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The Lidl veg box idea could be extended. For those who don’t know, Lidl has a system where 5kg boxes of fruit and/or veg are put together according to grade of product. Its good to eat but getting near a sell by date. Boxes are put out in the morning, any not sold - at an affordable £1.50 each -...

I am a diet only control diabetic since disgnosis in 2006, I was told at my last review that I could be rrturned to a once a year rview, except my kidney function. As my maternal mum and at least one brother and her fsther died of kudney failure well pre dialysis - but devades tounger rhan I am...

We keep ours in the fridge. Always have done. One square of Lidl 70% every other day (though I'd not bother if the husband wasn't in charge of chocolate. Type 2 diet controlled since 2006 I've pretty much now lost all my sweet tooth, can't face milk chocolate at all now. Even chocolate cake...

We didn't have to ask, our surgery is so on the ball, we were told about it. Mind you, it was also easy to get to speak to a dietician as well. Our surgery is very on the ball - and we have a dedicated GP on the subject too. For the past 2 years we've had our annual check up moved so that it...

Has your surgery suggested you join the XPert course? Best thing my husband ever did, I’ve been diet controlled T2 since 2006. I was told then as an overweight, nearly obese because of my petite body shape versus short height to follow the GI on carbs route and low fat. With a food XPert...

I am in normal levels, have been for three years, have been T2 diet controlled throughout since 2006. *BUT* I have not got off scot free and can never be ‘cured’ or in ‘rr ission’, after 9yeqrw a tiny minute spot of diabetic retinopathby can be seen under tbe microscope. It’s not the lack of...

I'm not a type 1 nor am I on insulin but as a registered visually impaired person I would need to have a meter that is usable by those with poor sight (and I know there are 'talking meters'). So that's one group who don't fit one size.

A tech savvy political person can point you at a site that enables you to set up an on line petetion to send to Parliament. If the petition reaches a not by any means an impossible number, Parliament has to debate it. T2 people also can do low carb counting aa an option, as can many other types...

Ah, not seen this posting. Don't know how you can get on an X-pert diabetic course without a recommendation though. There is a book which is very good but part of the fun was being with others. I went along as a refresher to my newly diagnosed husband

If you've had access (or not) to a failing practice, you'll know how * frustrating* everything is. Mine is second to none, but I have a relative at one of a number of failing English practices where I live. Hers is in special measures, has bern for two - three years. People say its a...

Sweet potato is lower GI than our type.

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I'm partially sighted, have been since birth, nothing to do with diabetes. You'll still be able to create beautiful works as an artist even if you were to lose some sight, or all of it. Many people go blind from all sorts of things. Sometimes they use what they have left to create differently...

My husband has lost a lot of weight, he's been rather obese since he was a small child, and this regime suits him so well that after a 12 month he'd had his medicarion halved. Because we've made all our own bread in a machine since machines arrived in the U.K and tried to make it by hand with...

Terry, my husband is T2, loves cooking and we have a bread maker. I'm diet comtrolled diabetic myself. We make bread using various brown type flours, but you do have to mix white flours or they don't rise. We add lots of bran to these loaves, I have problems with nuts but nuts, seeds are...

You also mentioned cold hands and feet. I have Raynaulds Syndrome from as long as I can remember. I sleep with socks on a great part of the year - I just vary how thick the socks are. I'd wear fingerless gloves if my hands were too cold in the day - but as I'm not working I can also just put...

Pleased to meet another diet controlled T2!! There don't seem to be many of us about!

I come from a family which is *full* of allergies, and that's before I start quoting friends' allergies. And I'm old enough to remember when coeliacs simply said 'no' in a rather threatening and snappy manner so one stopped asking them to coffee etc. My ex-neighbour was one such, but we sold...

I don't have those options: my husband is also diabetic (and my daughter even if she's at home) is lactose and glucose intolerant.