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type 2 and had 3 tattoos since diagnosis, having another in 3 weeks. keep them clean and moisturized with nappy cream and alls well kev

hi steph im nearly six months post diagnosis now. in that time i have reduced my carbs to very low and watch what i eat. my testing results remain quite low, usually well below 5, 6 - 2 hours after eating and usually 4.2 when i get home from work. i have lost just shy of 4 stone now, feel superb...

i had awful trouble with thrush pre-diagnosis, tried all sorts of treatments. only thing that has really sorted me out is being diagnose t2 and getting things under control. thrush cleared up and seems fine kev

Got my first diabetic christmas day planned. Im normally ultra low carb but have decided to try and have a fairly normal day. Plan is.. Up early and go for a brisk walk Breakfast Mid morning walk Lunch Mid afternoon walk Tea Evening walk So all in all probably walk about 16 mile in the day...

well done kev xx

Well, i got up on saturday, weighed myself and low and behold, i have hit my 3 stone loss target. So feeling pleased i went downstairs and tested my bg, 4.5 so happy days all round. As a treat and reward i had a single piece of white buttered toast with my coffee, first time i have had bread in...

hi all a quick question as i am waiting for my circumcision is this procedure always done under a general anesthetic? only ask as i really dont fancy having it done using a local kev

Hi, you are doing the wise thing getting back to the docs, most important thing to do is done panic and try and stop stressing, im sure you will get to grips with matters soon. One little point however, only my experience however) i strictly avoid both rice and potatoes as they send my levels...

i use the accu-chek aviva and buy my strips on ebay (much cheaper than boots etc) tried the sd code free and found it so inaccurate as to be useless (just my opinion however) in my experience just use whatever you are happy with :) kev

t threw my codefree in the bin. the high readings were depressing. i found that even though it read high - about 1.5 to 2.0 mmol higher than other meters, even then it wasnt consistant.

anything from 0 - 6. kev

Hi kj What is making you nervous? The pricking issue or the results themselves? Im new to all this myself, 10 weeks post diagnosis. I now only test before evening meal and 2 hours later. This is now only to help identify what foods are affecting me, im now in good control of my bg (type 2) and...

Well, 10 weeks on since diagnosis and had my first results (over phone so not comprehensive) Im quite pleased but hopefully some1 can advise? On diagnosis i was 102? Now 64 (nurse was chuffed) Cholesterol down from 9 to 4 Looks like low carb is suiting me? Kev

Dont beat yourself up grace, im sure we all have lost track of time etc and forgotten to eat..i know i have. Hope you are feeling better Kev

Well done Kev

Ive been suffering this for a week now. Started drinking hot water with a slice of lemon at night instead of coffee and that has helped matters :0) Kev

Hi red Im about 10 weeks post diagnosis of t2. Can honestly say that in that time, i have read and read this forum, totally changed my diet (very low carb), lost in excess of 2 stone (and loosing), and never felt fitter or healthier! Still early days for me and you. Stick to it and take small...

Hi bio, that looks superb! Is the recipie available online?? Kev

Well done picklebean, i can understand your joy totally as ive also dropped 2 stone in just under 8 weeks! As said, once again...well done Kev

A car forum that i mod on has set things up so the first 3 posts of a new member/poster need approving by a mod before becoming public, this is in response of the massive amount of spam posts we were recieving. Works well on the forum but it is quite a bit of work for admin/mod. We usually get...