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and non low carbers might like it too! Personally I'm beginning to think T2 is the name of several diseases that react differently to different treatments. Its impossible to ignore the results of controlling Carbs in this article yet others seem not to need too! AKA we're all different...

Can you have a HBa1c done privately? and if so where and what would the cost be about Many thanks

Anyone had advice regarding Metformin and having a CT scan? I have googled but prefer it from experience rather than chinese whispers! My Dr hasn't mentioned it but I do know there are some contradictions. Thanks

Hi I've recently decided I've had enough of diabetes. I don't like it and it doesnt like me. I'm asking my Doctor to refer me to a bariactric surgeon in the hope of a curing my T2. Weight loss will be a secondry effect for me, but will of course be benificial and make my life better. My Dr is...

I may have my first complications of diabetes - or it may just be a concurrent condition due to my (now past) sedentry lifestyle. I have terrible fatigue like cramps in my calves, rear thighs and occasionally buttocks after just a short walk of around 100m - I now have to stop and rest. Its...

and heres the tricky bit....low fat too ! Anyone have any low carb breakfast ideas that dont include oats or all bran, and not too cholestrol packed? Cheers

Does anybody know the current N.I.C.E. Guidelines regarding the prescribing of test strips for T2. I have checked the internet but being the internet things are out of date or confused. I'm hoping to present my Dr with the facts re strip prescription as well as the evidence that blood testing...

Hope thats the right spelling ! During a visit to the Diabetic Nurse, she mentioned my Triglyceride levels were very high ( My Triglyceride levels are 8.0 ) but made no mention of medication. Are people with very high TG levels usually put on medication? Thanks

Having been refused prescription strips for the Aviva I bought, I thought Id aproach the question of costs & strips from a different angle. Which are the cheapest strips and for which meter. Not the cheapest meter as such but the cheapest strips.

Hi First of all I apologise for the downbeat tone of this thread, although I'm hoping it has a happy end ! I'm not long diagnosed with T2 and questions pop into my head occasionally. I've read that Diabetes is a "Progressive" disease, and I'm struggling with that notion. Does this mean the...

Hi I'm very recently diagnosed with type 2. My fasting bgl on dx was 15.8, I've already cut out carbs such as spuds bread and rice as per everything I read ! and of course sugars. I've eaten a good tonnage of Veg over the last 2 weeks. My fasting BGL is now around 11.5. I started 2 days ago on...