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Thank you to everyone who took the time to reply, sadly everything you offered was either not relevant or I’ve already tried it. Never mind, I live in hope.

Hi I have type 2 diabetes which for the last three years has been diet controlled after years on metformin. For the last two years ive suffered a very dry mouth, it even makes my lips dry. It’s not slightly dry it’s extremely dry. Eating and drinking during the day helps tremendously but night...

11.2 last night for some reason and 5.6 this morning which is slightly better than normal on the morning one.

That’s excellent, well done.

Hi, a lot of what you say there is what I’m doing and it does make sense as my readings are not wildly high. Like you I got my meter through a friendly practice nurse after the doctor refused but the on going problem is that the doctor prescribes not the nurse. I’ve been to the doctors today...

Thank you for that but I’ve just read that they have three times more iron than spinach so I cannot eat them.

Is that seeds or milk and if seeds how much milk?

Okay I like pastries especially cheese and onion pasties. I’m good with vegetables but have to eat very small quantities of some like cabbage and sprouts due to the iron content. Salad I can eat but it’s a once a month thing, that said I like onion of all kinds cut up and mixed with tinned...

I bought some Chia seeds today but they weren’t cheap, question though how much do you need for a breakfast.

I have to eat as best I can a balanced diet, a little bit of everything. That said I have to avoid foods that are high in iron or have iron added so basically tiny portions of red meat and even some vegetables are all I’m allowed. I’m not a fish lover bar tinned tuna or tinned salmon, shell fish...

I think your right with eat to the meter and I’m going to reduce in the first instance rather than completely cut out things such as bread, cereal has gone already even though I love it. Over the last three months I’ve increased exercise by walking tremendously, I’ve lost 12 lbs so I am doing...

I’ve ditched the cereal this morning, the roast potato well that was only one cut I not three and I will reduce bread.

Thanks for the reply, I’ll have a look to see if I can find some low carb bread. Bacon, yogurt etc are not for me.

I wish I could eat bacon and egg but I’ve never enjoyed it except in a bun covered in tomato sauce so that a no no. As for fruit, again I don’t like it and due to another medical condition I have to keep vitamin C levels down. Yogurt I cannot think of anything worse so I think I’m in for an...

Hi My HBA1c level has increased, I’m not sure by how much yet as I have to wait to see my Doctor. Prior to the test I had been diet control only for 3 months as I refused to take any more Metformin in any form as it totally took my life away. I bought some test strips (not easy on the state...