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thank you phoenix your post is very informative . i have eaten porridge every day for a long time, and i know that is one of the slow release forms of the starch`s you posted about, i am guessing it is runner or green beans and lentils you are talking about, and i am not in luck liking baked...

thank you for your reply`s ken. i will have to buy some test strips myself then to test myself after eating as my health clinic do not issue them to type 2`s only need to do it a few times as i do not have a very varied diet and have stuck to the foods that have given me low 1AC results. what...

thank you. i do eat half a french stick every day and half a packet of sugar free biscuits most day`s as well , plus potatoes virtually every day as well with my main meal ,all obviously full of carbs which is why i asked the question. but i was told only to test on my 1AC, so i have not got a...

what are the dangers of carbohydrates . i understand i am not allowed sugar but i know nothing about carbohydrates bar reading everyone seems to count them or be on a non carbohydrate diet, since i have looked into my diet and started counting how many carbohydrates i am eating i am obviously...

6 and below is good and what a non diabetic should have. 7 and above is bad and chance of having diabetes. cross your fingers and hope she or he says 4.0

i am at canvey healthcare clinic and my diabetes nurse is fantastic never in a hurry will answer any question , checks everything everytime/talks to me about medication increases and decreases /diet/weight/etc etc. and takes min of 15 min every 4 months or so with me. on the other hand when...

i am at health center in essex. its a new multi practise clinic. when i see my diabetic nurse , she is very good , knowledgable and tells you all your test results, how you are doing, does your checks , asks you to come back in a fortnight when she changes your medication to check if that is...

i am type 2 and i eat a large bowl approx 80 g of porridge with 1 normal sized cup of water and 1 normal size cup of skimmed milk as the mix. morrisons long life brand is what i use. then when its made i have half a cup of semi skimmed milk(long life morrisons) as the topping with about 1 big...

from memory being underweight is having a bmi of under 18 which is extremely thin. do you mean you are under the bmi for your height ? 25.0 or anything under is considered perfect and you have to go a long way down to be underweight on there chart. not that i persoanlly think the charts...

i have been dieting and cardio and weight training very intensly for the last 5 months , so i guess i run low sugar levels most of the time. i work very long hours in the middle of nowhere outdoors and have to take my food with me but sometimes i forget to include something like a normal coke...

my diabetic nurse just reduced mine in half as well also 1000mg a day to 500mg. it was because i had a few hypo`s. hopefully on my next 1ac my levels are still the same in the 5`s.

i have no real knowledge of diabetes problems having just been diagnosed myself in january as type 2. i do know about losing weight though as i boxed for many years and was very used to having to shift weight. losing weight is simply a case of discipline and willpower and not cheating yourself...

i was diagnosed as type 2 in january. just wish there was some kind of warning from my doctors that i was at risk, last year i was told i was not. i am still pretty narked that i have for life what we all have , when if i had just had 3 months notice i could have gotten into the kind of shape i...