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Re: 5:2 - warning - contains reference to bodily functions : Hi The 5:2 diet sounds a great thing. I will try it. Please, if anyone can help, what are good things for the 600cal days? I plan Monday and Thursday, approx. 300kCal for breakfast and approx. 300kCal for dinner. Loads of water a...

Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum I have been on a pump for over 10 years. It is, by far, the best thing at the moment. It makes such a positive difference to your life in so many ways, despite it being there 24 hours a day. The only time I take it off is when I...

Re: Telegraph: Statins for all over-50s to reduce heart deat Not all drugs are safe and not eveyone can take all drugs. Assuming you can take a drug and do not have any intollerable side effects from it and assuming you take it as prescribed (ie time of day, etc) then most diabetics (over 50 -...

I have had a pump for ages and I travel a lot. I don't hide it but I don't declare it. I just walk thru. It does not cause the alarm to go. Occasionaly I get randomly stopped. I say am am diabetic and they often swab it. It is never an issue for me and I have never been asked to take it off...

Re: Post prandial blood glucose rise as a missed complicatio Wow, lucky you. Something is not right with me. Might mean a trip to see the consultant as I know more than my GP! It's a real pity that the NHS is cutting back on diabetes services at the hospital and pushing diabetes out to...

Re: Post prandial blood glucose rise as a missed complicatio It would be interesting for people to record a pre-meal glucose and again 60 after completing the meal, just to see what happens. If you don't test you don't know! Those with CGM could just look at the trend but do the test anyway to...

Re: Post prandial blood glucose rise as a missed complicatio Many thanks. Congratualtons on your HbA1c. Very impressive. Mine are usually in the low to mid 6s. Yes, I do use Apidra in the pump. I use continous insulin infusion via a pump. The bolus I use depends on the time of day and is...

Hi I have type 1 diabetes and am managed well with CSII and CGM. I exercise well and I eat OK. Christmas is always an issue!! I have developed, over the last 2 years, a significant postprandial (after a meal) rise in my glucose. I can't prevent it. I bolus 20 mins before I eat. If I go...