Recent Content by carilina

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Many thanks for the links HSSS. When I first told my doctor I wanted to try the Keto diet to avoid going on insulin injections, she said I needed to do 800 calories and limit protein - she said protein converts into sugar. Maybe it's because being disabled I was inactive and also had kidney...

The protein comes from the flaxseed, hemp, almond milk - if you look at the screenshot I'm actually getting 20g of protein. The smoothies were what I used to kick-start my Keto, and I was doing 800 calories per day (to lose weight) until my bg dropped and I started having hypo's (that took...

Thank you Dudette. May I ask what the 'eat well plate' is? I make a home-made smoothie in the morning which (I hope) is loaded with nutrients - I make enough to keep me going all day. I also take a vitamin/mineral supplement just in case. Since doing the Keto diet I have lost my appetite and...

Hi Robert, I agree wholeheartedly with Geordie_P and danziger - it's the carbs you need to cut rather than the calories. Take a look at Jon Gaunt's website to see how low-carb can reverse diabetes https://www.simpleasfat.com/ You can also find him on Facebook with other like-minded people...

Hi guys I registered here some time ago and made a few posts, but became ill and disappeared. Around 10 years ago I was diagnosed Type 2 after a routine blood test at my new GP surgery registered 122 on the richter scale. I was immediately put on 4 x Metformin and 2 x Gliclazide. After a while...

Thank you so much Grant. My last HbA1c was 4.7 and the doctor said it was a bit low so reduced my Gliclazide to 2 per day, but I noticed the finger prick tests going back up so I went back on to 4 per day. I also take 4 Metformin per day. Can both of those meds be increased? I thought I was...

Hello all, I have a real problem going on at the moment. For a long time I've had my BGs under control, then last year I had a foot ulcer/severe osteomyelitis and was on antibiotics for almost a year. It eventually healed. Then this year I got another foot ulcer and it took another 6 months to...

Hi Steve The reason I feel happier is simply because I really thought that I was seriously ill and that's how it was going to be. The weakness in my legs, and having to use a walking stick, was really depressing - but since adjusting my diet the strength is coming back into my legs and it's...

Good thinking batman! :lol: Last week when my BG went down to 4 I was all shaky but now it's going below that and I don't feel shaky. I only tested cos I'm going to bed early :D but I'm a bit worried in case it goes really low when I'm asleep. I might die in my sleep and not know about it...

Just done a BG test and it's 3.7. I've had no symptoms of shakiness like I usually had so does that mean 3.7 is ok or should I eat 4 of those jelly baby things? (That's the only good thing about low BG is having the jelly babies) :mrgreen:

I totally agree with you! I had absolutely no idea why I was feeling so ill until it was pointed out to me that porridge (and other carbs and sugar) was most likely stopping me from stabilising my BGs. I'd even told my doctor that I had porridge for breakfast and she didn't say anything. I...

Hi xyzzy Thank you again for your post - yes I'm feeling heaps better now! My once very achey legs seem to be getting their strength back slowly but surely. I don't feel so cold or weak anymore either. The nerve pain is bothering me, though, especially at night. I've been taking 1/2 a glic...

Thank you both :thumbup:

My sister and brother in law used my BG meter the other day and my sister registered 8.1 and her hubby was 9.5 - does that mean they are now diabetic or pre-diabetic or are those readings normal for non-diabetics?