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Its not possible for anyone to be an 'ex-diabetic ' - its a lifelong condition. 'in remission' is not an appropriate term either - its GOOD CONTROL

Seems a trifle contradictory, if your name is off ''the list' how will they know to call you for a blood test in six months? And why will you need one ?

No, the figure of 4 is not plucked out of thin air. It comes from the researches of Edwin Biermann in the mid 1990s. He found that at levels over 5 in the general population ( non-diabetics) the incidence of cardio/heart disease increased significantly. The same tipping point for cardio/heart...

Heh,heh - perhaps it was the "soldiers" wot done it ?

Correct. Its the Metabolic Syndrome - the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ride together - Type 2 Diabetes, Hypercholesterolemia, Obesity and Hypertension. Any appearance of one of them and the patient should be monitored for the rest. Raised Cholesterol is a warning signalabout an increased...

Daily Mail report of a Lancet article from Denmark .. " Statins could protect against blindness and amputations caused by diabetes, researchers have found. Diabetes patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs were up to 40 per cent less likely to develop these complications. Experts believe...

Not really. You are a Type 1 Diabetic effectively and you need insulin soon or later. If you are in double figures a lot of the time - go for it now. Insulin is actually one of the strategies for preserving Beta Cells for as long as possible in slow-burn Type 1s because you rest them instead of...

an Islet of diabetics an Insula of diabetics a Kraken of diabetics a Lumpen of Diabetics a Banting of diabetics a Diadem of diabetics a Balance of diabetics

well let's see about the rest... 1. No. The HBA1C does not measure average blood sugar levels , it measures something else entirely ( glycation of haemoglobin). Its partly because of that difference that the method of reporting was changed a couple of years ago from %s - 6.5 % A1C was too...

Tredinnick is a well known loon and perhaps the safest place for him to be is Parliament, out of the way of real people. A Science writer from the New Scientist magazine stood against him on principle for the "Science Party" at the 2010 Election but only got 197 votes. Tredinnick got 42% of the...

administer your own OGTT Mark , drink 75 ml of lucozade and test at an hour and 2 hours after.

Spot on. The fact that you will have to take your thyroid medication for life tells you that the fundamental condition is not being addressed -its just managing the symptoms in order to avoid complications. Presumably treatment of the condition ( if the causes are known) is just too expensive...

No there are no treatments for Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes - all that is on offer are relatively crude, more or less hit-or-miss methods of managing the symptoms.

The causes of Type 2 Diabetes ( also Type 1 ) are unknown - that's why there is no treatment for either of them.

Hi Bob, Here below is a basic starter kit for new T2s in three easy posts . The first is Jennifer's Smart Advice on how to establish what foods cause your bgs to rise. The second, from an Australian Type 2 Guru, Alan S, suggests sensible practical steps based on Jennifer's advice. The third...

Is that so ? A recent American study suggests that a diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes should be treated as a medical emergency and the new T2 should be put on a 800 calories a day supervised diet for six weeks to detoxify and clear the pancreas of fat deposits. A big contrast with our fabulous NHS -...

Hi there, You should not have been prescribed Metformin immediately on diagnosis. Both Diabetes UK and NICE Guidelines on T2 state that a new T2 should have a trial period of 3 to 6 months on "Diet and Exercise". This is so that they understand the absolute necessity for Lifestyle and Diet...

That's just a Hypothesis based on Newton's hypothesis about "gravity". And its Wrong ! It depends where you are - in a gravity free environment the stone would just float away instead of "dropping" or "falling". If the stone was made of black hole material or White Dwarf it would go through...

There are no such things as "scientific facts" - only scientific hypotheses.