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Although I have found this forum very useful - there is a mass of information and advice -I haven't posted much yet for fear of provoking another feud. I have known about my T2 for over eight years, and am fairly confident in my management, which steers a wobbly line straight down the middle...

I always get dry itchy eyes at this time of the year - I put it down to car heaters and office lights going on for the first time. Eye drops help - but if you are an intensive screen user I would strongly recommend taking short breaks more regularly than every 50 minutes. I use a little free...

Thanks all. I have ambitions to join the 5% club, and was very suprised at the GPs comment. Surely attempting to get your A1c in the non-diabetic range has got to be the way to avoid long term complications. Very re-assured Richard

I have just been politely told by my GP that I will not be getting an increase in test strips (50 per 2 months). Oh well - off to EBay. He tells me that recent trials show that those who control A1c levels below 6 do less well than those with A1cs in the 6s. Does anyone know what studies these...

and me too! Richard

Thanks for all the info - that is a great help. Armed with some of this I have written to my GP again. I'm not holding my breath, but I am not going to let go of this one. I already know twice what I knew previously about diabetes thanks to this forum, and am much more aware of how the patchy...

7 years ago I went to the doctors with a sore throat and came out with diabetes. At the time all the advice I was given was "go to the library and find a book". Although in the intervening years my care has improved considerably I still think, particularly after reading on this forum, that there...

Yes, I have been a vegetarian for 20 odd years and diagnosed with T2 for 6. I manage on what I call a "sensible balanced" diet and metformin. I'd never heard of low carbing until I found this place 2 weeks ago. My last A1c was 6.1 - current 14 day average BG 5.9 Regards Richard