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Thank you all for the responses, I shall have a look through later. Yes maybe I should speak with the manufacturer but I believe this model has been discontinued. Maybe they have another one that will work with the strips. and I hadn't realised you just divided by 18!! Thanks for that info. x

Oh my goodness Jack, thank you so much. I had no idea you could do that calculation. I think my good (HDL) cholesterol is a bit low? But thank goodness the trigs are ok. I will have a chat with the GP Wednesday about it all. She is one of the few excellent ones... told me to come in on a...

Ohh my surgery said under 4 but then they could have moved the goal posts again!! I go for my breakdown on Wednesday, I got the results from the receptionist who was unsure of the ratios - she said 3.2 normal, 0.92 HDL and 2.3 LDL, total 3.5... se never mentionde trigs but like you it looks...

Hi, I managed to purchase an Accu-Chek Compact Plus a couple of years ago but with the readings that show MG/DL rather than Mol/L and it cannot be changed. I am reluctant to change meters as my GP gives me 51 strips on prescription each month and I don't want to "rock the boat". Does anyone...

My slim fit mother with no medical problems died suddenly at 70, 15 years ago, having been diagnosed 3 days earlier with high triglycerides and my tall slim brother had a heart attack 2 years ago at 53 and was diagnosed with same problem. I went on statins three years ago as although my...

A friend of mine tried a minced turkey pizza base. She mixed minced turkey with an egg and black pepper and olive oil sprayed a grease proof sheet, shaped the base into a roundish shape using her hands, and to a similar depth of a pizza. Baked it in the oven for ten minutes and then popped the...

Thank you off your ideas. By the sounds of it I shall try weak sugar free squash and squeezed lemon in sparkling water. I reckon I have about 8 tins of diet sprite a day as I don't drink anything else and that is way too much. Perhaps cut down to 2 a day to start with, with the above. I liked...

She went on a diabetic course before we came here as she is trying to help but doesn't realise she isn't! My husband has tried to explain and she nods but then asks if I want yoghurt, fruit compote and granola as it's healthy but for me it isn't what I am doing. I've had all the statistics of...

If you are type 2 I think someone told me a while ago that they drink lots of water and eat no carb/low carb food like cheese etc to dilute what you have eaten. X

Does anyone have any ideas for a cold drink other than diet drinks? I am in canada visiting my husbands healthy eating skinny cousin who seems to have taken it upon herself to scare me to death over every thing I put in my mouth. I try my best to lower my carbs and I don't like tea, coffee or...

Actually just deleted that as I realised it was a veggie thread! Lol. If you didn't get that down let me know and I'll send it direct

I had the same problem last autumn with having to decide about statins. In the end I decided to go straight to the people who should know - The British Heart Foundation. You can look them up online. They have a helpline number to call. I called and spoke with a qualified medic who specilises in...

Deb I dont know if you have used them yet but I tried them recently and from an eating point of view they were ok :thumbup: , a bit different to pasta but I mixed mine in with home made bolognese and put lots of parmesan on and they were fine - you get used to the texture and oddly they dont...

Oh my goodness - just had grilled chicken, greek salad and marinated peppers! I would kill for a bacon, runny egg and HP Sauce sarnie..... but no carbs and calories left for today! But this bread Grazer mentioned sounds promising :thumbup: , maybe I should pop to Sainsbury's and get a loaf...

Oh never heard of the blood group diet? I can't remember what the total HDL and LDL levels were, just the triglycerides. Will have to check. GP said they weren't awful but with family history and sudden change after being ok for years she has suggested statins - have been researching them as...

Ohhhhh what a great thread- only just stumbled across it. I weighed 376lbs back in the early 1980's in my late teens after a massive weight increase in a short space of time - was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome soon after and was told I would unlikely lose the weight until I hit...

Scot, I too had an ice cream - found a Dairy Huis that did no added sugar ice cream, Black Raspberry!!!! just fruit and cream made into ice cream - hubbie had to drag me out of there!! It was delicious. Didnt affect my sugars! He has gone off for the morning for a photography mountain tour and...

Hi Andy, welcome to the site - I am sure you will find it a great source of info and support, its been invaluable to me for sure. I do lots of reading and sporadic posting but members here are always helpful and supportive. Clairy x

Hi Scot You and me both! I am in America and Canada for three weeks and am sooooo fed up with trying to be good. Now I appreciate it needn't be the same if you are eating at home here in the states but trying to find healthy food in the diners, pubs and restaurants is a nightmare. Its kind of...

I was in the same situation a couple of weeks ago Ju. My HBA1C was still donw at 6.2 but my cholesterol had increased from 4.8 to 5.8, my Triglycerides were 2.5 and my GP has put me on atorastatin as I was worried about side effects and these are less likely to cause them. We had a long in depth...