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Just picked up a copy of my local paper and the headline is as above and the story tells of a success of the Revita DMA treatment of a Bromley resident who was a T2 for 10 years on increasing meds and had the Revita treatment and now has "almost" non diabetic numbers. Hope the link works, if...

Just going to bed last Wednesday at about 10.30pm when I felt my pulse was racing, I took my bp and it was 133/121 (bottom reading way high for me) and my pulse registered 165bpm, took it again a few mins later and recorded 132/115 pulse 176 bpm. I suffered an SVT or "Superventricular...

I stumbled upon this short 6 minute youtube video today, now I realise this was made in New York but it posses the question how accurate is the dietary information on our food. This page is linked to the video http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/opinion/calorie-detective.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0...

Some months ago I had a routine annual blood test and all was fine except my Vitamin B12 was rather low I think from memory it was 116 pg/mL when the (range is 180 - 1100) I had recently stopped taking metformin as well as fairly regular Omeprazole use and my doctor requested another blood test...

Heard the very sad news this morning that blues legend and diabetic BB King has passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief hospital stay for a diabetic related illness. The thrill has gone, forever, RIP He was 89 years young...

Having been diabetic now for around 6 years I am no stranger to blood tests and they have never bothered me in the past and only rarely in the past have I suffered a small amount of bruising but I had a test last week and I could feel an ache from my elbow to my shoulder while the blood was...

It seems that the recent reports that saturated fat is now considered safe for us was a little premature and far from an open and shut case as the Daily Mail apparently reported. Quotes from the NHS Choices Web Site yesterday refuting the studies claims: "No sources of funding are reported and...

As reported in todays Pulse Magazine, apparently it may be replaced with local incentive schemes. The whole story can be read here http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/your-practice/practice-topics/qof/bye-bye-qof-framework-to-be-first-casualty-of-co-commissioning-drive/20008812.article#.VKaET3tGaCY I...

As the thread tittle says there is new research that links a possible cause between diets high in fat and an increased risk of certain cancers especially breast cancer. Quote: "High total and saturated fat intake were associated with greater risk of estrogen receptor- and progesterone...

Free.............. an unopened pack of 25 test strips for a One Touch Ultra meter. I received these as part of a promotional meter and 50 strips pack which came with 2 X 25 strip pots of test strips, I assume I forgot I had the second pot and threw the meter away as I have just found these but...

Headline in todays Express talks of an artificial pancreas a British invention that is set for human trials in 2016. The implant and the necessary surgery to fit it will cost around £5000. Full story here...

Just been in my local chemists and picked up a leaflet on the counter offering free places at an afternoon diabetes event in London. The event is specifically about diabetic retinopathy and will include sessions hosted by: Prof. Roy Taylor; Director of Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre...

Its often said that a common side effect of diabetes is depression but it can sometimes go unnoticed and undiagnosed. Now I have no idea how accurate this test is but Its worth trying if you are feeling generally down and tired all the time, sometimes its not just about diabetes...

There is a very useful monthly newsletter published on a blog called G.I. News which is free to read or you can suscribe and it will be sent to your mail box monthly saving you the time and bother of remembering it. It was a member here who once pointed me to it for which I have always been...

Is undoubtedly an uncut loaf, let me explain.... When I was first diagnosed I limited my bread intake to two slices of Burgen a day as a sandwich for my lunch but after I gained decent control and had maintained it for a while and having lost a fair amount of weight I tried branching out into...

One of the commonest threads on the forum must surely be about the side effects of certain drugs, some people are largely unaffected some people seem to have their lives ruined by them but love them or hate them some people owe their lives to prescription drugs. I saw this video on another site...

Thats right I could hardly believe it either but this is what I read this morning in Pulse the magazine for GP's. Apparently the NHS are about to reduce the cost of its pateint data base from between £20k to £30k to just one pound £1. I really do hope this is not going to lead to call...

New single out now Badger Swagger the single has been made to highlight the plight of the Badger that are set (no pun) to be culled. According to Sir David Attenborough, Brian May, Slash, Sonny Green and many others involved with the song that inoculating badgers against TB would actually be...

A new study recently out suggests that long term low carb diets are far from safe and are actually shown to increase all causes of mortality. Low-carbohydrate diets tend to result in reduced intake of fibre and fruits and increased intake of protein from animal sources, cholesterol and...

A study by US scientists has shown that carnitine in red meat was broken down by bacteria in the gut. This kicked off a chain of events that resulted in higher levels of cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease. Saturated fat and the way processed meat is preserved are thought to...