Hello It is difficult to advise without having more details on your weight and waist circumference. But by watching what you are eating, controlling portion size and making sure you are having lots of fruit and vegetables will help to control your weight and therefore encourage your shape to change....

Hello Any diets that suggest they are quick fixes to encouraging weight loss are the ones that are so limiting that we cant put up with them for long and we give up and go back to what we were eating before. Cutting calories is the way to go but it doesnt need to feel like you will be hungry all the...

Hello, I agree with Densie that you are trying hard with your diet and exercise, and that it can be hard to understand why the measures arent coming up with the numbers you want when you have been putting in so much effort. I think from your post you are very aware of your body, diet and exercise an...

Hello, I agree that it sounds like increasing the variety and types of dishes you prepare will encourage you to continue with your fantastic weight loss. Making the food taste better and you more enthusiastic to keep having salad! All meals should be based on fruit and vegetables for everyone so it ...

I am so glad you have been put forward for an insulin pump as hopefully this will help deal with many of your problems. Hope that the alteration to your regime is helping too.

I think I will need to pass on this one and get the other experts to talk you through thyroid treatment options!

If your blood sugars are well controlled and assuming there are no other health problems then there should be little reason why this should cause issues in becoming pregnant. I would suggest though that you contact your GP, consultant or DSN so they are aware as they may change your review pattern w...

Well dine on finishing your exams! Are you now in adult care or are you still under Paediatrics? If you can contact the consultant ( or their secretary) I would see if you can get an appointment or at least speak to them on the phone just so they can give you some advice and help you plan how to dea...

Well done him for taking on the diabetes and realising he can still do things and challenge himself despite this new life. Situations that are exciting and or stressful will encourage glucose to be released into the blood stream for the 'fight or flight' response. Before the next adventure like this...

I think I would make an appointment to see your GP as the treatment is not working for you and a successful treatment does not involve nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. There are many treatments for Type 2 diabetes and therefore other options to try.