Hi guys. I just want to know if I can walk into a chemist shop in the UK and
buy a blood tester and strips over the counter. Do I need a prescription?
Local hospital have just drawn blood, but I know its going to be a couple of
weeks before I get a chance to see the doctor, and in ...

DID YOU KNOW...
Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over

Hi Tom,
I'm here, just haven't had much to say lately.  I responded to your message,
but it got bounced back to me.  What's your email?  (I've managed to lose
yours.)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3154744.stm
Promising new treatment for hard-to-heal wounds, including diabetic leg
ulcers
Ratty

Anybody had any experiences making their own low-carb bread using a bread maker.
I've tried all kinds of low-carb bread, and they all seem to cause spiking.
I like to sop bread in bean juice and beef drippings.
A recipe would ne nice.

Just wondering if anyone has used the South Beach Diet and what their
results were?
Scott in Florida

Hi again all,
I might not be around for a little while - my SAD has started to creep back and given me
horrible feelings of depression again, so I'm taking a week out now to do my CBT again and we'll
get back on track again.  I was trying to explain the image that I have in my head ...

We often get the question about the relationship between a1c and mean bg
numbers for the same period of time.  One element often mentioned is the
fluctuations of high and low which produces the mean bg number.  This
study shows a1c and mean bg more tightly correlated with better bg ...

Ok, I'm not really being a sad git, honest. :-D
I'm off to Wales with the missus and the mountain bikes to ride the
singletrack trails at Coed y Brenin and Betws y Coed. This is one
happy insulin pumper who's going to take his insulin to the top of the

Not a frequent poster but I do lurk about ;)
Recently diagnosed T1 (July 2003) because of DKA.
I've been OK with my twice daily actrapid (32u - split 60/40) /
insulatard (64u - split 60/40) until a couple of days ago when I can

I got brave this morning and had corn flakes & milk along with a boiled egg
because I have had so many pre lunch hypos lately and my two hour Post
prandial reading was 128 so I figure I'm good til lunch.  Just before lunch
I still had a hypo with a reading of 47, starting to shake ...

My 13 year old daughter has been pumping since Feb. of this year & things
were going great until last week.
After telling her that a little boy that we know died, her BG have gone up &
up & up. She is now on 40% more basal rate (still getting many post meal BG

I've been noticing that a very high number  of off topic messages are
not labeled as OT.  With the amount of messages there are to read on
this NG it would be nice if this were done, so people don't have to
sort through the other stuff to find info about DIABETES!!!!!!!!!!

I"m fairly new to this group, today being my first day. My husband was just
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. His blood sugar was way off the chart and
stopped registering after it hit 500. The doctor told us some of the foods
to avoid but not all of them, and I was wondering if ...

Well, I had an unpleasant surprise today.  Got a package in the mail for
some dehydrated soup I had ordered.  The same company now sells Belgian
chocolate.  The website had no nutritional information listed for the
chocolate, but I went ahead and ordered 3 bars of 70% cocoa and 3 ...