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  1. M

    Things Can Get Better

    LCHF diet is going well insulin down to 18ml sugars now between 4.1-5.3 my after food blood sugars are coming down really good now feel lots better with more energy and actually cooking a meal from scratch makes it so much more enjoyable . For years been told by doctors i would be on insulin...
  2. M

    Things Can Get Better

    Thank you for the replies and the little star badge thing yep must say i am surprised how nice some of these meals are and wish this had been about so many years ago only downside would have been i wouldn't have met so many nice people on this site,
  3. M

    Things Can Get Better

    Hiya all names Mick i have been member on here for a while so thought it was time to introduce myself . I am a type 2 diabetic and have been for about 12 years after a major op i decided time to sort this out. My only medication is novamix was on 33ml up until this week. so thought time to try...
  4. M

    Anyone experienced this

    Hi all i am a type 2 diabetic was diagnosed in 2007 managements not been the best till 7 weeks ago when i had a triple heart bypass. I have lost about 10kg and cut lot of things from my diet my last hba1c was 48 i have just started experimenting with the low carb diet im on novomix insulin...
  5. M

    To statin or not?

    Im just going by what the hear surgeon said low cholesterol weight loss and healthy diet i dont read studies or papers if 2.5 is bad then when i see him on friday i will ask him and adjust accordingly
  6. M

    To statin or not?

    yes my last test was 2.5 i was not told if it was LDL or HDL although there is talk of increased risk of some complications with a low cholesterol risk i will take these over the risks involved with a high level .
  7. M

    To statin or not?

    All i can say is from my experience having had high cholesterol and now having a score of 2.5 they seem to work for me if i sat and read all the stories about them im sure i also would be skeptical about taking them it really is all about choice i think like me a lot of people dont realize how...
  8. M

    Medication

    Hiya all having been a type 2 diabetic for ten years and at the age of 51. I decided enought was enought so went on a diet and cut out all the lovely nasty foods ive lost just under a stone in two weeks which has drastically altered my usualy bad readings so here comes the questions all help...
  9. M

    diabetes not under control HELP

    i found out 8 years ago i had diabetes since then i have had a number of problems with it, 3 years ago i had a heart attack and have been trying ever since to get my diabetes under control i started off on metformin then when i had the heart attack they put me on insulin, i since have been told...