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I am having about 100 g of carbs a day so when looking on food packets for carb contents do just look at carb contents or the one with the sugar sorry should have made myself a little clearer thanks

Could some one tell me when looking on a pack of food at the carbohydrate measuring g do I go by carbahydrate or carbahydrate-sugar a little confused as there is quite a difference in them both thankyou

Can someone explain the difference between type 1 and 2 diabetes.... Someone said if you are type 2 and start taking insulin you then become type 1 is this correct as well thanks

Hi I am type 2 can someone explain what a hypo is please have heard the word mentioned but not sure what it means thankyou.

Can someone just put my mind at rest am getting a little concerned that my blood sugar reading is about 9.6 on a morning before I have anything to eat then on an evening about an hour after my evening meal it is around 6.7 is it ok for it to be lower at the end of the day thanks

Having cut out most bread I thought ryvita might be an option to have with maybe philadelphia on as I bekieve they are low in carbs :? Which one would you chose as you can get ones with fruit ones with rye etc etc..thanks

Thanks makes things a little clearer as not sure wether you could have 100s of carbs g or single numbers glike 10 for example sorry to sound dim but am new to this so will work on the 100 mark and see how I go from there just gives me a little guidance thankyou

I bought the collins little carb book after advice on here thanks ....but I cant seem to find what the ideal limit of carbs you should have in a day measured in the g :? thankyou

Is there a good beginners guide book to diabetes please am so confused about what to eat and what not to eat alternatives etc, could anyone recomend a good one to get to help me get my head round all this it is really starting to get me down as I thought what I was eating was good until I wrote...

Can anyone advise me what to eat when I fancy some bread with say a bit of cheese is tthere any crackers or similar to have in the place of bread thanks

HI after a thread I posted yesterday you advised me to cut down on my carbs (thanks) but talking at work today someone said if I am hardley eating any carbs were will my energy come from ??? I am getting more confused now here is what I now eat after yesterday post bacon sausage tom, mushroom...

Oh my gosh thank you al so much for your comments and no I wont take offence,I am so shocked that I am not eating the right things I am going to have to really make MORE changes thought I was being SOOOOOOOOOO good,but now you have made me realise why I am seeing no difference. Until I get a...

Just being diagnosed as diabetic 3 monthor so ago I just wondererd if any one could tell me what they think of my new eating plan I think it is ok but my blood sugars dont seem to be coming down .Or losing any weight BUT I am not feeling as tired or exhausted Oat so simple sachet milk cup of tea...

Hi have been prescribed acrabose and metaformin by the doctor has anyone used these and have they helped in weight loss many thanks

been to my diabetic nurse today and my blood sugar is 6.4 she said this is quite good