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For people who need help or wish to help others during corona times at the moment, you are legally allowed to help/get help from other households if you are at risk from things like a physical or mental health perspective. This could be useful if you or someone else is at risk of harm because...

When the clocks went forwards, did you notice any change in your dawn phenomenon? I think my dawn phenomenon has come earlier since the recent clocks change. So, through Jan, Feb, most of March, dawn phenomenon hadn't been a big issue as I was waking just before a big rise had occurred. Now...

Is there anyone on here that has increased their carb intake after having previously done low carb or very low carb? I was very low carb for a few years but steadily increased my carbs back to a moderate level. Currently, I have about 130g per day. The reason I increased carbs was two-fold...

I'm looking to understand how low an HbA1c is realistic for people with type 1 diabetes of differing ages and recency of diagnosis. I feel that with good management, An HbA1c of below 6% (42 mmol/mol) is attainable for most of us so I'd be interested to hear from all of you with type 1 and...

For those of you with type 1 diabetes (or anyone with LADA on insulin) that are actively restricting their carbohydrate content for better diabetes control, how low carb is your typical day? Please feel free to take part in the poll. If you wish to reply and post detail -your daily carb intake...

Appearing in the British Medical Journal http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7198

A bit of satire Read on :| http://wheretheresmuck.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/going-private-my-reply-to-a-job-offer-from-a-private-health-company/ Ed

I don't want to get too carried away, but it strikes me that Diabetes UK's constant knocking of the NHS lately seems to coincide 'quite nicely' with a corporate partnership with Bupa. http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News_Landing_Page/Diabetes-UK-sets-new-World-Record/ There is more than...

What do we make of this one? http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/diabetics_urged_to/ Note that the study outcomes were based upon a single meal which consisted of 75g fat, 5g carbs and 6g protein...

Could be useful for some folks in the North East: "My name is Ian Boffey and I am a PhD student at Newcastle University. I would like to recruit people for my research into dietary change after the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Making changes to one’s diet is known to be difficult. " ... "Each...

Today I hit upon the thought of buying a pack of test strips and using 1/3 of a pot to test how my blood sugar changes each hour. When I think about it, it seems like potentially an idea actually worth trying. The strips may cost me between £15 and £20 but the chance to see how my blood sugar...

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carbs-weight-gain.html My understanding is that insulin's role is to help to turn blood glucose into triglycerides for fat storage (lipogenesis). With fats, they pretty much are triglycerides when in the blood anyway, so don't need insulin to turn them into...

I see Lloyds Pharmacy have got themselves into a bit of bother regarding a 'shock tactics' campaign for Diabetes Week. They ran a TV ad which received a number complaints which they have been working to remove. They also erected a statue / mountain of amputated limbs in Trafalgar Square to...

Perhaps of interest to some. This particular study suggests that 'rebound hyperglycaemia' (aka Somogyi phenomenon) is not a valid explanation for high morning readings. I would tend to agree but would welcome any evidence that may counter these findings...

http://diabetesnewshound.com/type1/causes/ This is the one that's interesting for me. Prof Knipp has identified a link between milk as well -via an 'enterovirus'. I'm wondering whether a particular food additive may have some part to play. Preceding my type 1 diagnosis were some possible...

This story has made it into the news today: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0018604 I believe the primary reason these mice improved their health is because the quality of their feed was improved. High-fat diet (AIN-76A) Notice how it appears relatively free of...

A busy evening last night left me unable to do my planned evening shop, so this morning, to be quick and partly to see whether my low carb diet is really necessary, I decided to see what a bowl of muesli would do to me ... ... 2 hours later, blood sugars at 9.8 I shan't be repeating the...

It's interesting to see some of the different pros and cons of going low carb. I think it's important to look at headlines and research that oppose low-carb as well as ones that support it to form a more informed opinion. Ones involving research would be really interesting to see. News items...