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Hi all, Sorry for absence, life has taken over my body - but I am doing fairly well, in fact my GP has declared that I am no longer diabetic because my numbers are so good for the 2nd year!! LOL Anyhow, I am after soon advice from the fitness experts/food experts, if I may - I have joined my...

This is far out!!! Girl forced to spend EVERY night in hospital Just what are we complaining about .............. in the grand scheme of things!? :?: Alice

May I have a bit of a rant please?!!! :evil: :evil: So in February I lost my job - GREAT! April I got diagnosed with Diabetes - HURRAH! Yesterday I was given notice on my accommodation - YIPEEEE!! :evil: What else can go wrong now!!! I just don't need this right now - and I just about...

A title on a programme on DMAX, caught my eye - "A Trash Can of Skin" and I decided to put my Sky box to record it. As it happens I am watching it right now and what a surprise............. This is about a woman who weighed 37.5st (oh yes) and with a BMI above 40. She went to a Harley street...

Celebrating tonight and thought I was being VERY naughty by having aromatic duck with Hoi Sin Sauce, pancakes, cucumber and spring onion. Bought a DIY pack from ASDA (I do like their duck) and have had half and so should have eaten about 50 carb - 550 cals in total washed down with two glasses...

Well, I am back home after my first holiday as a diabetic! Although I was in a country I know very well, I was going from eating out to party food to party food!! I was initially worried about how to cope and my Bg levels, but thanks to my dear friend I managed to relax and not worry too much...

Hi all, Just returned from Denmark, visiting family and friends. Everyone amazed how well I looked etc etc., so all very nice and friendly. A couple of Mum's friends are diabetic too and they gave me this website for some excellent sweets, which are supposedly BOTH sugar and carb free as well...

Admittedly I do like to have a prober dinner - and 2 courses, too!! Finding desserts agreeable with a carb managed diet has not been so easy, but I have come up with something which is really lovely and you can easily use for non-diabetic too - they wouldn't know any better!! I take 2 quarter...

Hi all, Not sure if I am a low-carber or not (!!) so sorry if I am in the wrong place - moderators feel free to move post to appropriate place (I am 50-70 max 80 carbs/day). Had my first full blood after diagnoses ......... HBA1C = 5.7 (from 10.2) Cholesterol = 5.5 (from 7) HDL = 1.1 (not...

Honest, I have had a look around via the search function but could not find a definite answer, so here goes (and sorry if I have missed the answer somewhere!).......... Lipids ......... In another post I read about someone getting the following results; HbA1c of 6.1 Lipids LDL 2.41 - HDL...

ok ok - that WAS a bit cheesy!! But anyhow ....... just wanted to share something, which to the "oldtimers" here might be old news, but bear with me, I am only 3 months down the road! Having intitially done well on my own (my GP is "old school" and will not hear anything than "conventional...

So I have been to see another GP at the surgery - the GP I was originally assigned to. So I talk about how I felt about everything and what I have been doing. Fine. He then puts his point across - that the surgery does indeed take T2 VERY serious - they have over 400 people with T2 at the...

Hi all, Just for laugh ... ok?! I had to get a new passport sized photo today for my new driving license. Normally I absolutely hate being photographed, always have - but needed to get this done, so went to the post office and used their photo-booth (does anybody come out looking good?) to...

Hi all, Just so VERY pleased! Thanks to the kindness of a wonderful neighbour (who is also T2) I am now the proud owner of an Aviva Nano!! He has several meters including the Nano and had (don't know why) just received another, and when he heard I did not have one, he offered this brand new...

Hi all, Just wondering about this ............ When I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago as T2, my main complaint (and what got me to the doc in the first place) was a VERY dry mouth, especially in the morning. It felt like I had dehydrated during the night and the feeling was there throughout the day...

I was only diagnosed Type 2 Thursday last week and as of Friday I started counting Carbs. The first couple of days were fine, keeping it under 100 and with calories around 1500-1800 and feeling quite well with it all (walking my usual 2-4 miles a day). Now in the last couple of days I am...

Hi all, Just beeen diagnosed (today!) with Diabetes 2 and my doctors "pack" recommended I come here for support and advice - so here I am! This is a bit scary, although my doctor assured me that I am not about to die or anything that serious!! :roll: However, I could do with any advice...