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    Simvastatin caution

    Just another comment here... I also replied to Balirob on this recently. My doctor had described me as 'Statin Intolerant' after experiencing some pretty bad side effects with Simvastatin. I guess I remained this way for a couple of years, before my GP retired. His replacement was a younger...
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    Legs on fire

    Hi BaliRob, As a Jakarta resident (although working in Africa just now), I admire your ability to be able to cope with your diabetes out there! I recently had a few months back home in Scotland (for the first time in years) and spent most of that reviewing my T2 with my GP and being tested for...
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    Advice again please ...what's happening now?

    Thanks Nigel ...never something I have (or would have!) considered before, but I will certainly give it a go! Colin.
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    Advice again please ...what's happening now?

    Thank you so much Clare :) Colin.
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    Advice again please ...what's happening now?

    All, Since my last post about my new 'clean' lifestyle, I seem to be making good progress in gaining control of my Type II. If I can understand what is happening to me at night I think I would then have almost complete control... My BG always starts high in the morning. I get up, shower, get...
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    Smoking & Drinking & Crazy BG Numbers

    Thanks for the responses :) I will be visiting the UK again in August, so will be sure to make an appointment to discuss this with the nurse and GP then, but as has been indicated above, I am hopeful that by that time things may have settled down a bit. I just checked my BG before coming...
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    Smoking & Drinking & Crazy BG Numbers

    Hi All, Long time since I have actively participated in the forum, although I still read it when I can. As some of you may know, I am a UK citizen, but currently working and residing in Angola, Africa where support for my Type II condition is virtually non-existent. I do maintain contact with...
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    Posting Links,Helpful ...or not.

    Sid Bonkers said... Keep posting links and leave it to the individual to choose which they explore. I agree with this, and I can't believe this topic is creating the feedback it does. Links are easy to ignore if irrelevent to the reader. On the other hand, a lot of time can be wasted reading...
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    Breakfasts

    All seems to be settled down now! I couldn't get hold of a BP monitor, but I am going to have the same breakfast tomorrow and then take my own BP monitor to work with me in case it happens again. I guess it is possible for me to have some sort of unusual reaction to avocados ...if I have, and...
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    Breakfasts

    Thanks ...I just checked it and it is 6.8 Not as low as it usually is, but then again it is less than 2 hours since I ate, so would expect it to be slightly higher I guess. Pretty normal for me in any case, and I would expect it to be back around 5.2 before I eat again. I have felt on edge...
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    Breakfasts

    God, what a buzz I have! I had some smoked salmon with a few capers and some lemon juice, mixed up with an avocado, for breakfast this morning. It is probably the first time I have eaten an avocado, and I found it quite pleasant. I did check the Collin's Carb Counter and although it has a very...
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    Breakfasts

    Most fish is available in abundance here so will look at all these options. I am also used to eating the 'bacalhau' (salt cod) but usually I BBQ it, and I am sure the wife would have some objections to raise if I asked her to 'fire up the barbie' at 5.00 am to make my breakfast! Seriously...
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    Breakfasts

    Hey, good call leggott! Fish and eggs for breakfast never popped into my head ...I have had this before but only when I was living in hotels on business trips. Never occured to me that I could make it at home :roll: Don't think I can access any good haddock down here (God I just long for a...
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    Breakfasts

    Can you guys give me some tips for breakfast meals? I am managing my BG levels fairly well now, through medication and a supplement of the B1 vitamin that was discussed in a recent thread, but I have some concerns. For breakfast just now I am sticking to eggs, or bacon and eggs, or sausage and...
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    Observation - comments please!

    I take 75mg soluble aspirin daily (in the evenings). I have been taking this for over 6 years now (pre-diabetes diagnosis) without problems. It is only since my BG levels have dropped drastically that I have the increased blood flow. On top of that I take 5 grammes Testogel (I think equivalent...
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    Observation - comments please!

    LOL Patch, I'd have **** myself if that had happened :lol: I am happy that I am on the right track with my thoughts here, so will stop worrying about it. I do still take aspirin (even after the negative reports on it last week), mainly cos most of my ancestors have been somewhat experts in how...
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    Observation - comments please!

    Hi All, Since I reported on here a couple of weeks ago about my now improving life quality and BG levels, I have noticed something about my BG testing that I haven't see mentioned here before. I am therefore unsure if this is as a result of the recent changes I have seen or something else going...
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    Is diabetes causing erectile dysfunction?

    At the risk of undermining my virilty (which is my concern on replying to this ...guess its a 'man thing' lol), here's my tuppence worth on this... I am 52, Type 2, and was dignosed last December. With little or no support other than this forum (due to living and working overseas), I had gone...
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    Just sharing my news :)

    Hi again all, I have been reading many posts to the forum from some newer members (not that I am an old hand, by any means!), and now that I am a bit more 'in control' of my own Type 2 condition, I thought I would share my experiences with you. I hope it helps some of you that may be very...
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    Spreadsheets?

    Hi Phil, I have managed to get access to your website okay now ...being based down here in Angola is not always great when it comes to internet access! I (and I am sure many others) appreciate the efforts you are making to provide these apps. Your desktop application sounds like a great idea...