Recent Content by becky1966

Thanks Sue, ive just found a site on the internet which gives the carbs for loads of foods. Saw my favorite fruit (melon) as quite low on the carbs, so ill stick to that and small apples and pears. Still early days yet so im going to buy some books about diabetes, any suggestions would be...

Ill get the gem carb counter and thanks again x

Today i have had pineapple, banana, nectarine, grapes, handfull of each, also had a bit of rachels lowfat vanilla yoghurt..... thanks so much for this X

thanks for this, what sort of carbs work the best?

When i say fruit cocktail I mean one that i make myself, not sure how much fruit i can have in one day but if i have 5 portions of fruit or veg a day I dont think that it will bad, does anyone know if any fruit is not good? I cant eat tomatoes, ive got diverticular disease and any seeds will...

Oh my god you guys are wonderful, Ive started to do a diary as the other forums have suggested but need to know what 'HbA1ci' means. I have measured my levels today and yesterday. Both days i was 6.6 on waking, today i had half a bagel, 2 slices of toast and jam (low sugar jam) and tea, my...

Thanks for your replies. My nurse went through some stuff with me and gave me a monitor straight away. I am going to test every day but not sure what time. I am unsure what to eat for breadfast but i am thinking that muslie could be ok, toast, eggs, not sure about which cereals..... low...

Hi, my name is Rebecca. I went to see my gp today and was told that i have type 2 diet control ... my surgery was good, gave me all the stuff i need dates for dietician and a machine to check my levels. The thing is this, I do not know what the issue is about the carbs............. I dont know...