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I have found a fantastic new group nationwide to run, exercise and get fit with outside. It is called British Military Fitness. They have places all over and you can go for a free trial l did on Wednesday evening in Leicester (where l am for the next 3 weeks) then after it l decided to join. The...

So l was going to go for a flu jab but hub came down with a dose of flu and spent the week in bed with chills and fever. I got a minor version last week off him. As l was able to function it wasn't flu have had that 2xs over the years. l have not been to bed to me it was a serious cold but a...

I can not cook and work all over the country. I want to eat more fish but not keen on it and need advice on how to cook it, must be mild not strong tasting fish fillets. I think things like river cobbler and pollock l have seen as fillets are cheap. The most important things are lack of my...

Any insulin users seen this and make any comments on it? About a new system has been tested on pigs to give insulin and other meds have a read... http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/new-drug-delivery-system-could-replace-injections

On behalf of friend l have posted about before... Does anyone know any psychiatrists (or psychologists) in the Manchester area who deal with diabetics and depression. The ones in our area refuse to believe there is a connection... result is no proper help for friends wife. Another hypo few days...

If l am 6 or 6.2 at 2hrs post meal and l think mmm l will have some.... (whatever) and it pushes me up into higher say 6.3/6.5 after the 2hr range l am probably answering my own question but l assume it isnt good? Is a question l have often wondered about.

At the moment l am hobbling around with a strained Achilles tendon with several weeks for recovery. This enforced whatever has meant that something has pinged in my brain and l have decided to look at adding just a couple more races to the 2 l am doing next year... you know the Total Warrior 10k...

Last night l booked onto next years Total Warrior in the lakes 1st August and l am going to sign onto the Total Warrior in Leeds on 27th June as that is also my (53) birthday. At least l can say for once l had a birthday bash. I am just waiting for my PT to get sorted as he said he was going to...

Woppee dooooo l think have cystitis or some sort of infection was a very stressful week last week in milton keynes and l dont think l drunk enough. Hope chemist stuff works when l can actually get into one as l am away from home down Oxford working for 2 weeks just back at weekend. Tough if they...

Ranting a friend is on F/B messaging me as l post this . Her other half is diabetic and just about to get a box of Thornton diabetic chocolate l told her to not get it and why. Also asked what sugar was in it.... reply 1g sugar no added sugar carbs 44.4g per100g Is it just me who sees labels...

For those new to running like me l have picked up a few good tips for feet. Bearing in mind l am a barefooter so feet no shoes happy feet shoes unhappy. lf any regulars can add help or advice please do. For the Total Warrior race last saturday l knew we were going extreme with 10km and 30...

Recon this Green Tea Ice Cream could be adapted with sweetener we may give it a go at some point and as you do not need an ice cream maker that's fine l will get hub to make it as he is the cook :hilarious:

Total Warrior tomorrow 10:25 wave....going to sleep now can do no more but survive amongst 30 treats in store 15 ton ice so swim through 10000 volts to run through. Lots n lots of mud to slip slide and get through 52 yrs old t2 diabetic the term f.... stupid springs to mind but then sanity is...

I know l was going to come down but thankfully l am down to 116 from 154 on my vitamin D reading. I am due another Vit D test in 3 months l forgot to ask for a liver function to see that's settling down now that Vit D is dropping will do that when l am due my Vit D. I told him last time that the...

Just found an excellent site about cholesterol. You have to register but it is free. Go to the Lipidaholics section (site name >>> http://www.lecturepad.org And Dr Pearlmutters site called drpearlmutter.com again full of info on loads of health but be wary he does discuss a some food we may not...

This is a rant...... The useless bunch of money grabbing t.....s called nice with nothing nice about them are again using incompitance to kick T2 They will now do weight loss surgery on over stretch budgets with all risks involved in those operations on T2 and those at risk...cause diets are...

l think l have figured out what gave me higher than normal bs readings. l went back on the pill to kick my hormones back into a routine without it l am very irregular. Have had a niggle this not colds and sore throats were to blame but ignored it so l could get regular. Stopped the pill bs...

Due to the fact a lot of people just take supplements especially vitamin D thought l would post this here. l am under supervision most people don't bother and just pop supplements this is why you shouldn't. And no l didn't just take suppliments l insisted on a blood test which showed my levels...

Umm l thought that strawberries are ok... have just had a few and l am 8. Was at a Pick your own l mean 4 for me 1 for the punnet seemed a safe calculation ok sometimes it was 5 for me and 1 for the punnet but l tried not to go to wild :happy: I don't feel guilty have walked 3 miles today spent...

Results from yearly diabetes check this morning Blood pressure down to 120/80 (November was 136/86 then February 130/80) Hba1c 37 and was 37 on last Hba1c .... Secret low carb higher fat diet Down to 1 metformin tablet from 2 a day. Just as we were going l asked if l could drop one was told...