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Re: Feelinglow with no where to go. Thankyou for replying John, I really appreciate it. I did try a lot of nuts, yoghurt and cheese but just could not keep the weight on with the amount I could stomach eating, surely you are all not eating packs of cheese, gallons of cream and a kg of nuts...

Hi Could someone please give me some advice on how to get a private diabetes check. I have high blood sugar readings after normal carb meals 14.6 after cottage pie, peas and carrots. 7.2 after 2 weetabix and milk for breakfast. I have tried low carbing but couldn't keep it up without losing...

Hi everyone Thanks for your further replies!! John - I am testing 2 hours after my last mouthful of food. I do enjoy nuts especially salted macadamia nuts. However I find them a bit monotonous by themselves so would have them with maybe some chicken, lettuce, a tomato and some cucumber...

Thankyou for your replies, they were very helpful and very much appreciated!!! I have tried to low carb, that is the reason why I am at a low weight, I just can't even seem to eat large portions of low carb without my blood sugar going above 6.5, I tried eating full fat yoghurt and nuts but...

Hi everyone I would really appreciate some help with this. I really don't understand spikes and my health professionals keep giving different answers. At present I am considered not to have diabetes, this is based on my fasting glucose result and a HBA1C of 5.5 in July this year. I have...

Hi Does anyone know whether a low carb diet can aggravate IBD?

Hi DG I have read this thread with interest as I seem to be having similar problems as yourself. I will certainly be trying some of the weight gain suggestions posted. I have lost a lot of weight since December, I'm not sure what weight I was in December as I don't usually weigh but I was a...

Hi, thankyou for your replies! My BG reading in the morning before breakfast is usually around 4.6 - 5.0 if I go to bed with a BG below 6.5. Its a bit higher if my BG is higher before I go to bed for example, I ate 6 oat crackers with full fat philadephia cheese at 10pm last night and had a...

Thankyou for replying Hanadr, I have been to 3 different doctors and a diabetic nurse, non of them will give me a oral glucose test only a fasting test so I feel that I am constantly hitting a brick wall. I will continue to try and keep my blood sugars below 6.5 but do not not know what to eat...

Hi, I am new to this forum and at present I think I am pre- diabetic. I posted the topic 'pre diabetic in need of advise', unofrtunately I have had no relies. Can anyone tell me why, if I don't have 'proper' diabetes, why do I have readings of 7 - 9 if I eat a moderate carb meal and if I...

Hello everyone! I have been reading your posts and have gleened lots of helpful info to hopefully prevent my condition developing into diabetes. I had gestational diabetes during my prenancy 14 months ago. I was told after giving birth that my fasting glucose indicated that my diabetes had...