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    Disability Living Allowance.

    Re: Disability Lving Allowance. Hi Peter dealing with the fact you have no hypo symptoms must be hard to live with I know I spend most of my day trying to work out am I to high or to low so not being able to that must be frustration. Have you ever considered getting a dog for diabetes. They...
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    Insulin and weight gain?

    http://diabetes.emedtv.com/m/insulin/insulin-and-weight-gain.html
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    Frustrated after my recent visit to the diabetic nurse

    I take your point about the carbs if that's your thing then that's grand. But to stop your statin I think is Not very good. My mum has just a stroke and it is a scary thing so if I am at a higher risk of stroke and have a chance to reduce the risk I will take it. There are alot of statins out...
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    Insulin and weight gain?

    If that is true then it doesn't matter weather it is injected or accurs naturally in the body it is the insulin that causes weight gain. So diabetic or not it puts weight on.
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    Frustrated after my recent visit to the diabetic nurse

    I would just like to ask the question what does a low carb diet do to your body over a long period? We need carbs for energy if we have no glucose in our blood we have no energy. It may well be dropping BG levels but it's not a healthy balanced diet it's eating to serve the diabetes not...
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    Insulin and weight gain?

    I thought this might be helpfull Weight gain is one of the most frustrating and seemingly unfair side effects of insulin. While many people gain weight while taking insulin, there are ways to help prevent or reduce the weight gain that often comes with insulin use.   Why Does Insulin Cause...