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Hi Nicky, I just got diagnosed too and found a website called ditchthecarbs which have a really good chart about what has carbs and what doesn't. I also use an app called MyFitnessPal to track my carbs and calories - it also tracks cholesterol. I had never realised that my favourite veggies like...

@bulkbiker thanks for the encouragement. I'm going to get myself really settled with the ultra low carb then see what happens after that!

Thank you @bulkbiker! I won't give up just yet then :P The low carb isn't too bad but I do miss carrots! I can't even face intermittent fasting right now though - I commend you!

THANK YOU @Rachox! I just needed someone to tell me it was okay!

The MyFitnessPal app is what I've been using. It's not perfect but it's helping me stay in my carb and calorie allowance!

Hi all I was diagnosed on Monday so very new to all this. I was meant to see a diabetes educator for the first time tomorrow but she is sick so I'm coming to the brains trust. I am taking Metformin twice a day and eating an extremely low carb diet of about 10-20g or carbs a day. My bsls are...

Sorry, my fault! It's not gluten free and low carb that I don't know how to manage - it's gluten and low carb. I'll continue my quest for info elsewhere. Thanks

I have a coeliac panel in 8 weeks - how did you manage the low carb plus eating gluten? I'm at a complete loss as to how I do both!

Hi all, things much better today. Seems either the low carb or the Metformin (or both) are working and my bsl is hovering around 10-12. The doctor said my second urinalysis came back okay and I didn't need to go to hospital so now I have my appointments with the diabetes educator and dietician...

Thank you very much for that. I will get them done.

@JoKalsbeek Do those tests determine type of it's type 1 or 2?

Thanks Ellie!

Thanks everyone for your support and expertise. I remember that my fasting bsl has sat 0.1-0.2 out of range even since I was a teenager. I'm overweight and always have been, so maybe that makes all the difference. I haven't seen the diabetes educator yet but I will definitely ask about type...

Hi there! On Friday I got a big weird boil, and the doc said "I'll just check your blood sugar." It was 17.1 and it was first thing in the morning - I hadn't eaten or drank anything. Eep! I had no idea I had diabetes and I don't seem to have any particular symptoms. I went straight to the...