Recent Content by Angela64

I was given a testing kit in hospital which was probably just as well. I don’t understand why GPs refuse these to monitor ourselves. I couldn’t monitor or manage without one. If I’m right Diabetes.co.uk recommend we have a kit! I don’t buy my testing equipment, I get it on prescription! Yes I’m...

Laser eye surgery can create a lot more problems and I wish patients were given lot more information to make their own informed decisions. I 14 yrs ago decided after a LOT of thought had inter ocular lens replacements. Long sad story, I wish I’d NEVER EVER had them and all the laser treatments...

I empathise with you Magggie75 I’m also a ‘Low Carb’ T2D. I’m on Empagliflozin and now Sitagliptin as well, new med. My HbA1C has risen and been ‘dire betic’ for around 4yrs 6 months. Like you, seems I can barely eat anything carb, which is ridiculous. I got told by a DN who was not my usual...

Wow, hope it suits. The pharmacist at the chemist next to my surgery has been trying to talk to me as I was on a ‘new’ medication. I got a 2nd call while I was away, difficult to hear , rather lacking in privacy, but it seems the pharmacy is bound by government rule to phone the patient and...

Libre do a free trial too

Only 25mg at the moment, GP prescribed it. I had a great nurse but sadly been off sick for months, she’s really good and might have given me a higher mg, but I have to watch with being low carb.

Every time I buy manufactured wholemeal bread it tastes full of sugar to me. It maybe a Hovis as I won’t buy a supermarket brand. If we have to buy supermarket bread I try and get a sourdough loaf. These aren’t the long fermentation loaves as it’d take th too long but a shorter fermentation or...

Don’t fancy that

I would use natural ground not tablets

I make up a mixed seeds mix and use milled linseeds. I do grind the pumpkin seeds but otherwise just use em as they are

Have you tested the meter?

I love my tea and have semi skimmed. It makes virtually no difference in carb value between the milk and as I barely have much milk, I don’t worry about it. It’s not a lot of carbs and I’m low carb diet.

Tea with just lemon?

I can get the dawn phenomenon, also take Empagliflozin. I note you’ve had a big dip, I found that if I have this, the reading gos high in the morning. I’m still learning so can’t categorically confirm this is why, hopefully a more experienced person can throw light on it.

Bamboo flour! ?