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Yes, it's been a while. In fact, I was a member here quite a while ago. I'm talking back in the day when low carb was a very controversial subject and guaranteed to upset the status quo. What a thrill to see now that the argument has been won and the tide really is turning! I doubt if anyone...

Sorry I haven't been around for while and I hope you're coping without me! :wink: I don't know if you're feeling charitable at the moment but I'd be delighted if you took a look at this- My eldest is raising money for Project Trust so that in August this year he'll be off to teach English in...

The New England Journal of Medicine publishes these papers, some free, some on subscription, and the abstracts are tantalising sometimes. I'm not going to pay for it 'cos I'm a stingy Scot and a T1. Mind you, even if I was a T2 with money to burn, I don't know if I'd be rushing to spend it on...

The evidence in support of the idea that saturated fat consumption leads to heart disease has always been, erm, elusive. At least, it eluded the US Surgeon General's Office for the whole 11 year study it conducted trying to prove it. Could be they were looking in the wrong place after all...

Cholesterol levels seem to be a big concern for lots of people these days. We're all egged on (I'm so sorry) to lower our total cholesterol, or improve our ratios, in the hope of avoiding heart disease. The lower our cholesterol, the better, right? The seminal study in the field is the...

It's not often we're asked about how we'd like diabetes care to change in the future, but here's an opportunity... OK, it's only Scotland, but like the Poll Tax and the smoking ban, we'll go first and the rest of you can catch up when you're ready. All the best, fergus

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8060215.stm One in the eye for the ACCORD study? It would be nice if DUK tried to keep up, wouldn't it? fergus

The one thing that unites all of us, but for some strange reason it's a subject that rarely crops up in the forum. Insulin. Possibly the single most important hormone in the human body. But what is it, how is it made (in us or in the lab.) and what does it do? What is its effect on our health...

Diabetes.co.uk has no agenda to promote any particular dietary approach towards controlling diabetes. However, many members have found a low carbohydrate diet to be uniquely beneficial. As newbies often have many questions about low carb diets and since they are rarely discussed by health...

Over the past few months we've heard of a few enlightened doctors and dieticians prepared to support patients desire to significantly lower their carb intake to control their condition. Some have even recommended this forum to their patients as a valuable resource. They may have found it safer...

Most of us are probably aware of the significantly increased risks of coronary heart disease which come for free along with the diagnosis of diabetes. Almost entirely due to the increased blood sugar and insulin levels in all liklihood, but a lucrative business if you're a statin manufacturer of...

Redirected from the Success Stories thread: Hi PRINNY, I'm sorry I missed your post on the Success Stories thread - took my eye off the ball there I'm afraid! I think your looking in exactly the right place for a chief suspect for your weight gain problem. As you have probably already read on...

Another day, another misguided health initiative. Sigh. On the TV news this evening I watched a story about a FSA proposal to require restaurants to publish calorie counts for the items on their menus. Yes, really. To demonstrate the great benefit to us, the dimwitted public, we were shown...

I'm wondering how many other insulin users find this problem. Sometimes, when using an insulin pen, it delivers a stream of insulin and doesn't leave any residual fluid hanging on the end of the needle. At other times, the insulin is deivered as a series of drops, and a wee drip remains on the...

I'd prefer to post this in a more conspicuous part of the forum so that the greatest number of members could see it. Doubtless it would stir-up yet more spurious accusations, so here it will stay. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/results.php?storyarticle=6365 The cracks in the dogma are...

I like getting my hopes up, me. Here's the introduction to a NEJM article just published. Looks as if there are significant advances being made now. We live in hope, eh? All the best, fergus

There have been a number of Scottish Parliementary questions and answers on the issue of diabetes in recent weeks. Now before anyone gets too excited at the prospect of progress regarding dietary advice, take a look at a recent publication which some of the answers referenced. :shock: It...

Hello everyone, I think there may be one or two forum members out there who feel that we are in some way inhospitable to ideas that stray from what is perceived as an agenda here. Let me try and clarify a couple of things. Neither I, nor any other moderator, will ever attempt to discourage any...

Very hepful, tubs. I think that's a cut-out-and-keep for all the T2's who still struggle to persuade myopic hp's from doing the right thing by their patients. For your next trick, any chance the Govt. could lend me £8bn, just till the end of the month of course. Would be a big help with my...

Then Hadrian's efforts in erecting a fine wall to keep the buggers oot would have been in vain, Sue. :wink: All the best, fergus