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Congratulations on your amazing journey! I think you should feel very proud of yourself. Please could you share what supplements you take and at what doses to help the neuropathy and retinopathy?

Hi, I put in my regular prescription for Accu-Check Multiclix lancets in early July and am still waiting for them to be supplied to my chemist. Has anyone had a similar supply problem with these lancets? The chemist says the issue is with the supplier, not his wholesaler, but he doesn't have...

Trying to live with diabetes, one day at a time.

Hi, Does anyone know anything about the Exenatide once weekly injection as an alternative to Metformin for type 2 diabetes? I saw it advertised on various internet sites and wondered whether anyone had tried it? Is it available in the UK as an alternative to daily tablets like Metformin...

"Blood glucose sensing tattoos"?! Wow, that sounds fascinating! I must Google it!

Lol! I should add that my nurse is lovely and very good at her job but it was a bit depressing to hear such a negative viewpoint. Is the Newcastle study where people ate 600 calories a day and reversed their symptoms? She was quite skeptical about that too, saying the researchers hadn't been...

Hahaha! Good answer Tony :D

I was talking to my diabetic nurse recently who said she didn't think there would be a cure for diabetes in our lifetimes. :shock: It was a bit depressing to hear but we have to be realistic I suppose. What do you think? Sharon

Hi Kathy, I just wanted to say a huge well done on losing the weight :clap: I have lost two stone in the last nine months but that has mainly been due to hospital food :) Any tips you can pass on? Were you on a particular diet or just cutting down? Sharon

I was 41 and diagnosed while in hospital in March 2011. I suspect I had had it for a while though. When I was diagnosed my bs was 19.8 and my HA1C 11.5 :shock: I have better control now thanks to 4 x Metfomin a day, losing two stone (I still have four stone to go) and trying to behave...

Thank you both very much! Sharon

Hi, This is my first post so I hope I am posting in the right place. I had my first diabetic eye screen in December and the examiner said he could see some evidence of mild retinopathy but the results they sent my GP said everything was clear. I was a bit concerned about the initial...