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Good evening. Diagnosed T2 three months ago. HbA1c 89 at the time. On metformin 1000mg SR once a day. I do low carb, basically eat to my meter a GlucoZen. My second HbA1c was on Friday, latest result 34. Fabulous. Lost 1.5stone, done walking etc. So far so good. Now I am trying to add in foods...

Diagnosed T2 three months ago. HbA1c 89 (no amateur me) and 89kg. Today my result came back as HbA1c 34 (beyond my wildest dreams) and 80kg On 1000mg metformin SR. Ramipril. Statin stopped. Cholesterol also way down so I stopped statin although my GP advised I would almost certainly return to...

Good evening all. May I pick your collective brains? Until a June this year I was a carefree bunny, retired a few age related crumbles, no health issues or medication. So moving on I am now of metformin, ramipril and a statin. My beloved tells me that the quotes for travel insurance have...

good morning. Have any fellow T2’s had experience of this protocol? Just watched a lengthy “click bait” presentation on the net and found it to be plausible. Would appreciate others views on this. I have no difficulty believing big pharma - like the oil industry - would be happy to suppress...

Good morning. I take 3 meds - reluctantly - metformin SR 1000mg od; ramipril od; statin od. I took these at dinner but GP seemed to be puzzled as to my choice. After forgetting to take the meds a number of times, I changed to taking them with first food of the day. Only snag seems to be fasting...

good afternoon all, I am basking in very humid London sunshine! Anyone got any info, research etc on Berberine and diabetes? Tried my pharmacy but they had no idea. Holland and Barrett similarly clueless. Would like something upon which I can base my bg strategy. Taking 1000mg slow release...

OK, my family and friends will rofl as today, for the first time in 68years, I went in a gym and used two devices: a rowing machine and a moving walkway (or whatever it is called). Walked to the gym and then walked home. Suppose if I am to achieve my target of being pill free, the reality is I...

Good evening. I love food and now 4weeks into my new lifestyle I am busy checking out what I can eat and what i should not. Thankfully I have a bg meter to help me. Tonight I made cauliflower cheese in my usual way. Well maybe a smidge less flour in the roux. Lashings of good cheddar and the...

Bit off topic but thought I would ask anyway. How do you put a photo into your personal ID box? Can I have an email copy of the 50 shades of diabetes? So I can pin up for reference. Thank you.

good morning. I suggest you look away if you are of a tender disposition... Ok, last month when I realised I was almost certainly diabetic and I had booked myself in to meet my GP (not been to GP practice for - oooooh - 6 years) I decided to eat some pickled onions. Yum! Only after half a jar...

I am pretty keen on cauliflower cheese. As is beloved. So planning on cooking it Friday night. As carbs really don’t suit my BG, does anyone have any experience making a roux for a cheese sauce with coconut flour...or indeed any other low carb flour? Thank you in advance!

Good afternoon. As a pretty new T2 - and despite being a retired nurse - I find the acronyms (shortcuts for technical words) very confusing at times. Might I suggest a section on the main page which would have a list of the acronyms associated with health care and diabetes? If there is already...

Ordered my supplies last Tuesday 26th June. Waited...and waited. Finally phoned today. Apparently the packaging was damaged so had to get more. No call to say delay, no apology. Will be deliver “in a few days”. I can get better service from my local pharmacy. .

good morning all. Not trivialising the title but wanted to check in. Ok, since having T2 confirmed 10 days ago, I decided on beating myself up to lose weight as fast as I can. This involves a mixture of near starvation and checking foods and BS with my widget. It seems I only have to look at a...

Hello, am newly diagnosed T2. Was a nurse in my working life but relatively poor working knowledge of living with this condition. So...journey begins. Have been looking for a soft drink, squash, cordial, whatever, that does not contain artificial sweeteners. Apart from concerns re safety, I am...