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Well spotted! I mean, of course, 125 ml. :lol:

Slightly confused!! A small (125mm) meaure of whiskey is indeed one unit and the liver will take approximately 1 hour to process it. Why then should it stop the liver from producing glucose for four hours and two measures for eight hours etc? I think that this may be incorrect. Incidentally for...

I don't know whether this is the correct place to contact the site designers but I do think that it would be helpful to place (on the home page) a direct link to what should be expected in the way of tests and treatment when a person is first diagnosed. Whereas there is, of course, a section for...

I was interested to read about the effect of alcohol on the glucose uptake. Although an 8 month novice in type 2 (diet controlled) I have been happy to deduce, following my own experiments, that red wine (at least) has the effect of essentially neutralising the absorbsion of glucose into the...

Re: Success stories Just a brief contribution to the low carb subject. I was diagnosed in March 2008 with type 2. My bg was 14.9. My immediate reaction since I read on your site that carbs are the key was to seriously cut down to what my dietician has speculated at about 40-50 grams per day...

Thanks for the info everyone. The Doc said that I could go on a two half day course. Said I could get info from this website but still may go. No offer of dietician. Had to phone later to remind him that he hadn't prescribed any lances or strips. Didn't know if skimmed milk contained more...

Thanks for that everyone. I see the Doc for the first time tomorrow and expect them to jump around and get me organised with the inevitable lifestyle change i.e. eating like a pig, (15st at 5'10''), doing as little exercise as possible (walking from carpark to pub twice a week) and drinking 2-3...

Sorry ! Cannot be of help! Diagnosed on Friday by practice nurse. reading 14.4 which she says is definately diabetes. Got a tester! Sat and Sun prefood 11ish it read 9.3 and 12.6. Currently very hungry but can't get to the bottom of what I might eat. Have had two cups of tea so far with semi...

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