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  1. TerryinDorset

    Redefining diabetes ?

    My first thought when I saw the latest newsletter & the weight loss of a Christopher Biggins being trumpeted as the main item was, who is this person to have such praise heaped upon him? I'd not heard of him before but it appears he developed Type 2 & went to Germany to loose weight. My second...
  2. TerryinDorset

    Does Spelt pasta have a low glycemic index?

    I saw in a newspaper recently that Spelt pasta has a low glycemic index. Is this true & is anyone using it?
  3. TerryinDorset

    Test monitor accuracy?

    Shock horror. I've been using a Accu-Chek Active monitor for 2 months & for the past 7 days got fasting values of 5.0 - 6.0 mmol. 2 hrs after lunch today I got 6.2. Two mins later I tried the AgaMatrix 'Jazz' that my diabetic nurse gave me recently & got 7.2mmol. I'm confused now about...
  4. TerryinDorset

    Food intake restriction study by Prof. Roy Taylor, et al.

    What do folks here think of the Newcastle Prof. Roy Taylor's study in reversing type 2 diabetes with a strict 8 week diet regime? I'm 73, and a retired NHS Ward Charge Nurse/RGN. A recent PSA blood test revealed Type 2 sugar levels & I was sent to the diabetic nurse & refereed to the doctor...