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Hi everyone :-) well Ive been slogging on with the newcastle regime...and have to admit its not been as hard as I thought it might be yay! The inclusion of veg's is really helpful. Ive been using exante meal replacements (soups and milkshakes) very yummy. First visit to the docs and in 3 weeks...

wow..im stunned..lowest bg ever tonight 6.4 ! Only been doing this for 5 days...I know 6.4 isnt "normal" but last week I was around 15-17 (had a chest infection though, so that might be why it was SO high also) :thumbup:

thanks for your kind words geordie ;) Im gong to try and get a short walk in every day with my overweight pooch...so even he will benefit ! I tried one of the exante meal replacement bars yesterday...was verrrry yummy..and my bg went down nicely so not effects it seems. anyone else try meal...

Little update, started the NC diet Monday...levels have steadily fallen from 17 ish, tonight lowest ever for me at 8.4 :D I added in a small short walk...as I noticed geordie did a lot of exercise, wasnt sure such a small amount of exercise would help any but it looks like it did ! one...

thakns Immis, that migh be he case with Dawn Phenomenon, sounds plausible...I migh try and get hold of some vinegar capsules and see how that works out. Still seeing much better sugar readings than pre newcastle diet...still higher than Id love them to be, but going the right way. One thing I...

thank you for the encouraging posts :) Day 2..all is going well...apart from waking and my sugars being 12.5..I have no idea why they go up when I wake...but they seem to come down later on? oh well..keep on going !

Hi Geordie...congratulations ! Ive been reading all about your newcastle diet journey over the last 2 days..and it inspired me to try it myself. Im on metformin, sitagliptin, ramapiril ...and they arent working for me, no reduction in my sugar readings..so..I thought "why not?", I can at least...