Search Results

  1. alysonm

    Weightwatchers or Slimming World?

    I have been to WW many times in the past, the first time was 1987 and I got to goal then. I have done it several times since, but the thing is i always put it back on. I did it in 2011, lost two stone and looked great, but I have put it back on again. I have to do something where I wont keep...
  2. alysonm

    Anyone been referred to an institute for obesity??

    I have seen the website, but wondered what the personal experience was like.
  3. alysonm

    Anyone been referred to an institute for obesity??

    I just want to know what to expect. My doctor has told me to see our practice nurse on Monday and she will refer me to the Rotherham Institute for Obesity.
  4. alysonm

    I need some more information please

    I am trying to make changes gradually in advance of my appointment with nurse for referral to RIO (the local institute for obesity). I am trying where possible to swap things I used to eat (like chocolate, cakes, biscuits etc) for healthier snacks. It is quite confusing though. I do need help...
  5. alysonm

    I need some more information please

    As above 6.9 then 5.8 mpe. Today i feel so dreadful, I didnt do my blood glucose first thing and no one is actually interested in it except me. I feel so bad I am annoyed at the doctor for not looking into things closer. Anyway I just tested my blood glucose and its 12.1 (1 and 3/4 hrs after...
  6. alysonm

    Accu-chek Avivo Nano - attach a post meal "tag" ?

    How do you attach a post meal tag (the little thing like an eaten apple) to a result after the screen has gone blank? It shows the result then you have 5 seconds to add a tag to it, eg pre meal post meal. When you turn it on again and bring up the result, it doesnt seem to let me attach a tag.
  7. alysonm

    Weightwatchers or Slimming World?

    I am wondering which is best for someone who is "borderline" diabetes and has been told to lose weight?
  8. alysonm

    Slimming World

    Yes I binge. I cant help it. I have been given a hypnosis CD box set of Paul McKenna, and I have been dusting it for a year. I might open it soon.
  9. alysonm

    I need some more information please

    My results were 6.9 and 5.8, taken a week apart. He said there was no diagnosis here of diabetes, checked my BP (normal), weight said my BMI was 31 and I was obese and I should change my eating habits and try to lose weight. He offered to refer me to a local weight loss group but I have heard...
  10. alysonm

    Hello I am new to diabetes

    Hello, Im Alyson, I live in South Yorks and I am 54. I joined because I have had two borderline diabetes blood test results, which the doctor has dismissed, but I have a lot of irritating symptoms. Today, I am asking for a second opinion. Im now going to read as many threads as I can to arm...
  11. alysonm

    I need some more information please

    I have had two fasting blood tests, both came back with what the nurse and doctor described as "borderline diabetes". I saw the nurse the first time, and her advice was to go on a low fat diet as I have high cholesterol too, but also wait and see what the second blood test says. I saw the...