Recent Content by desidiabulum

Well... I occasionally have a small one directly after lunch and it didn't seem to do any damage. Then started slipping slices into my breakfast yoghurt and berries. I noticed my levels have been rising more quickly than normal after breakfast recently -- lots of possible reasons but I suspect...

I should point out that the forum substituted asterisks for a 4-letter very mild expression of annoyance beginning with 'd', not 'f' -- now it looks much worse!

Oh **** -- wish you hadn't told me that...

Watermelon has high GI but very low GL. Tropical fruits are definitely to be avoided, but I thought green apples and some berries are OK. I find a small unripe conference pear doesn't do any damage

I mean diabetics who are not on insulin, obviously (though those who are on insulin presumably like things where injection need is minimal). I thought we had all agreed by now that diabetes is not just divided into T1 and T2?

Many thanks for the suggestions! Alas I don't care for hard cheese and nuts. Extra dark chocolate I save for after dinner. Nearly 14 years since first diagnosis -- just searching for new ideas... JoKaslbeek - I am deeply envious of your hba1c!

OK I know the best solution is not to snack at all, but there are moments when you need something to keep you going. My best snack in terms of results (i.e. actually seems to send my bgs DOWN) is a celery stick smeared with lots of peanut butter (and you can go through endless varieties of...

Mine just realized it only had 2 days to go so decided not to bother any more. I shouted at it but it didn't do any good. I think mine has an attitude problem...

Metformin doesn't squeeze more insulin out of your pancreas -- that's sulfonylureas like gliclazide. Metformin is always recommended to the newly diagnosed because it can help with BGs and potentially has other health benefits (including weight loss and potentially on cancer though depends on...

Splenda is the only sweetener whose taste I can stand. No side-effects in 10 years that I'm aware of. I would love to say I use stevia instead....

That's a good suggestion -- thanks. I shall follow it up. That's tragic about the vodka -- I hope you find a substitute

I think for most of us, diabetes has been a story of trying a number of different medications until we hit a dosage and combination that works for us. Why not start the process, monitoring yourself and keeping your doctor updated.?You might even get it right first time - who knows?

Hi all, Long time no post. I realize that one reliable feature of the forum over the years is that there will always be several live threads about taking statins. So sorry for adding to the number, but I have a slightly different angle. After 2 angioplasties my very nice cardio surgeon put me on...

Sorry to hear about your childhood conditioning -- I know how deeply engrained it can become. I well remember being forced to stay sitting at the table until plate had been cleared, no matter how cold and congealed the food became -- but now I can never bring myself not to clear the plate. The...

Hi. If you've had heart surgery then as you know getting BGs down is very important. Late night bean snack sounds like the main culprit and that of course will mean sky-rocketing fasting level in the morning. Trouble is the body easily gets into a routine where it expects to have something at...