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Been drinking a lot of 300ml bottles of Bud Light & Amstel during the lockdown. Neither are quite as low in carbs & calories as Michelob Ultra, but still pretty good. For me Bud Light doesn’t taste of much (very nice on a hot day though), but Amstel has a decent flavour. Both £10 a box in Tesco..

Yes it’s normal. I stopped taking medication while I was doing the Newcastle Diet 18 months ago. I was quite anxious about this for a while, but didn’t need to worry. My advice though - get a testing kit & use it regularly. This will help to reassure you if the numbers stay good & is an early...

Don’t know if anyone is still following this thread, but just had another hba1c result - down to 33 now. Well chuffed... Interesting thing is that despite broadly following a low carb diet, I have veered off course numerous times in the last 3 months & consumed a significant amount of carbs...

I have actually, but if that were the cause surely I’d expect higher results across the board?

Been scouring the internet for info on these questions, but can’t find answers... So, my hba1c from a test at the end of May was 35, which I’m over the moon with. However, for the past month or two I’m seeing different results from my own testing to what I’ve been used to. On a positive note my...

Just had my first hba1c result since diagnosis in November. 35, down from 66. Happy days...

According to the nutra check food app a pint of Amstel has 10.2g of carbs. Don’t know if it’s true, but it’s become my beer of choice & 3 or 4 pints makes no difference to by blood sugar. Having said that neither does Guinness, with 15g per pint. But in general if I’m gonna drink I aim for red...

Haven’t risked any rice yet, but had pasta a couple of times (cooked al dente). BG rose about the same as it does with any meal - just less than 2 at the 2 hour mark. But I was drinking red wine with the food, which always seems to keep the numbers down. Been reading about cooking & reheating...

Yep. Makes complete sense. Testing is key...

I’m no expert on any of this stuff, but learning tons as I go along. Sadly, some knowledge has come through trial & error and although my habits have changed so dramatically it’s hard to believe, I still sin & likely always will... For me exercise makes a huge difference. If I go out for a...

Thanks jjraak, your holiday experience was similar to a holiday I took last month (up about a point across all test times & took just shy of 3 weeks to return to pre-holiday levels). Never really considered a marginally excessive weekend in the same vein as a holiday, but now I think about it...

I’m all for trivial things! Way preferable to the alternatives!! Come to think of it, I had a few restless nights until last night & have felt more tired than usual the last few days. And although I’m not suffering yet, it is the beginning of hay fever season. But those niggles aside I feel...

Thanks Pipp. I had to find out sooner or later whether the ND was a success or not. Guess it wasn’t! With regard to blips, so I had a couple of carby days over the bank holiday weekend (hardly a return to old ways, just a bit more carefree than usual). For the past 4 days my carbs have been...

Well, it’s all gone a bit wrong... Life has been getting in the way of exercise a bit lately & some of my food choices haven’t been the best. Seen a mixed bag of BG results over the past week or so. Occasionally a nice number as I’ve been used to all year, but mainly 6’s & 7’s. Even had the...

Thought I’d drop in with a progress update (would’ve done it sooner but I’ve had problems logging in)... So, about 6 weeks since I finished ND. Yet to have a hba1c test done. Doc thought it seemed sensible to wait 3 months from end of diet (he knows I self test a lot) however, pretty happy with...