diet

hey guys is it fine if I increased my carb intake a little bit I'm eating 50/60 grams per meal 3 meals a day my total carb intake is 150/180 grams a day i want to increase it to 60/75 per meal so it will bring the total to 180/225 my ratio is 1 unit for 17 gram is it ok if i increase it and...

Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes last year at the age of 38. I have probably had it for a while, as 18 months before I was referred to opthalmology with a microaneurysm in each eye. I had an hba1c test at that time but was mistakenly told my results were normal. I've been...

Hi everyone, thanks for allowing me in! I am pre diabetic and weigh 25 stone. Clearly what I have is more than just a situation of "eat less, lose weight" as there are mental issues involved as I was neglected and starved as a child and now food is the whole world to me! I am not yet...

So my Libre trial ran out and I’m just using a simple finger prick test some mornings and about 2hr after new meals so I can see how they affect blood glucose. I was missing pasta a lot today so I found a simple recipe online (32g each of lupin flour and wheat gluten plus an egg) and made my...

Hello, I was diagnosed type 2 in July (result was 53) after a few years of rising HbA1c levels not highlighted by GP. Not medicated & so decided to "find my own way" seeking advice online etc. Recently trying a CGM which shows I wake up with 5.9 reading, which fluctuates all day around 7...

Hi all, Someone I know with pre-diabetes was asking about different diets. I looked at the front page and see there are diet guides for a number of different diets. As well as voting, feel free to reply with comments on how easy your diet is to stick to, and if it is working for you. Thanks!

Good afternoon, A couple of years ago, my doctor prescribed some blood tests. The outcome of the HbA1c was 41 mmol/mol (5.9%), just below the pre-diabetes level. It was strange because my glucose levels had always been fine. Following the outcome of the blood test, I kept getting tested with...

For realistic carbohydrate calculations, one needs to know what they are. South India is famous for its lentil-based super delicious vegetable preparations. This is consumed two times a day in most homes. The carbohydrate and calorie values for these are non-existent or absent. Even those that...

Hello everyone, So I do not know where to start so I was diagnosed with type 2 in august 22 with a hb1ac of 69. So when I got this I turned off my desire for full fat coke and I switch to brown bread and rice, fast forward to today my diet has changed completely. I went to the doctors last week...

I'm a 27 year old male who's just had my highest reading of 123 mmol/mol. I eat badly - mainly down to an eating disorder, I have liver disease and high cholesterol but I've lost over 2 stone since my first diagnosis which was 80 mmol/mol. I could really do with some encouragement... Have I left...

Who here has seen Type One Talks? He has about 90k subscribers so is very popular. He mainly focuses on diet and fitness in relation to Type 1. I'm not sure quite what I make of him, though, because his message is the opposite of the message I gleaned after doing my first DAFNE course in 2007...

I've recently been quite ill, a restaurant fed me something I was intolerant to despite telling them about it and I spent a while recovering from that but went to a comic con anyway over the weekend and managed to pick up a fluey type bug with some diarrhoea and lots of sneezing...which is fun...

Hi everyone, I’m a type 1 diabetic currently in recovery from an eating disorder, alongside this I would restrict my insulin to prevent weight gain, I’m now doing my insulin and physically feel a little better, but I am really struggling with the weight I put on, especially as it’s been so fast...

9 ingredients for flexible, healthy recipes that could make you healthy

Hi There, I had a recent HBa1c test and was shocked to find that my blood sugar levels had gone up to 45. The last time I was tested was pre lockdown and it was 38 back in Oct 2019. I put the figure into the HbA1c Units Converter- DCCT to IFCC and was surprised to read that it said my blood...

Hi all! Got a diagnosis of type 2 a couple of weeks before Christmas. A bit of background: - 35 years old - Healthy BMI of 23 and an OK diet (love my fruit and veg, no major sweet tooth, just love a glass of red or two at the weekends and a slice of bread and butter) - Exercise regularly -...

Hi, What you eat and what you do one day has a big impact on your FBG the next. So, I thought I'd start this thread to see if there are others out there that enjoy incorporating physical activity as well as diet in the approach to dealing with T2. So that we can post what we are eating, our...

I was diagnosed in July as type 2 following a blood test for an unrelated issue. My HbA1c was 69. The diabetic nurse wanted to get me started on metformin immediately. Now I’m not anti-medication or anti-modern medicine in any way, shape or form, but I do not believe that it should...

11 months after being diagnosed with T2D, the past week has been firmly in remission territory. This is what worked for me, in case it helps others: - Decision to lose weight right to the edge of the low end of the normal weight range for my sex, height, and age. (Inspired by the findings of...

Hi all, Thanks again to everyone who has responded to my other questions - big help! Another one: Do you eat a very wide variety of foods, or do you restrict yourself to a select 10-12 foods? I find that keeping my choices limited allows me to better control my intake. There is some scientific...