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Yep - thank goodness for forums like this one where we can find out all options and read up more, then decide for ourselves :)

The problem for GPs is that the NICE guidelines for Type 2 recommend prescribing metformin as the first line of treatment. The same...

I'm oa bit off-topic here but posts like these show me how ilmportant it is to try diet first and not jump right onto metformin like our...

Hi It seems the medical establishment (I don't mean all doctors) is still in the mindset that once a (T2) diabetic, always a diabetic...

Oh god no, I couldn't even lookat cold sausages or cold meat in the mornings. I do better without breakfast now.Just coffee.

I had a similarly unhelpful GP tell me that I needed to eat an extra meal per day in order to take meds 12 hours apart. I have another...

When I said I didnt have time for breakfast, my gp said well GET UP EARLIER lol. So I did :p

Olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper is all you need for salad dressing. It takes only seconds to prepare and tastes much better than...

And for a "secret sauce" mayo - starting from 4 tablespoons mayo, teaspoonish German mustard, teaspoonish low sugar ketchup, 2 diced...

I mostly put together whatever I want to have in my salad, add a glug of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and mix...

Olive oil and a couple of drops of good balsamic is the simplest one I use.

I just sprinkle a spoonful of picked onion "juice" on mine :)

You don't have to use vinegar you can also use lemon juice in same proportions (ie 1 part lemon juice to 3 parts oil). (We have several...

You’re welcome, I’m sure you’ll manage fine it’s easy and once you’ve tasted your own homemade you won’t go back to bought of the shelf...

A Bamix, a box of herbs and spices and a few old cookbooks and you can have the reputation of being a chef.