Recent Content by alexander-v-o

Hi Everyone I'm still right spot on track and loving the new me watching what I eat but experimenting all the time with different (low carb) foods. I am now settled and am cycling a fair distance every week again and not running out of energy. I started trying oats but they immediately raised my...

I am now a happy diabetic if there is such a thing. It's all due to the encouragement and support I found here from "strangers" that have become my diabetic online family. Well it's just getting better my weight is slowly coming down I have now dropped to 78 kilos so a full 10kg drop from...

I have just come back after my three monthly diabetes check with my doctor since seeing our diabetic nurse. To sum it all up he couldn't believe my readings and until I told him what I had done to tackle the problem he thought the readings obtained were incorrect. My avarage reading over the...

I've signed and will continue the cause. Well done John. I hope by signing so late it still helps. Thanks to this forum making me think out of the box my whole life has changed and I am living within acceptable limits again. It is very rare for my blood sugars to go above 7 on my meter which I...

This test has shown me that different people are affected differently by foods even where most are having good results. I was really excited about Lizi's granola and my goodness it's delicious! Alas my few minutes of heaven were shattered when I tested myself after two hours. Tested before 7.9...

Just another quick thank you for the diet suggestions and all the friendly advice. I am now steady at 81 kilos and my blood sugar level is between 4.7 and 8.0 but mostly under 7 and I am sticking rigidly to my sugar free and low carb diet and feeling much better for it. I am going to start...

I am going to try alternatives but also the oats. If I see it is pushing my readings higher I will stop right away. My reading last night was 5.1 and there is no way I am going to allow anything to push my readings up again. Are there any other alternate suggestions for breakfast? I have been...

Thanks Nigel. It is really good to know one is not alone! Just for the record my weight has gone from 87 kg to 82 kg in a month and a half which is great because I feel this is long term loss not short spectacular loss only to gain again. :D

Hi Everyone. I am new on the forum and up to now only had posts on the greetings forum. I told my tale of woe and I immediately had help particularly from Cugila and also other friendly forum members. Well I went for my check up with the diabetes nurse who was quite shocked at the person that...

Welcome Gail. I know what you mean. I found this site a few weeks ago and I was severely depressed about my condition until a few kind folk on this site started giving me hope again. I am taking small steps and heeding advice here and I am well on my way to getting my diabetes under control...

Thank you both. I am going to transfer to the Low Carb forum with further news and progress and also my coming diabetes clinic visit. Yep perhaps wise not to skip breakfast and I will change my readings as you suggest Cugila and see what that tells me. watch this space :D

Hi wallycorker and cugila and everyone else too, Wonderful news I have brought my reading to between 8 - 11 which is an incredible achievement seeing I was hovering around the late twenties and got down to mid to late teens with effort. I am still trying to stabilise myself as I sometimes now...

Thank you very much for your time and advice. As someone who wants to be in control of my diabetes I need to obviously try whatever I can away from stronger medication or injecting. I am now going to take your advice swat up a but on it and change my diet accordingly. I am determined to beat...

Thank you very much for that. It is interesting that you talk about daily testing. I was keeping my levels under control and testing daily and when I went to my diabetic nurse appointment and proudly showed her. To my shock she admonished me for testing so often and said it cost a fortune for...

Wow that sounds interesting. I am obviously on a heart health diet but my diabetes nurse has given me another diet plus I have been using common sense. Have you posted details of your experience and your diet somewhere I could have a look. I just cannot seem to get my reading below 12.