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I may give that a try, i.e. skipping breakfast other than a cup of tea or coffee. My blood sugar is still somewhat high in a morning anyway. The only doubt is that I'm supposed to take some diabetic medication with breakfast i.e. 1000 mg Velmetia + 30 mg gliclazide and not sure how they'd settle...

I've had Quaker Oats for breakfast for the last couple of years; but not any longer. I just discovered that it badly spikes my blood sugar level very high. It is plain unsweetened 100% oatmeal too, so thought it was healthy and safe, but apparently not. At a loss what to have for breakfast now...

Can anyone point me to a graph please showing what typical blood sugar levels are during the day for non-diabetics and diabetics following a controlled diet. I've just got a machine and want some idea of how my readings relate to what is expected.

Thank you for the detailed responses. I'll check out that link too.

I only got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes yesterday and know nothing about what diet to follow. Apparently this is a contentious issue? I was really hoping for clear cut advice regarding diet. What is the general consensus on this issue?

I've just joined and the site is virtually unusable. It keeps locking up. Just got this too: FastCGI Error The FastCGI Handler was unable to process the request. Error Details: The FastCGI process has failed frequently recently. Try the request again in a while Error Number...

Thank you for the welcomes everyone. I'm 52 and while I'm not doing cartwheels either I've always been fairly active. Diet is one of the things I need to learn about. I gather diabetes can be hereditary. My mother had type 2 and died at the age of 57 from a heart attack related to the...

Thank you for the welcomes Grace & Cinnamon. I'm 52 and while I'm not doing cartwheels either I've always been fairly active. Diet is one of the things I need to learn about. I gather diabetes can be hereditary. My mother had type 2 and died at the age of 57 from a heart attack related to the...

Hello everyone. :) My doc got confirmed I've got type 2 this afternoon. Took my first medication after the evening meal. Still feel very tired an hour afterwards. Wondering how long before the medication starts to kick in? We moved to France a few years and I've been prescribed something...