Recent Content by gillyscot

thanks everyone, i knew i could rely on this site to help me. i am starting over again this morning, trying to have a more positive attitude. my husband suggested last night that we buy a rowing machine so when i don't feel like going to the health club i can still do some good exercise, its...

thanks for all the advice today, i'll try eat more fats and proteins to replace the carbs. chicken ceasar salad for tea. i'll let let you know how I get on.

I'll take examples of daily diet from my diary, breakfast> porridge oats (25 g dry weight) with soya milk or slice of granary toast with flora extra light spread lunch> can of soup, apple, cup of tea with soya milk or egg mayo/ slice granary bread(not if I had toast...

I'm using carb values from packets, the collins gem book and whatever else I can find. I have a banana now and then, probably 2 or 3 in a month, the porridge is measured out as 25g dry weight which as far as I know is 20 g carb. Its 2 level table spoons, looks like nothing til the soya milk is...

hi pavlos, I agree that medication is sometimes neccessary and if it would be an advantage to me I'd go onto medication, its inevitable that I will do so at some stage anyway. My brother was diagnosed when he was in his 40's, he tried diet only for about a year then it was time for him to go on...

My daily medication is> 20mg telmisartan, 20mg simvastatin,10 mg citirizine(antihistamine), 75mg asprin, 1000mg omega 3 fish oil and a multi-vitamin tablet. I take the omega 3 because I don't like fish at all. I limit my dairy intake because I find too much upsets my stomach. My bood glucose...

Thanks for replying so fast. I've been very impressed with the site but get so down about all of this that I just give up sometimes. I know its not the right attitude but at least anyone on this site will understand. A typical days diet would be: breakfast-25g porridge oats with soya milk, cup...

Hi everyone, i've been reading the forum for the past year after being diagnosed as Type 2. Diabetes runs through my family, both sides so i suppose i should have expected it. I'm 52, i take statins for cholesterol, medication for high blood pressure and also have a truly awful family heart...