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I didn't need recipes. Black bean or edamame bean pasta instead of the usual or use spiralized courgette, celeriac instead of potato (boiled, mashed, roast or chips), cauliflower rice (or even wild rice) instead of white or brown rice, cauli flower mash or mashed swede instead of potato...

Of course, your nurse has a point about testing every 3 months. But you need a very good memory to remember what you had for every meal during those 3 months, never mind then trying to work out which ones had too many carbohydrates for your body to handle. She probably only looks at her car's...

Hi @Adeeb and welcome to the forum. I can't tell from what you have said about what you eat, but could it be that your diet is too low in fat or in total calories? Even for those T2 diabetics who need to lose weight, it is mainly the carbohydrates that need to be reduced (all digested...

Hi @JonW444 and welcome to the forum. So, you have found out that the tests aren't 100% accurate. This also applies to the HbA1C test as well which is shy for many diagnosed with T2 Diabetes it requires 2 HbA1C tests of 48 or more. What did you expect? Did your GP lead you to believe that a...

Hi @Pandemonium and welcome to the forum. I am/was Type 2 (in remission for 4yrs). but 6 autoimmune diseases makes Type 1 seem a possibility. However, there are 2 specific tests for that, which are not usually done unless the medics feel it may be Type1. Metformin can cause digestive tract...

Hi @Markwrig and welcome to the forum. I used Low Carb from the start, then added some inter day fasting once I became fat adapted, so experience not applicable to you. Did you mean to say "Now at my target" ? How are your spot Blood Glucose figures and HbA1C? - BG doesn't always follow...

I'm not sure what you are asking about. Are you asking about testing your BG before and after your meals in order to adjust your diet to one that will possibly reverse you out of prediabetes. (a Low Carb 'Way of Eating') Or are you asking about tests for diabetes complications which can still...

While it is true that Gliclazide can make you hungrier, it isn't a foregone conclusion that it will. While it's true that gliclazide can cause hypos, I understand from your previous posts that you can't eat low carb - so it's unlikely that glic will give you hypos. Finally, there are millions...

When I get 'the munchies', substituting a low/no carb snack usually works for me- so I don't go off track. Whenever I'm eating out and a meal comes with chips, I look at what else they provide/sell - do they have eggs, do they have salad. I will always politely mention my diet for controlling...

There are several members who have largely reversed their T2 Diabetes after several years. Though I don't know of anybody who left it for as long as you before attempting it. There are some people on social media who can help, but the ones in the UK tend to give free factsheets (Dr David Unwin...

Fasting BG, especially first thing in the morning, is usually the number which will fall the slowest because of Dawn Phenomenon or Foot on the Floor. It can take months or even years to drop by much. I was still getting a fasting BG of over 6.5 when I had already got into remission, but...

It is complicated. We each have our own reaction to various carbs, so it isn't a fixed number of carbs or type of carbs for all (or even most) of us. The reading of 6.9 2 hrs after a meal (you thought high) is a good reading - so it seems like you are doing fine as you are. Obviously, it's a...

"You post that link a lot Kenny. 'Protective'. 'Evidence'. The words of a Moderator, a Staff Member. People take your words seriously; trust that you know your stuff. What if you're wrong? What are the potential consequences of diabetics coming to believe high cholesterol is 'protective', in a...

Just 2 points which don't seem to have been covered yet: 1. In the first week of Low Carb, most of the weight loss is due to lower water retention - because carbs retain water. Which is the reason for 'Keto Flu' since that water contains electrolytes (salts) of Sodium, potassium and magnesium...

The alcohol in the wine would have delayed the glucose reaction to the carbs in the meal. Was the wine a dry or a sweet wine? If the cream was real cream, then this too would have a glucose delaying effect, but you had that on both days.