All diabetics are different.  How you can manage it depends on a whole host of factors, not least of which is what kind of pancreatic function you have left and at what stage you have been diagnosed. It is true that avoiding carbs will help you to manage your blood glucose levels and I have been low carbing for the last couple of months and ...

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/ There is an extensive thread on using this medication on this website, it also has the advantage of being British (providing you are British of course!).  Quite a few members use this medication.

I take Potters Antifect after I have had a cold or sinus problems.  It helps it to clear up fairly quickly.  I have used it for years, my post nasal drip used to go on for ages. You can buy this at H&B or at Boots.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/ I have found the forums at diabetes.co.uk to be amazingly helpful.  There are some very knowledgable regulars who are generous with their knowledge and many diabetics of all kinds who have gained much better control of their diabetes and have very tight contol of blood sugar levels.  ...

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/ I have found the forums at diabetes.co.uk to be amazingly helpful.  There are some very knowledgable regulars and many diabetics T1 and T2 who have gained much better control of their diabetes and have very tight contol of blood sugar levels.  It is tight contol that enables diabetics to ...

Robin, I'm not seeking answers, I'm seeking support from people doing something similar to me.  Unless, of course, you are saying that your approach is so perfect that it comes with a guarantee that anyone who adopts it won't ever have an off day when their commitment to it wavers?  In my experience, ...

Doctors save lives.  There are times when there really isn't an alternative and delay will result in very serious illness or death, especially for the children and the elderly or anyone with a long term health condition. A good alternative is eating well, staying well hydrated and getting enough fresh air and exercise and having a ...

Wow!  What an amazing set of responses, thanks!  There is so much information here.  My rosacea is not severe - if that is actually what it is.  I have not yet seen a dermatologist, but the symptoms I have seem pretty typical. I think I'm having my mid-life crisis at the moment and I'm trying to see this ...

I'm a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic and I'm trying to bring my condition under control with dietary changes, losing weight and exercise.  This is hard work and although I'm making progress since diagnosis in mid-February - I have lost 7 kilos so far and my blood sugar is down from 8.7 to 7.4 - every now and then I inevitably ...

Thinking again about the symptoms you have described - the skin problems and the blepharitis.  Have you considered you may have rosacea?  I'm not medically qualified, but I have some of the same symptoms as you, although my flaky skin is on my nose.  I didn't realise the dry, watery eyes I have was called blepharitis ...