Hello !
Well, there's been no major issues to report.

Just reading the posting before last, I notice I was gushing about diabetic chocolate.
Since then, after talking to the dietitian, I get the impression that 'diabetic' sweets are not really a good idea - they replace sugar with the other great flavour-carrying ingredient - FAT !
Better to just have normal chocolate and sweets BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY !
( I've noticed they have disappeared from all the Boots stores now.)

My HbA1c results have been :
Jan'08 - 14.4 ! (just before going onto the tablets)
March'08 - 9.3
June'08 - 5.5
Nov'08 - 5.3
March 2009 - 5.8
(HbA1c results from a blood test give a more long-term view of where i've been managing to keep my blood sugar levels.)

I'm testing with my blood sugar monitor a few times a week, and more frequently, if the reading I get first thing in the morning is above 8.0

Twelve months on, and I still finish my dinner, settle in for some tv and forget to take the tablets ! I suppose it will become habit EVENTUALLY !
The medication is still morning: 1 x 500mg Metformin + 1 x 30mg Diamicron MR
and evening: 1 x 500mg Metformin + 1 x 40mg Simvastatin.

And I keep trying to go swimming (but not regularly enough) walking everywhere, bike riding and a bit of weights, push-up/chin-ups and trying to raise a sweat once a day.

My annual retinal scan to check my eye health is coming up soon, but otherwise i'm just getting on with life.

cheers !