diet and diabetes

Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me out please? My husband was diagnosed with T1 about 2 weeks ago. We usually eat a low GI diet with no refined sugar. Our main source of carbohydrate is sweet potato, quinoa, vegetables, some fruit etc. We also exercise regurlary. So far - since the...

Hello, I have been voraciously reading this site for the last sixty days and learned so much, so thank you. I was stunned but realize I must have had this for roughly two years in retrospect, based on symptoms. I feel so stupid. Sixty days ago I was advised I had diabetes with an HBa1c of...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member here..thought I'd give it a try and join the family lol! So...I have been living with T1D for over 15 years and I'm now 23. Over the last two years I have started to notice that once in a while (maybe 2-3+ times a month) I randomly start to slur in my speech...

Hi all, I'm an A level student currently writing up a dissertation for an Extended Project Qualification which investigates the role of diet in management of Type 2 Diabetes. It would be really useful to gather some primary research to include in my project so I was wondering if anyone could...

Hi all, I'm an A level student currently writing up a dissertation for an Extended Project Qualification which investigates the role of diet in management of Diabetes. It would be super useful to gather some primary research to include in my project so I was wondering if anyone could spare a...

This may seem confusing or inappropriate to start, though having done what I'm discussing before with success, still carb counting. ,,,,,,,,,I'm wanting to commit to this fully, this time round!! Please continue reading to get a better understanding!! I've registered & begun attending a Weight...

Hi guys i am T1 diabetic I recently started weight lifting My age is 17 I can't gain because of diabetes I use novolog fast acting insulin Can anyone please suggest me how can i gain using insulin I read much of web but i confused how to take insulin for muscle building For now i take insulin...

As the title says managing type 1 diabetes with poor mental health is what I want to talk about here. I struggle with managing my diabetes because of my diet and that is related to my mental health, my moods and how im feeling at that point. Now I know this sounds silly.... It is type 1...

What kind of food/meals does everyone eat? At the moment, I'm eating foods that are low in carbs and thinking if there's anyone out there on any kind of diet's and if they work for you and how does it work with your diabetes?:bookworm: Has anyone seen and thought about following the food that...

Hi all. I hope I'm typing in the right place. I'd just like some advice on how to deal with my partners diabetes 2. He has had it for a few years now. He doesn't seem to take it seriously (i think hes in denile ) and says he forgets to take his metformin unless I remind him (I am not always...

Hi hope I am posting in right section here, found out 3 weeks ago Type 2. Not sure if I am going well with my diet or not. Any feed back be great, I am gluten free too.Also should I be testing my sugar and if so which are best monitors pls? Breakfast 2 yogurts lunch 2 eggs on 2 slices toast...

10th September 2016 at 9.30am, there is an interesting conference, speakers Dr David Unwin, Trudi Deakin and Marika Sboros (the woman who did the live tweets from Tim Noakes' trial and publishes Foodmed). Question is, do I follow my interests and go to hear 3 people that I admire greatly...