with leaving it in the fridge for the one in use ?
  11. steve_sandy

    VICTOZA users

    VICTOZA Type 2 diabetic tried insulin from early jan to about 2 weeks ago, started on 12 units and upped every 4-5 days, last dose was 40 units and made little difference to the before and after results on victoza, lower day time than before, higher in the morning :( nurse reckons might have...
  12. steve_sandy

    Sugar-free chocolate?

    diabetic chocolate is made for the gullible as it is not cheap, the sweetener is a laxative, sorbitol i recall, much better to get the 85% cocoa solids chocolate, seen some at 90%, so by default not a lot of sugar :) plus the intense taste means a couple of squares have the same sort of flavour...
  13. steve_sandy

    Type 2 Book Recommendations?

    diabetes for dummies http://www.amazon.co.uk/Diabetes-Dummie ... 0470058102 was quite useful and covered all eventualities
  14. steve_sandy

    Pretty Low readings 2 hours after eating?

    good BG readings, only get strips from the doctors as dealing with the hospital who are changing my medication around and they need to know what the readings are doctors have decreed that t2 diabetics have no need to test blood sugar and refuse to provide any on prescriptions
  15. steve_sandy

    Athletes Foot

    had some once in a lifetime cream, was effective for 6 months tried surgical spirit, liberally covered the feet in the stuff with cotton wool pads, not seen any for a long time, it might sting a bit though :)
  16. steve_sandy

    Test Strips stopped

    my practice has banned the strips for T2, but under the care of a hospital doctor who was keen to know the before.... readings to allow her to gauge the adjustments currently on this for a few weeks and suspect the glicazide might get upped to 2x2 in a few weeks Gliclazide M/R = 1 morning, 2...
  17. steve_sandy

    night wee wee

    not use a pot at bed, but do have one in the tent when camping, saves me undoing the flap and poking it out in the night, overheard some lady phoning home that she was disgusted by the thought as for in the house, got an automatic loo seat detector stuck to the underside of the lid, bright...
  18. steve_sandy

    Cost of Diabetic Consumables

    got T2 diabetes, got some card giving me free prescriptions, including stuff that has nothing to do with diabetes, such as antibiotics or hayfever pills test now and then, helps to confirm the foods am eating are ok, or not exercise has dropped my BP from 140 to 120 the statin like pill has...
  19. steve_sandy

    Blood Testing

    test 1-2 times a week, if the bg goes too low, then get the munchies and notice a slight shaking of the hands - that is when it gets to around 4-5 and need to eat NOW nothing too noticeable if it gets too high, think a high for me is about 12 much less choclate now that eating the green and...
  20. steve_sandy

    Diet yoghurt

    tend to not bother with the fat free pots of gloop as dairy free means it is not yougurt :( last one was onken wholegrain peach 2.8% fat 18% carb - 15.7% sugars recall sainsburys do a low fat greek yogurt, tastes fine for me :) not into counting calories or carbs, just eating well and heathily..