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Your mental strength is inspiring!

2/11/15 was 16.5 - today 1/12/15 5.7 After a long period of giving up I took charge of myself again and went low-carb. Feeling pleased and proud and the 7lb weight loss is a bonus!

Wow Jackinthebox, you having a hard time! Your doctor sounds like he needs a personality transplant, and more training. The strip scam sounds decidedly dodgy in my opinion! I bet you can not wait to get to the hospital to get some questions answered. Given the recent weather problems I would...

I think your doctor is right. I also think that Caterham is right about enjoying life. I travel all of the time and do not find it a problem but I do have to adjust my diet. In India you will have to be very careful about the carb heavy meals. In your case, as you are newly diagnosed I would...

Wise words! Thanks. :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

We lived in Spain for a bit. I wonder if the traditional healthy way of life/eating is being corrupted. While we were there we couldn't believe the unhealthy breakfasts we saw being eaten or sold in supermarkets. Churros (fried pastries), croissants or similar, breakfast cereals such as...

Hi disaster123. No pneumonia jabs but I had flu jabs in the past. Previously I was fine but this shot, this year, caused nausea, vomiting and made me feel very ill. Unfortunately I did not take my blood sugars at the time (no strips - **** you NHS). Maybe different strains of the jab each year...

I'll help too.

Hi Dackba, Sorry that you had to do the work in chasing up your diagnosis. No wonder your blood pressure is a little high! I would love to see the diabetic nurse's face when you say you are a "vegetarian gluten intolerant diabetic!" Please let us know how you get on.

I am so sorry for what you are going through and have been through. I am sending you big hugs and hope you are comforted by the thought that lots of us in the forum are wishing you well. You are not alone!

I feel your pain! Off to the Doc tomorrow morning to 'discuss' my excellent blood / cholesterol /weight loss results. Think I will do what others recommend and just nod, smile and be very non-specific about my diet. My stressed blood pressure reading may be a give-away though :lol:

Both of mine had a 'Gap Year'. One went to do volunteer work in South Africa for three months (which she repeated the next year as well :D ) and one went diving and surveying coral reefs in the Bahamas for 6 months. As much as it killed me with them being so far away it really did help both...

Oh, Oh, Oh Grace, can I join too please? (although add menopausal and history of depression to the list please) Susan, everything can get overwhelming especially when 'depression' seems to be the excuse given for evey symptom. I truly understand your comment about 'joining the dots'. Since I...

Hi Mark Welcome to the place that helped to change my life. I hope you find what you are looking for here.

I really did not know that I could have diabetes - it never occurred to me. As a (supposedly) intelligent woman I did not realise that, although I did not have the classic symptoms (thirst, weight loss), it could explain my exhaustion- apparantly neither did my doctor. Like others the...

At a diabetes forum I attended there were white bread and wholemeal bread sandwiches, samosas, bananas, apples, oranges, dried fruit, biscuits..... What can I say??

Fabulous result - you must be so proud of yourself! :thumbup:

Helps to make a great hummus! Ingredients (from BBC recipes) 200g/7oz canned chickpeas 2 tbsp lemon juice or more 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp ground cumin Salt (I don't use any!!!) 100ml/3½fl oz tahini (sesame seed paste) 4 tbsp water 2 tbsp extra virgin...

Thanks Osidge. My blood pressure is controllled and within the guidelines. Those results always seem to bounce back and forth between normal and abnormal. I am not good about remembering to drink water (or anything) and I will cut out my (very few) glasses of red wine a week :thumbdown: I...

Results back from first test since finding you guys: Energy levels - gone from sitting in a chair with no energy at all to bouncing around the house a very happy bean! Weight was around 15 stone now 13stone 3 lbs :lol: This is great: :D :lol: :thumbup: 3/4/12 HbA1c was 65/8.1% now...