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I find Morrison’s Tesco Asda or other supermarket own brand chocolate eclairs are surprisingly quite low in carbs. It’s not the larger posh Belgian chocolate ones but the smaller cheap ones of 4 in a box. The lowest I’ve ever found is 7g per eclair. I think it’s because Choux pastry is not that...

Dear S18 I take Gliclazide (1 small 40gram tablet daily). Unfortunately, Metformin gives me a terrible bad stomach which I can only describe as similar to food poisoning. My diabetes nurse recommended to take half an hour before (I’m guessing to keep blood sugars low). I generally take it just...

I had the same said to me about 5 years ago when I was first diagnosed. I wanted to test lots to see what foods were good & what were bad for me. I’m the type of person who likes to understand things and feel as though I have some control. They said I only needed to test about once a week and...

I used to take Omazaprole due to my diabetes medicine causing bloating and upset stomach. The Omazaprole didn’t give me any problems but I don’t think it stopped them either. I still had bad bloating and upset stomachs. I tried to manage by diabetes with just diet. Sadly that didn’t work but I...

Yes, I agree and ever since being diagnosed about 4 years ago I have felt it’s my fault. I am no saint with food but until something happened (I don’t know what) I was always very thin and the type of person who ran upstairs rather than walk. I started to feel tired and is if I was running (not...

Thank you for your comments it’s very motivational. I have also found the odd fairy item is tolerable now. I have gone a bit wayward with the carbs over the last week but I will go back to being stricter as I know that I feel better when I am.

Hi I thought that there must be a lot of different tablets but I struggled to find any information. I posted on here in the hope someone might mention something that I wasn’t aware of (metformin Glicalizide) I have read some useful points

Thank you for taking the time to provide me with your information. I think it is useful to go to the GP armed with information as the 10 minute slot flies by and it’s good to cut to the chase. It’s almost like doing a presentation

Ha ha sounds odd but I’ll give it a go - says the girl who has eaten snails and frogs legs in the past. What meat and I’m guess we are talking real butter (that’s what I have)

My holiday to Spain was wonderful and I'm only a pound heavier so not too bad in the greedy me stakes I think that I'm starting to get the hang of avoiding potato and bread etc. A change of a lifetime eating meat veg and a potato item has taken some getting used to, but it's starting to feel...

Thank you - I’m sorry to hear you that you were poorly too but in a selfishly for me it confirms that I am not overacting or imagining things and the problem can be overcome

Thank you that is very kind of you I apologise for the delayed reply Thank you Antje77 that is very kind. Please accept my apologies for the delay in replying due to my sending on a particularly frustrating just before going on holiday. I am also struggling a bit with how to use everything on...

It has been 4 years since I was diagnosed with T2 diabetes although I think that I probably had it for much longer. I am over weight by about 1 1/2 stone and struggle to lose weight. It’s been a bumpy ride with some success and failure. I was initially prescribed Metformin and after slight upset...