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Unfortunately I wish I could say that I rarely miss a Metformin (and the nine other tablets I'm supposed to take at the same time) but I have been wrestling with the problem (of forgetting) for years. Now, I never forget to go to my computer everyday (else I'll get a massive build up of emails)...

Spiker, Of course the doctors have NOT changed. They all come from the same schools, families, postcodes and social class. The same surnames keep cropping up in my neck of the woods. Often son just takes over the father's practice and the building only changes in response to the amount of grant...

Why is Diabetes UK advocating the use of this "free" meter and "free" test strips which will actually cost the customer £100. After I got my free meter I get my test strips on the NHS and the meter gives me a continuous record of any changes that occur in my condition for free. Why pay £100 for...

On the advice of my NHS dietitian I stuck to a high fibre diet for three years. During that time I developed mysterious abdominal pains. I ended up in consultation with a consultant after a series of tests including colon, stomach invasions by cameras and probes. He advised me to chuck the high...

I had a stomach complaint recently and was subjected to the colonoscopy and all the medication that was associated with the condition. At the end of the whole thing, which lasted, from complaint to diagnosis, for ten months I was told to greatly reduce fibre in my diet. It was the diabetes...

Yes, I have arrived at the only reasonable conclusion - what I mean is, if you take a logical approach to this you reach the conclusion that what you are measuring (blood sugar level) and what is wrong (diabetes symptoms) are not actually related to one another. Could we be making a huge...

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