• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2026 Survey »

Recent Content by Bobby105

  1. Bobby105

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Breakfast 8am 2 scrambled egg on small thin granary s.i e with sprinkled Canada cheese and dollop of peanut butter Lunch sea breàm fillet, cabbage and green beans. 1/2 pear. Cafe i bought a take away Cherry Bakewell, for hubby. Ate a grenade bar and a cup of expresso Tea at 6pm small...
  2. Bobby105

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Amazing that you can eat all of those items s and still have of 5.5
  3. Bobby105

    Type 2 with Insulin. Poll. How many forum users come within this category ?

    @Antje77 H i I may have come up with s solution. Ive had an issue with vit C fruits since diagnosed. Reading about iron it says non heme needs vit c to absorb iron. So I raised insulin by 2 units, increased my diet I take + an iron tablet + vit c. It seems to be working . My weight is...
  4. Bobby105

    Type 2 with Insulin. Poll. How many forum users come within this category ?

    @Antje77. Hi , excuse the delay. Moving house. 0 !! I'm using Humulin 1. @ 16 units at present. Gp said i needn't take so many tests but I tend to do 4 to 6 a day. I've been asked by a other GP to increase my iron intake plus an iron tab+ vit c. That tablet and maybe food vit c fruit...
  5. Bobby105

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    7.7. Higher using iron tabs and vit C to improve prove mild anaemia. One cannot win !
  6. Bobby105

    Type 2 with Insulin. Poll. How many forum users come within this category ?

    Hi thanks for replies . I was on Levemir for 3 yrs, now swopped to Humulin. I am low weigt for a Type 2 7 st . 4- 7.6 st. But since changing to Humulin , 16units a month ago, my weight has dropped to 7st 2 - 7st 3. In the past few weeks i did have tummy upset for 6 days and stress selling...
  7. Bobby105

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    6.7 a.m 6.1 at bedtime
  8. Bobby105

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    4.2 Went to bed on 6 - low for me. I felt very hungry, ate a small thin biscuit & mascapone to avert ? a low @ night.
  9. Bobby105

    What’s everyone planning now that Levemir is going?

    I think I said the right thing to the right people at the right time. My GP is very kind but kept saying youre under control but I didnt feel it. Also theres been a reshuffle . The diabetes nurse left - i could never get the info I wanted. One of the GPs took over as Lead of the Diabetic team...
  10. Bobby105

    What’s everyone planning now that Levemir is going?

    @Lily21 Thanks for the story . Type 1 sounds a complex. Im glad U R getting sorted and settled I am now on Humulin 1 for Type 2 ( 1 dose) My GP (the lead diabetic on, rumoured to have diabetes himself ) started me on 50% of the Levemir dose at Humulin 10 units. He said that the Practice didnt...
  11. Bobby105

    Calories, Carbs and Losing Weight

    @KennyA Im not familiar with studies from the US. The British government seems keen on us not taking high amounts of saturated fat and pushes the use of statins. The main use i make of fat content is to check labels, if somee packet has a lower sat fat than another I buy it....... the other...
  12. Bobby105

    What’s everyone planning now that Levemir is going?

    @Lily21 i Lily Hi , what was your fear at using 1 unit. Im type 2 , my doc gave me 10 units as a starter dose 1/2 the Levemir. I went with that , as the previous dose of Levemir would still be in my body (maybe explain your low)and I'd Id rather go high than low. We worked together me...
  13. Bobby105

    What did you pop in your basket this week? Low chat level

    4 seed mix. Pumpkin seeds. ryvita with pumpkin., venison grill, frozen mix - green beans, broccoli, peas- , wholewheat plain flour,
Back
Top