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I've had my invite for my annual check. I need a blood test for blood sugar and cholesterol. Every year until now it has been a fasting test, this time I've been told I don't need to fast. I checked with the GP Surgery today and they said the 'new' test doesn't require you to fast. But how...

I'm finding I need to eat every 3 hours. I cannot go overnight without waking up starving with hunger pains every few hours. I usually have toast as it doesn't leave with swilling with too much liquid that I find it hard to get comfortable when I get back to bed. But getting up twice on these...

I've just got up having spent 34 of the last 40 hours asleep. I 'dream' of only being tired in the afternoons..........

When my Mum was diagnosed with Irritable Bowl Syndrome some years ago, she was given a list of foods under a Green, Amber and Red headings. She could eat as much of the foods in the Green list as she wanted. She could have the occasional foods in the Amber list. On special occasions...

Before I was diagnosed with T2 I could sleep for Britain, I was a guarantee for a Gold Medal. Now I wake periodically to pee and I will have one decent nights sleep followed by 2 or 3 very bad nights. The good night's come when I'm exhausted. Just part of the condition together with old age I...

****************** What is your secret - how have you managed this ? I've got my hba1c down from 96 to 52, but I'm on 4 metformin a day and I'd really like to get it down further and so reduce the metformin ! Thanks !

---------- I worked in the civil service and my employer was very good, it was the lower level managers who were the problem, trying to assert their little bit of power ! Employees with a long term health problem now have the legal right to ask for 'reasonable adjustments' to allow then to...

It seems like you are in the UK. I used to be a member of my office disability help group and I came upon this type of bullying manager many time - so I'll give you the same advice I used to give to them ! If you indeed in the UK, you are covered by the health provisions of Equalities Act...

I honestly hadn't seen your reply before I posted mine above, but it's quite spooky to see just how similar our advice is on this!

Type 1 sufferers are covered by the Disability Act, which makes it an offence for employers to discriminate against you because of your health condition. Look up the Disability Act 2010 and see how it applies to you, the act and guidance is in various places on the internet. Then speak to your...

My problem is that I get so hungry without bread - or potato's. I have T2 and have tried very hard to cut out the 'bad' foods, but I get terrible hunger pains and I invariably end up eating something 'bad' like a sandwich to kill the pain, that or a bowl of my partners cornflakes. I always...

Thanks for all your replies. Sadly for me, I cannot make use of many of your suggestions as I have numerous food intollerances; I get migraines if I eat chocolate, cheese, drink coffee or alcohol, my stomach cannot tolerate curry, peppers, celery, rhubarb or anything hot and spicy, I just...

I know what types of foods we can eat and what we need to avoid or only eat little of and then only occasionally, but what foods can we eat 'over the counter' in packets or tins ? Being 'good' and sticking to what I should eat, leaves me hungry most of the time. Eating vegetables or fruit...

At my last check with the diabetic nurse, she warned me off eating porridge, yet here you say it's good for you, I'm confused ? I have T2 and I'm taking 500mg of Metformin daily. Should I try porridge and if so, which brand is good for T2 sufferers ? Is there anything you can add to off-set...

I was diagnosed with T2 around 18 months ago. I've been talking 500mg of Metformin daily ever since. But at no time has it been suggested I check my levels. Reading the comments in this thread, I'm wondering if I should be. Any comments or recommendations from others with a longer experience of...