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I've recently had to have a CT scan with the IV contrast dye and was told to stop taking my Metformin because of the contraindications between it and the dye. I have been given different advice on when to start taking it again, though. One nurse said 48 hours, another said 3 days and looking it...

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed the celebrations :D I have yet more good news to share, if nobody minds me being a bit smug...? The doctor I'm under at diabetes center at the hospital set me a HbA1c target of 53 for this Friday (which is...

I wanted to share some more good news with you all :D Despite going through a fairly stressful time at the moment with hubbys job loss (and dealing with the DWP :evil: ) and having quite possibly the worst flu I've ever had (seriously, I ended up with flu, laryngitis and gastric flu :roll...

Totally not what I wanted to name this thread but I think I'd get told off if I put what I wanted to :lol: I have just found out that my HbA1c is 59 (about 7.5%)!!! This has dropped from 118 over the last 6 months and I could not be happier right now. I've had blood sugar readings...

Hi guys, I'm hoping this isn't too cheeky, but I was wondering if anyone has any "good energy" to spare if they could send it to my hubby. He has an interview tomorrow for a job that would (if he gets it) be a great opportunity for him and for us as a family. It would mean moving out of the...

-stands and holds up hand- I am Natalie and I am a major chocolate freak. I love the 75%+ cocoa chocolate but at THAT time of the month all I want is a big fat bar of Dairy Milk. Or cake. Or ice cream. Anything sweet, really...but chocolate is the major one. Now I know I shouldn't be eating...

Hey guys, I was going to put this in the low carb forum but I'd like a few responses that aren't necessarily low carb for variety (plus I can always adapt ideas to fit what I need anyway!) I am getting very VERY bored of salad for lunches. Don't get me wrong, I like salad but it's getting a...

I found this from a Tumblr blog called spoonfulofsplenda just now and it cracked me up so I had to share it. Sing it to the tune of "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid: :D

Since early June this year I have been in and out of hospital about 6 times. The last two times were due to allergic reactions to insulin; however the others were due to (what I'm calling) blackouts. I have no memory of these episodes, my husband finds me as though I'm asleep but when he tries...

Hi guys, Been away from here for a while - to be honest I've been feeling pretty rubbish over the past couple of weeks; fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue have both flared up like mad. I hope nobody minds that I'm asking for help and advice yet again. I saw the specialist consultant at the...

Just wanted to let you all know that I'm finally going home after being in hospital since Tuesday night - I am definitely now one of the rare few that's allergic to insulin... I had to get a cab from the hospital to my husbands work, so I'm typing this from there :roll: and will update with...

I have finally found someone that listens to me. I had spoken with the doctor at my surgery that specializes in diabetes, who palmed me off to the nurse I'm under; who in turn palmed me off with excuses: "Oh I've not forgotten you at all, I'll call B-DEC and see if they can get a nurse to see...

Hi guys, I was looking at the myLifestyle part of the site and was wondering if there was an app for it (or if there are any plans for one?) It looks like a great resource and it would be brilliant to have everything in one place (I'm using several sites/apps to keep track of diet/bs levels...

...if there are different degrees of low-carb? For example: I know I can't eat bread, pasta, rice and to some extent potatoes as well because my BS goes up like crazy and bread/pasta make me feel bloated and uncomfortable. I can, however eat fruits, vegetables, small amounts of dairy and...

Okay, something a bit odd happened to me earlier and my poor hubby has had to fill me in as I remember none of it. A few hours ago I had apparently asked if we had any of the fun sized chocolate bars in the house (I have no idea why I would have asked this as the last time we had anything like...

I'm a self confessed music junkie and nearly always have some going at some point during the day/night. I use Last.fm for recommendations but lately it's been a bit hit and miss so I was wondering what you lovely people enjoy listening to (and whether anyone shares my tastes and can recommend...

I wasn't sure if this would go in the recipe thread or not, so apologies if it's in the wrong place! From my own experience and from what I've read lunches on a low carb eating plan tend to be one of the meals that poses a problem. So I thought maybe us low carbers could share our lunches and...

My husband likes to make his own southern fried chicken, but obviously I don't want to have that as he uses flour in the coating and also because it's fried rather than grilled or baked. We've worked out that baking it can give similar results taste-wise, but I have no idea what to use as a...

I'll start with the not so great stuff first.... Sunday night I ended up in A&E due to chest pains and difficulty breathing again; coupled with dizziness, drowsiness and...uhm...I'll just say I had to run to the loo a lot :oops: I got prodded and poked about, lots of blood tests and was put...

I've used Google to look this up and I'm getting a lot of conflicting information so I thought I would ask you lovely people! Can you have figs on a low carb eating plan? I've not tried them before but I'd like to and I've got a recipe that uses a fig and parma ham (which I LOVE) but I don't...