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Hi i haven't been on in awhile,i had a bad attack of Neuralgia and went into depression and i didn't care what i ate,then it got a bit better and we took a holiday (more wrong food) and to finish Christmas.I hadn't been testing my BS but i did yesterday and it was 16.3 which i know is far to...

Thank you for your reply's,Cugila i've read the info which helps and i'll look on my hospital site for Podatry services,thanks again,shan x

Hi haven't been on in a while cause i went on holiday and fell of the wagon with a bump but i'm sorting myself out again.What i wanted to ask is a few things about feet as i've asked my doctor a couple of times and not got an answer i hope i may get some help here.In the morning my feet feel...

Hi Gilly,seems like i haven't been around for awhile,glad your doing so well,i'm not.When i posted before i was doing ok but i had a bad attack of neuralgia and i couldn't exercise and wasn't bothered what i ate,lucky for me it stopped before i went on holiday and fell of the wagon with a bump...

A brilliant talent cut short,and if he had done what they say he did what mother would settle for any amount of money if their child had been hurt in that way,as a Mum myself no amount of money would of stopped me going all the way through the courts,i don't think he did it,he just paid them to...

Thank you Dipsticky,i am losing weight the healthy way but seems i'd got a tin from awhile ago but still in date i didn't want to chuck it out if i could use it up but off to the bin it goes,i'd all ready asked my mates if they wanted it but no, :) shan x

Does any one know the answer,shan x

Hi been reading through this thread so is that a yes to using Slimfast,i have a full tin i bought thats still in date too but when i asked my Diabetic nurse if i could use it she said no this stuff is no good for diabetics so its still sitting in my cupboard,but i don't want to waste it,will it...

I went to see the Diabetic nurse and for a change she was happy with me my HbAic was 6-9 which is good as last time i was 11 and my cholesteral is 4-2 so alls well there and my blood presure was good.But as i thought due to the illness i've been having i have put on weight i think its the Lyrica...

Your doing so well Gilly H i think you will hit your target just takes time, when you think about a 5 stone target it seems miles away but i bet you thought the weight you are now seemed so too but your there, :D ,best to set your self smaller stort time targets at a time.Thanks i'm feeling a...

Hi GillyH,I think your on the right track by not having the bread that gasses me up to :oops: ,i've fell off my diet with a bump and i was doing so well,when i got weighed last week i'd lost another 4lb but with this neuralgia pain i didn't want to bother with excercise to painfull,and i just...

Well done Gilly H,Your doing really well.I have hit a problem with my weight loss,my Neuralgia has come back and the new med's the have put me on cause weight gain there called Lyrica i've read about them and every one says how much weight they have put on so i'm worried,plus when i asked the...

Well i fair better with Orlistat,i followed the low fat diet and not getting any problems and i've lost 7 1/2 pounds in 7 weeks which my nurse said is just the right amount on Orlistat,the only problem i had was when i had a slice of my sons birthday cake and sat on the loo the next day.I think...

Thanks Jackie,i don't know if this will help any but i've read up on this drug and there saying it can take up to ten days to get into your system,shan x

As i suffer with Trigeminal neuralgia and my usual pills stopped working i went to the doc's and he's put me on Lyrica(pregabalin) as i was looking this drug up i found it's given to diabetic's for neuropathy so i thought i would ask on here if any one took this and how did you get on with it.I...

Thank you all for your reply's,i'm on amitriptyline 50mg now,before it flared up again i was only on 25mg and on this i was pain free for three years,i'm off to the doctors later and i'm hoping he will give me some thing to work with the amitriptyline.I know my teeth are ok as my dentist was the...

Thank you both,i see the doc on friday and i'll ask about that drug Sue,sorry to hear you suffer with pains Timewarp,last week the doc gave me Nasonex spray for Rhinitis drip which came from a chest infection at xmas and after antibiotics (two lots) didn't work,this spray don't seem to be...

I had Trigeminal Neuralgia three years ago before i was told i had Diabetes,for the people who don't know about this its very painful it affects three nerves from the brain to above the eye and to top and bottom of the jaw when it starts it feels like terrible tooth ache all the time some...

Before i excercised today i tested my BG it was 8-8mg after it was 6mg this was in the afternoon after one hour of home gym cardio,this time i was fine, didn't feel funny at all.I thought excercise was ment to make you feel good,i just feel aches :roll: ,but at least it helps bring down my BG...

Yes i think this forum will be useful,i think we should agree to disagree and get on with things the best way we can after all we are one way or another Diabetic no mater how we handle it, :) ,shan x