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Hi to all, been a while since last post and thought would share experiences. i moved house and with it changed GP. from the point of diagnosis i had not had an hba1c test. after trying to reduce cholestral by diet i ended up on statins. there was much debate about statins last...

can not see how he has done that if its in the media? basically just told me what was in the press release. anyway he is being made redundant at end of year department closing down all jobs going to sweden!! as for do not take the carbs well maybe not all as disciplined as some of us

thanks for putting it more elequently but as i said i was only repeating what he said and he is a biologist!! i thought it was some new medical terminology!! yes that indeed looks like the drug he was talking about, anything that helps has to be positive.

hi all i was playing golf with a biologist who works for astra zenica at weekend who told me they will be launching a new drug at end of yearish which can work alongside all insulin and metformin medication which he reckons will be quite revolutionary and basically he said it works by...

try a couple of fat saturated roast potatoes with a meal if he is missing spuds i have found they do not raise my bg to much and it can break the monotony a nice thick steak a couple of small roasters and veg will cheer him up but it really would be helpful to get a bg tester it really sorted...

not been on for a while have concentrated on lots of experimenting different foods excersise when to take medication etc . first i do not think i have posted i lost the cholestral battle, my initial reading was 6.8 i avoided the statin route trained hard lost weight ate so!! healthily and 6...

hi defren yes i tried this after the programme although i have trained like this before in the gym a good time ago and as my son trains daily he and his friends always use this method on the tread mill so it has been a well established way of training for donkeys years i had...

may sound a cop out but i can train for 3 minutes interval training best done on a bike 20 seconds as hard as possible 10 secs rest the 20 then 10 then 20 then 10 repeat three times this brings my bg reading down 1.5 to 2 points works for me!

hello to all not been on for a while got stuck in to sorting things out with some success since mid november and receiving all the advice from here went on carb control with loads of exercise basically train now 7 days a week gone from 21 stone to 16 in 5 month that includes about a stone lost...

i have read a lot on here about doctors attitude to type 2 but had the experience first hand today i had my second blood test for confirmation of diabetes and went to see the doctor as when i phoned the receptionist they said it was normal i said normal for a diabetic or non diabetic they said...

www.calorieking.com/foods thanks for the reply on itching found this site and thought it looks useful hope it is anyway appreciate your comments on it cheers

i am and have for a few months experienced itching on both my forearms as if it was eczma but no noticeable rash, i have read somewhere this could be a symtom of the diabetes but does not seem to coincide with high bgl not all the time and not quite as bad recently anyone else experience this?

thanks for the advice kicked bitter lemon into touch it really was the worst tasting thing i have had.learning every day had small amount of peanut butter with two slices of nimble before bed as i had heard somewhere it can help bg for the morning oh no ! had bad night bg 15 so will not do that...

hi to all diagnosed nearly 2 weeks had a lot of symptoms numb hands lethargy and weight loss, its hard to think back now but i reckon it had been going on well over a year and i just put it down to getting over 50 got to be honest a bit relieved when diagnosed with type 2 do realise...