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Carb lite is back online The low carb recipe site Carb lite is up and running again. Tony Blakemore, the chef who runs it, was ill for over a year from complications from his diabetes and it lapsed. He is back fit and well and the site is bigger and better than ever. Tony would be very happy...

I don't know the answer to your question in the percentage way but I can offer some advice on amounts. For carbs 50-75 g a day is considered an optimal level by Barry Groves. You can go up or down depending on dietary preference and individual needs of course. This should be based on lower...

The polyphenol bit is nice to see as well! (Tea, wine, olive oil, cocoa, peanuts are all staples of mine).

Your potassium may come back down to normal once you are off ramipril. Perhaps you won't need to reduce dietary potassium. Foods that have a lot of potassium are bananas, blackcurrants and "lo salt".

Glucophage is the trade name of Metformin. They are the same drug. If you have gut problems the long acting version is meant to help. Is it the long acting glucophage you have been put on?

Are you on a pump?

A medium apple is around 20g of carb.

Those blood sugar levels look very good.

Non diabetics have a dawn phenomenon as well. This gives you higher blood sugar levels first thing than at other times of the day especially the afternoon when you have not had lunch. It does not appear that your blood sugar levels are anything to worry about.

Here is a paper that you will find helpful: http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/co ... /1204.full

If your post meal blood sugar levels are too high, eg over 10, you probably do need to add meal insulin, especially if you have cut your carbs as much as you can.

With a well matched insulin to food regime you can be of normal weight. If you have had high blood sugars for a while it is very likely that you have been peeing out sugar. This is an efficient way of getting rid of calories! The high blood sugars are bad for your health long term and can...

Poorly controlled type two diabetes is indeed a serious disorder but well controlled type two diabetes need not be. Well done on the weight loss. With your engineer brain in gear it should be possible for you to devise and eating, exercise and stress management plan for yourself that will give...

Baz, The foods that raise blood sugar the most are sugars and starches. Eg: wheat, rice, pasta, potatoes, sugar, fruit, fruit juice, milk. Eating low starch fruit and vegetables eg cauliflower, broccoli, avocados, olives, tomatoes, cabbage tend to only raise blood sugar a little. If you base...

Ask her what your hbaic is. Then you will know if you need to reduce your post meal blood sugars or not. A good level is under 6.5 and acceptable is probably under 7.5.