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Hello all, As new users of this site, we have to say the we have been amazed by the various responses to our post. We want to thank everybody for giving us your time and thoughts very much appreciated. We will be calling on your generosity very soon I no doubt! Thanks again Al's Dad

Re: A good beginners guide to diabetes Hello CJC We are new to diabetes so we have been researching it. I found a book called Diabetes Revolution by Dr Charles Clark, published by vermilion. It helped me understand more about diabetes and some of the dietary implications for diabetics. Might...

Hello Sue, Yes, we are becoming quite obsessive about routine!!!! From the info Suzi and yourself have posted, it seems to me, that as long as my son has a healthy balanced diet that has had the processed food taken out of it, and we measure his carb intake, we should balance his diet with the...

Hello Sugarless Sue, Thanks for your reply - We are meeting regularly with the hospital and value their advise. As I have said to Suzi, we are new to this and are struggling a bit. For instance, tonight, for his tea he's had sausage, small amount of potatoes, carrots and green beans. Before tea...

Thanks Dave for signposting me to Fergus. Hello Suzi, thanks for replying, much appreciated. My son's on two injections a day (Novamix 30). His morning units are 11 and evening is 8. My son's diet still includes wholemeal bread, brown rice, porridge and potatoes ect. We are putting greater...

Hello all, My son was diagnosed with type 1 last May, he is 7 years old. Since September 2008 he has suffered with high blood sugars. The hospital have advised us that we need to address this by raising my sons insulin. However, I have always thought it strange that the hospitals approach was...