Recent Content by DeeCVee

Thanks Sue.

I am learning fast but I'm so frustrated at the time that has passed since I was first diagnosed. So I had my Endo appointment yesterday. It's gone from 'you're Type 2', to 'we think you have Diabetes LADA' to the man I saw yesterday telling me 'that it appears you may be MODY'...

Well, yesterday I didn't have any snacks between lunch and dinner. My BS level before dinner was.... drum roll please..... 5.3 :D Two hours after dinner, which was prawn curry (made with coconut milk), pan fried tilapia fillet and mixed leaf salad, it was 7.2. I had an apple after I took...

My mum is Type 2, diagnosed 8 years ago, by accident. Is on Metformin and Gliclazide. Her 2 brothers are both Type 2 diabetics. None are good examples of how to manage, especially the youngest brother, who was diagnosed many years ago and makes indulging a daily thing. My dad's brother is Type...

Hi all, I'm just about to do my weekly Tesco shop online but am going to be trying the low-carb, high fat approach. I've been sitting here racking my brains for ideas on what to cook for the week ahead. This thread has made it much easier. I'm off to do the shopping now with my low GI book to...

Well, thanks to you all and all the reading I'm doing, I'm learning a lot. I've still got a long way to go and I have to develop my understanding of what a 'carb' actually is and how the different foods that can be categorised as a carb affect my body. I think the meal I'll struggle the most...

Does that mean I should switch to full fat dairy? I already use butter on toast and in some cooking, and full fat hard cheese, but have been eating no fat pro-biotic yoghurt and low-fat cottage cheese. What about the effect of saturated fats on cholesterol levels? I'm on 20mg of Simvastatin...

Thanks, I will do.

Well, that's good. I gave up margarine years ago. Can't stand the artificial taste. Surely, though, I should reduce the amount of saturated fats and substitute for mono-unsaturated? I had switched to skimmed milk following diagnosis, but couldn't stomach the coloured water taste, so went back to...

Hi All, Thanks for the responses - they've been very helpful and very supportive :) I did feel that I'd be a failure if I was put on medication, so found this advice very helpful. Thank you. I saw the Diabetes doctor, nurse and dietician today. They're peeved that I've fallen through the...

Hi all, I was diagnosed with Type 2 early November and was told to trial management by diet, with absolutely no guidance whatsoever. I was also told to keep a food diary and I would be reviewed after 4 weeks. That was in November! Having chased my GP re the referrals to a dietician and the...