Recent Content by lennycape

Hi all my mum(58) is a type 2 diabetic and have been over the pasted 6 years she is taking Metformin and a few other pills… She experiences a lot of pain in her feet but later there have been little brown /red spots on her feet above her arch…. It is almost like sores but not really…. I think...

Hi Everyone!! I am just sooo on top of the world right now and sooo proud of myself .... For the past month I have been on a low carb diet and today was the first time I weighed in at 5kg less than what i was last month.... It took a month and a week to loose 5kg /11pounds - I am fitting into...

Hi I am looking for good Bean recipes... both hot and cold dishes. we eat lots of beans and i am running out of ideas here.... I will type up some of our dishes and post them as soon as I can... I usually used dry beans and cook them...

thanks for confirming it .... I found on a local site some "big deal" they made of it...

Thanks Handra.... I am very hard on myself .... for me it is all about results .... if i work as hard as i am on this I want to see it in the numbers.... hell all i can think of today is chocolate cake and here i am with a glass of water .... So since i have been told i have done everything i...

Hi there …. I just found this posting which was apprently part of an article. I wanted to know if anyone has tried it and if anyone has had any good results from it …. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20's and have all the general/ usual side effects so I am always looking for new info on...

Thanks for the invite but i will have to pass maybe next time I still have some work to do and it is getting late here - we are 2 hours ahead of you

Thanks for the reply .... yes thanks i am doing good .... i have just been feeling very hungry and tired all day but that could be the heat over here who knows.... I checked my sugar the even 2 hours after dinner and it was 4.9 i was not tooo happy as we are working sooo hard but at least i...

Hi there... So far I am really impressed with the support that is given on this forum... So thank you!! I have been diagnosed as Diabetic however my partner is following the same eating plan and even got himself a testing machine to support me .... He tested himself for the first tonight 2...

Yes you got that right WE DO NOT HAVE EBAY .... And people will not send to SA tooo .... believe me we have tried we have to go via a 3rd party (friends in the Uk) to buy what we want.... I tell you Africa is very different .... you will never believe how advanced you are in someways .... but...

Hi i would like to be able to buy goods on ebay however cause i am in South Africa I cannot .... it is nuts but hey this is africa .... I will see if i can get a friend in the UK to send me something ....

Hi thanks to all that replied ..... I will definitely try those recipes thanks .... I have looked locally for something on carb counting but being South Africa it is hard to find... I will see if a friend can send me something from the UK... thanks for all the advice....

Hi I am looking for a reliable list of do's and don'ts to eat. I eat loads of veggies & Fruit but never 100% sure if I am using the right veggies. Eg. I bought Mealies / corn on the cob but I am not sure if I can eat it.... Does anyone have any good ideas on what to I can make with spinach...

Hi there!! thanks for replying to my post ..... I really hope it works as I do not want to go down the same path as other family members have gone. Yes I am on medication - 250mg of Metformin - I seem to have adjusted to the meds very well and only have heartburn but the rest is smoothsailing...

Hi I am new to this all earlier this month I was diagnosed with diabetes. My fasting blood sugar level was 6.7. I do believe that with the right diet and exercise I will be able to reduce that figure. For over 2 week I have managed have5 or 6 small meals a day and my 2 hour after a meal was...