<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467084048464792354</id><updated>2026-03-27T23:25:53.610+00:00</updated><category term="Health"/><category term="Blood test"/><category term="Diabetes"/><category term="Diabetes mellitus"/><category term="Diabetes mellitus type 2"/><category term="Blood sugar"/><category term="BloodSugar"/><category term="Conditions and Diseases"/><category term="Diabetes UK"/><category term="Glycated hemoglobin"/><category term="Sleep apnea"/><category term="Sugar"/><category term="Zaphod Beeblebrox"/><title type='text'>Diabetes-T2</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02482748384676643830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOK66ThNXYbaZDx6oLoTLItpuQ3Jdemqv5TrsDAL9LFt0HKbuZ92dKor57ugA6U_TNEOlb1RDhng4AwsUk2y4Vuv7vD7ByKeWjHkn8DQFw1KkPntR1aIhPSj4q3B6AA/s220/tilly.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467084048464792354.post-2892295498630981233</id><published>2011-09-16T14:17:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T14:17:04.865+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blood sugar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blood test"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes mellitus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes UK"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Glycated hemoglobin"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sleep apnea"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Sugar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Zaphod Beeblebrox"/><title type='text'>The Good, The Bad and The Excellent</title><summary type="text">

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I&#39;m still feeling positive and motivated despite some small setbacks I&#39;ve been having. &amp;nbsp;One thing that&#39;s influenced me the most is it&#39;s getting easier to wake up in the morning and the grogginess that I used to experience is going. &amp;nbsp;All this means that the diabetes has been affecting my recovery through the use of CPAP for my sleep apnoea. &amp;nbsp;It&#39;s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/feeds/2892295498630981233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/09/good-bad-and-excellent.html#comment-form' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/2892295498630981233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/2892295498630981233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/09/good-bad-and-excellent.html' title='The Good, The Bad and The Excellent'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02482748384676643830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOK66ThNXYbaZDx6oLoTLItpuQ3Jdemqv5TrsDAL9LFt0HKbuZ92dKor57ugA6U_TNEOlb1RDhng4AwsUk2y4Vuv7vD7ByKeWjHkn8DQFw1KkPntR1aIhPSj4q3B6AA/s220/tilly.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467084048464792354.post-7393521306775109309</id><published>2011-08-25T14:40:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-25T14:42:50.557+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blood test"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="BloodSugar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes mellitus type 2"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health"/><title type='text'>My First Blood Sugar Update - August 2011</title><summary type="text">Image via WikipediaThis is my first progress update in my personal battle with type 2 diabetes, everything I&#39;ve read so far says it&#39;s important to record your blood sugar levels in order to track progress but also to allow you to determine if there&#39;s anything you&#39;re doing wrong. &amp;nbsp;Because I&#39;m only type 2 and on medication I don&#39;t track my blood sugar levels throughout the day and I&#39;ve had no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/feeds/7393521306775109309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-first-blood-sugar-update-august-2011.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/7393521306775109309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/7393521306775109309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-first-blood-sugar-update-august-2011.html' title='My First Blood Sugar Update - August 2011'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02482748384676643830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOK66ThNXYbaZDx6oLoTLItpuQ3Jdemqv5TrsDAL9LFt0HKbuZ92dKor57ugA6U_TNEOlb1RDhng4AwsUk2y4Vuv7vD7ByKeWjHkn8DQFw1KkPntR1aIhPSj4q3B6AA/s220/tilly.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4467084048464792354.post-339502143727705819</id><published>2011-08-03T12:21:00.000+01:00</published><updated>2011-08-03T12:21:57.110+01:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Conditions and Diseases"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes mellitus"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Diabetes mellitus type 2"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Health"/><title type='text'>Type 2 diabetes can remain undetected for many years</title><summary type="text">
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Prevalence of diabetes worldwide (2000)

The&amp;nbsp;World Diabetes Foundation&amp;nbsp;has some interesting&amp;nbsp;facts about Diabetes&amp;nbsp;on their website. &amp;nbsp;The headlines are quite shocking ...Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions
More than 70% of people with diabetes live in low- and middle income countries
Lack of sufficient diagnosis and treatment
Diabetes costs – a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/feeds/339502143727705819/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/08/type-2-diabetes-can-remain-undetected.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/339502143727705819'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4467084048464792354/posts/default/339502143727705819'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://diabetes-t2.blogspot.com/2011/08/type-2-diabetes-can-remain-undetected.html' title='Type 2 diabetes can remain undetected for many years'/><author><name>Mark</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02482748384676643830</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOK66ThNXYbaZDx6oLoTLItpuQ3Jdemqv5TrsDAL9LFt0HKbuZ92dKor57ugA6U_TNEOlb1RDhng4AwsUk2y4Vuv7vD7ByKeWjHkn8DQFw1KkPntR1aIhPSj4q3B6AA/s220/tilly.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>