Recent Content by jonw

She got her results yesterday and yes she has type two (diet only). Her levels are quite high (6.0-7.0 before meals and 13.0-16.0 90 mins after meals) She is old school, learned from her mum. Sunday dinners a lot of the time so its a real battle getting her to eat healthier. Im trying sweet...

Hi all, I was diagnosed about 2 months ago and yesterday my mum was diagnosed. Im so glad I have db as otherwise my mum would never have found out (we were just testing with my meter when we realised her bg was high). She is old school and likes her sunday dinners so I was wondering if anybody...

Thanks for your quick replies, I realy appreciate your input. Ill get her to go and have a checkup and report back what the outcome is. Thankyou again for your help. Jon

Hi all, I was diagnosed with type 2 a week ago and have been testing my glucose regularily since. While I was at my mums (aged 69) I thought I would check here glucose and it was 5.6 before we ate (mine was 4.0). We had some dinner (pork chop, yorshire puds, mash potatoe, brocolli, carrots...

Thanks for the reply, I realy apreciate your input and expertese on the matter. I will definately try to add a little more fruit and veg (especially cooked) to the diet and see how I go. Jon

Hi all, Just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and earlier in the year was diagnosed with Abdominal adhesions. The problem is that with Abdominal Adhesions I have been told to have a very low fibre diet but now with the diabetes I am led to believe that I should eat a high fibre diet (ie...