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Just plain yogurt, no sweeteners in it, nothing added to it

Hi I’ve realised that low fat yogurt is the culprit (or one of them!) in my raised blood sugars. The standard question: but why?? It’s not got any flavourings, additives or sweeteners in it. I’ve now cut this out, but wonder if anyone else has this issue.

Hi So, you try your hardest for 18 months to get the Type 2 in remission, and are proud of yourself. You’re then told you are “vulnerable” for Covid-19 and feel like it’s a kick in the teeth (I know it’s for my own good though). There are letters being received by people to say to “shield”...

Hba1c results are in! 5.6! I was diagnosed May 2018 at 6.8, by 1st August 2018 was at 5.8, thanks to all the advice here about cutting carbs and focusing on taking it seriously.

Hi, could you please let me know if I’m checking my blood results correctly? I’ve been LCHF for a year now (60-70g per day) and my HbA1c is now 39.9 with no meds. My cholesterol is 6.11, HDL 1.68, LDL 4.03 and triglycerides 0.88. My understanding is that cholesterol divided by HDL = sum...

I have my diabetes “managed” with diet only. I test my BG in a morning only, so I can average my morning tests but can this correlate to the HbA1c test, or do I need to test at other times if the day? I can see converters on the website, but it says “average blood glucose” so I’m not sure...

I was diagnosed type 2 in May 18 and have counted carbs and reduced my HbA1c since then to 40/5.7. Is it normal to get sore, raw elbows with diabetes? Just appeared overnight on both elbows, and it’s never happened before! Thank you

Thank you for replying. It’s a constant learning curve!

I’m new to testing my glucose so I’m still learning how to interpret my numbers. When I wake, before eating, I’m around 4.7. Had a “carby” pasta meal, small beer and a naughty slice of ciabatta at around 16.00. Wide awake at midnight and reading was 6.1. Wide awake at 3.00 and now 6.5...

I was diagnosed type 2 in May 2018 at 48. I’ve followed low carb diet (60-80g of carbs per day) and my latest HbA1c is 40. My weight has dropped from 78.8kg to 70.2kg, and my clothes size (top and bottom) is the same as when I met my husband in 1985! I’ve just bought my first pair of size 12...

It’s happened again. I ate a piece of cake (naughty) and had blocked sinuses, ears! Itchy throat etc. Glands went up so took an antihistamine and it went down. It’s a histamine reaction to sugar!!!!

I weigh everything, not particularly portion control but for me to write the carb values in my food diary. I think it is a matter of finding a way that works for you.

I’m now really sensitive to sugar. I ate a cake the other day and got a histamine reaction. Took antihistamines and it went down! I also get a reaction to aspartame so I stick to Marks and Spencer sugar free sweets as they don’t have any nasty chemicals in them. Funny how we get more...

Hi Tracey I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic at the end of May so I’ve had my three month HbA1c test. I don’t test my blood - call me a chicken, but my reasoning is that I’m saving my fingers for when I need it! Anyway, I started a “controlled carb” diet at the beginning of June and my blood...

Nightmare. I had trigeminal neuralgia for three years so am sympathising. I had two teeth removed and was passed from dentist to doctor and back again. Never found the reason, but if my SCM muscle in my neck is tight my teeth still twitch!! (But at least the pain has miraculously gone.