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The DVLA have recommendations on their website regarding driving and diabetes. My diagnosis was quite dramatic, I became ‘vacant’ as I put it, lights on no one there! Taken to A&E emergency and spent a week in hospital! I control my T2D with Empagliflozin and now Sitagliptin. Couldn’t tolerate...

Have you heard of Haemochromatosis? It’s a Celtic genetic disorder affecting Herceptin in the liver. Affects Iron in the body. The body is unable to regulate the iron and it can build up in the organs of the body. Well, some people can have issues with too much iron and not enough. Its a very...

Basket = Swede, cauliflower, Celeriac, cabbage, Sweet Potato, got some nice Cypriot pots, nice flavour and allowed one small one. Fish of various kinds depending on what’s available. Various berry fruits, satsumas, nectarines…… Greek yogurt = Fage 5% often 2 at a time, I then add to it nuts...

What a nuisance for him

Get a referral to the diabetes climb at your local hospital?

Hi Well until about march last year I HAD a great DBN, she said that she was the only one in my area. Sadly she went off sick last year and hasn’t returned :(( I was in hope she’d get better and return. We had a great rapport, came from Upt North. I have been reduced to seeing my GP as the...

If it looks too good to be true, it usually is. He’s probably making £££ out of it, I don’t trust TV. GP’s

Sugar count?

Check the carb rating on the flours to find the lowest. I get Doves flour.

I have the propensity to be allergic to stick on stuff! I clean my arm with an antiseptic wipe, the sort for injections and so far been ok I have very careful how I site the monitor, some on a Libre group have had this problem and seems to be how you site it. At the moment lot of people are...

I had a very good diabetes nurse who went on courses to keep up to date. She said that there weren’t many others like her, so a true diabetes nurse and sadly has been off ill since last March and I doubt she’ll return The other nurse there I was not impressed with and last saw my GP to discuss...

I was given a testing kit in hospital which was probably just as well. I don’t understand why GPs refuse these to monitor ourselves. I couldn’t monitor or manage without one. If I’m right Diabetes.co.uk recommend we have a kit! I don’t buy my testing equipment, I get it on prescription! Yes I’m...

Laser eye surgery can create a lot more problems and I wish patients were given lot more information to make their own informed decisions. I 14 yrs ago decided after a LOT of thought had inter ocular lens replacements. Long sad story, I wish I’d NEVER EVER had them and all the laser treatments...

I empathise with you Magggie75 I’m also a ‘Low Carb’ T2D. I’m on Empagliflozin and now Sitagliptin as well, new med. My HbA1C has risen and been ‘dire betic’ for around 4yrs 6 months. Like you, seems I can barely eat anything carb, which is ridiculous. I got told by a DN who was not my usual...

Wow, hope it suits. The pharmacist at the chemist next to my surgery has been trying to talk to me as I was on a ‘new’ medication. I got a 2nd call while I was away, difficult to hear , rather lacking in privacy, but it seems the pharmacy is bound by government rule to phone the patient and...

Libre do a free trial too

Only 25mg at the moment, GP prescribed it. I had a great nurse but sadly been off sick for months, she’s really good and might have given me a higher mg, but I have to watch with being low carb.

Every time I buy manufactured wholemeal bread it tastes full of sugar to me. It maybe a Hovis as I won’t buy a supermarket brand. If we have to buy supermarket bread I try and get a sourdough loaf. These aren’t the long fermentation loaves as it’d take th too long but a shorter fermentation or...

Don’t fancy that

I would use natural ground not tablets