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Never felt like this before but I feel sort of Edgy ,a bit dithery can’t really explain it any other way ?

Hi,interesting reading,I have Dupytrens on my hands but also over the last few months my fingers have gone stiff and quite painful first thing in a morning,they do ease a little throughout the day,,I also have Plantar Fibromatosis on my feet and that does give trouble after walking a very short...

Hi BaliRob I have had no problem with Fucidine Cream the only thing my Doc mentioned was that it may be a little drying to some areas of skin but remedy it with moisturising cream the bit of dry skin would not have bothered me any thing would be better than spots all over my face, Im no oil...

Things appear to on the up with my facial spots only had one in 10 days Hibiscrub and Fucidine cream appear to be the answer but im still keeping up with the regime of washing my face with Hibiscrub and then applying cream im due back at docs on 17 Dec I will see if I should carry on doing same...

GM been back to Docs this am she said it is foliculitus (don't know if that's how you spell it ) she says its a bacteria that gets into the hair follicles and causes havoc she also said it is very difficult to get rid of she gave some more fucididin cream and a bottle of hibiscrub and given an...

Good afternoon for about 2 years now I get a few tiny spotson my face wellnot really spots they seem to appear during night and then in morning they are like little scabs about the size of a pin head it could be just one that appears or it could be 4 or 5 Doc gives me cream but the real cure...

GM Not Doing anything special just keeping carbs down and walking exercise almost every day unless its raining and as long as I stay on the straight and narrow I hope to keep BAD effects at bay as long :D as I possibly can

GM Got my latest results yesterday HBA1c 5.9 Cholesterol 3.1 BP 120/78 all good .DN nurse said that if these were resultsbefore I was diagnosed as Type 2 I would not have been diagnosed as diabetic,my HBA1c results have been the same for the last three 6 monthly check ups so its happy days, I...

Hi, healthysupplies.co.uk the service is superb and they do exactly what they say,ive been using them for about 2 years .last buy I made was a tub of coconut oil , they seem to have everything

Hi Im thinking of buying A nexus7 or a Kobo ARC and wondered if anyone has one (or both) of these and I would love to hear your opinion of them brfore I part with some cash.

Hi Forget to add, NO meds.Yipee except the dreaded arorvastatin

Hello daintytweety,since my last poston this subject I had full check by DN HbA1c 5.9 (41.) weight 95.45 kgs last check on 28 Feb this year HbA1c again 5.9 weight 14 st 4lbs I have stuck with L.C. diet and reduced portion size and done plenty of walking I have had very very few treats apart...

Good Afternoon I got my results in the post this AM , DN didnt do test until wednesday so thats pretty quick,over the moon again cos all results are in Normal Range ,HbA1c 41 mmols (5.9) BP 122/78 Total cholesterol 4.3 mmols HDL 1.29 LDL 2.2 thats me clear for another 6 months :lol: :lol:

Good Morning, Just contact the meter suppliers and most will GIVE you a meter ,the money is made thru the strips,but there is plenty of info on here about cheapest meters and cost of strips if these are important . :thumbup:

Hello Just watched them making Tofu on TV,and Wondered if it was any good for Diabetics,and if so what do you do with it ,Can you buy it in our supermarkets?? :?:

Once a diabetic always a diabetic

Hello,I use accu check Aviva but it was free from my doctor and no problems getting strips every month,you can get a free meter from alot of the suppliers cos they make their money from the strips, someone will be along to let you know which are the cheapest options :D

GM,Yesterday 2 hours after my evening meal my blood test was 6.5 which I suppose is good but it was not what I expected.I expected high 5s or low 6sso rightly or wrongly I retested within 30 seconds and used the other side of the same finger and got a reading of 6.0 around where I expected it to...

Hi everyone.I havnt been around much for a while ,been away on holiday with the boss,I just want to say thanks for all info Ive got from all of you and to wish EVERYONE ,"A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.