Recent Content by Katie43M

Hi all. I don’t often reply to things but read a lot!! I researched all sugars when first diagnosed with T2 about 4 years ago. I settled on erythritol and have used it ever since for everything. It is not the cheapest but is very economical on the whole. I find that in recipes I never use the...

Hi all. I like you loved my fruit until diagnosed type2. So now I cheat. I stick to a few berries on breakfast but when making a salad I pop in a small chopped satsuma or apple and mix in. I share this with hubby which gives me half but if you live alone make a big salad and pot up half for next...

Yes I certainly do. I didn't realise how much different I felt on it until I came off it! I shall do everything I can to keep it that way!

Hi Welsheagle. Brilliant work WELL DONE! I was diagnosed in Feb last year and like you was shocked and worried. I also got very little help from the doctor so went on low carb diet through the forum. Within 6 months had lost 3 1/2 stone and reversed my diabetes. Doctor wanted to know what I...

Hi everyone. I watched the Hidden Killer and agree it was shocking BUT with a person in Britain being diagnosed every 2 minutes with type 2 diabetes and 500 children already with it when 16 years ago there were none, I feel the hard hitting approach was fair. I appreciate how hard it is to...

Hi heretic 1. I too am a newby and it's not easy finding your way around us it. However I have a soda stream unit that I have had since kids were small. The water you use is tap water and there are many flavours available to try including zero carb flavours. Check their website for more info...

Hi everybody. I'm new to diabetes but if you are having problems finding aspartame free drinks and mixers try researching soda stream products. They contain no aspartame, ate sweetened with acesulphame K and sucralose (Splenda) and use sucrose not high fructose corn syrup in standard flavours...

Hi Corrina. I was diabetic and am now back in pre diabetic state. I have been on low carb diet to lose nearly 3 Stone and started sweating a lot again about 2 months ago. I went to doctors today and she has put my HRT up to one daily again but has said that I need also to drink more water! This...