Recent Content by U2fan

Thank you. It's a new way of life now :)

What a difference a year makes... It's a year since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I really want to share my story to give hope to other people who have recently been diagnosed. Firstly I dramatically changed my diet. I've been following a high fat, low carb diet and I've lost 4...

I had two poached eggs on one slice of brown bread for breakfast. Lunch was a picnic so I packed for myself hummus (one small tub from a stack of three) with a few Ryvita Thins (Multi seed) and some tomatoes. Tea was a BBQ, so steak, feta cheese, tomatoes, advocado, and some strawberries for...

Yum!

First time posting on here, but I've found it so useful for food ideas over the last few months that I thought I would start to contribute too! Tonight I've eaten King Prawns and Scallops cooked in garlic butter, with cherry tomatoes, advocado, with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Delicious...

Thank you everyone.

I'm off to Cyprus next week on holiday - the first one since being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I'm comfortable with what I can/can't eat, but what would be the best alcoholic drinks to have? Thank you!

Hi everyone - I just wanted to give you an update and thank you again for your support. I had my first follow up appointment with the nurse today, after being diagnosed with T2 a month ago. Since then I've been on a low carb/low sugar diet, have started exercising more and I'm in such a more...

Thank you both.

I was diagnosed three weeks ago, and it all felt very overwhelming at first. However, thanks to this forum, I feel that I'm in control again and have the knowledge and support that I need to control my diabetes, and take back control of my body. Good luck and let us know how you get on xxx

Hi everyone I was diagnosed with T2 three weeks ago, and I'm on 3 x Metformin tablets a day. I've cut down on carbs and sugar (lost 7lbs!), and I've managed to get my blood sugar levels down to between 5 and 7 (it was 14 on the day I was told I have diabetes). However, I've been finding that...

Good luck Dutchgardener. I was diagnosed on Wednesday too, so fully understand how you're feeling.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it. This forum is brilliant, and I have answers to so many of my questions already. U2fan

Hi - I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes earlier this week. My emotions are all over the place. Scared, determined, upset, but mostly overwhelmed by it all. My blood test (average over three months) came back as 9.5 and my blood sugar was 14 at the appointment with the nurse. I'm still unfamiliar...