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Ooops! Back to keeping my opinions and experiences to myself again. Just my own personal bug bear about the nearly 30 years of being a Diabetic sufferer and the varying degrees in standards of support and advice. Feather ruffling is not my forte so apologies if I've 'dissed' anyones 'carers'...

Would absolutely recommend the Paleo Diet book found in Waitrose. I have got it and agree 100% with its principles entirely. I am gradually introducing the food suggestions as a sudden complete alteration to my diet would be too costly. Its low carb principles are sound as far as blood sugar...

It all started with an eyesight check. There was a slight blur in my left eye which was NOT because of retinopathy. Long story short, I had to undergo an MRI which showed a Piuatry tumour large enough to press up against the optic nerve. To establish which hormones I was lacking, because the...

Hello peeps! I'm sure this is a minor intrusion on a well debated issue but, as a T2 diabetic I regularly check my family for any blood sugar anomalies. My wife is on thyroxine as well as my eldest daughter, both started out as hyperactive, treated with radio-active iodine, subsequently became...

Well I'll be blowed, my daughter saw her GP and all is well :D Well done Doug! Absolutely spot-on. GP identified the reason straight away and, yes, it's her Thyroxine levels that need adjusting. 10 minutes later, 'script in hand, off to pharmacy, sorted! Once again, thank you, much...

My apologies MRS Unbeliever :D I don't know where I got the Mr from but hey-ho! Not the first time I've got it wrong. There was a time, in a bar, when I was much younger and a bit green when....ooops! Not here, no no no, not here! Anyway, my treatment at Moorfields in the early stages was very...

Appreciate your kind words Mr. Unbeliever :D I am very fortunate to have an amazing wife and two daughters who are always there for me whenever I need them. I am able to get around the house and look after myself pretty well, it's getting out and about that is sometimes difficult and that's...

Thank you, thank you, thank you :D Looks like the best bet is to try it and see. T

Okay, a bit cryptic I know, but I hope it's caught your attention? I desperately need a definitive answer, please! Coconut WATER, can a diabetic drink it? That's it, couldn't be more simple could it? The reason I ask however, is a little more complicated. Refined sugars I know are a big no...

I can see this is one of the oft discussed subjects so I'll try not to bore you too much but an interesting story I hope it will be? I'm a T2' diagnosed about 20 years ago after a 'prolactinoma' was discovered on my 'pituitary gland'. Several test later I was told, your diabetic, take this...

Hi Doug, really appreciate your input :D That's very interesting actually as my daughter has only recently had a blood test and her GP has asked her to pop in for a 'Thyroxine' review! That makes more sense than the route we were going down that was 'immune system' or 'adrenal adenoma'. She...

Hello everyone, hope you can help? My daughter, 25 years old, quite overweight and on thyroxine as a result of an overactive thyroid which was treated by radioactive iodine about 12/13 years ago, has actually been experiencing some very low blood sugar levels. She is NOT diabetic. Because I am...

Thank you all, just confirmed what my 'common-sense' head told me! Appreciate your input, sound advise, diabetic nurse, here I come......! Thank you.

Could anyone explain why I'm having more BG lows overnight than ever before? Yes, I have started a diet and yes my carbs, for all intents and purposes, are very low, yes my meds (metformin SR x 500mg x 2 and gliclazide x 80mg x 1 with evening meal) have been adjusted to accommodate this, yet I'm...