Recent Content by MikeEdwards

About 9 months ago i was diagnosed with diabetes with a level of 7.1 and went on the recommended food requirements to control this. I was given a testing kit by my gp and found that my sugar levels were in the 5's and low 6's. Prior to the last 3 month blood test I ate what i wanted and had...

Thanks for the information, i find it difficult to know exactly what to eat but im sure one day next century I'll get in right. I'll try that chocolate :)

Hi, Confusing isnt it, bg levels, carbs etc etc etc. Shame how frail we are at the end of the day. Good luck with your diet and I hope that you can become someone with a 4.5 reading :P every day

Ive been diagnosed type 2 for about a month now. It is fairly scarey to see how you affect your blood sugar levels by eating something that maybe you shouldnt have. I do try hard to stick to a good eating plan but sometimes feel annoyed and frustrated that i feel the need for something sweet...

I was diagnosed type 2, two weeks ago and am going to see a diatition on Wednesday. It seems that since my diagnosis I have constant thoughts about when am I going to eat next. Ive gone on a healthy diet and lost about 10 lbs but sometimes feel like i want 'eat the fridge' of things that i...

Hi im glad your getting to grips with your diabetes. I was diagnosed last week and nobody has even talked to me about testing, maybe they are letting me get over the shock first. I am on the british diabetic site diet and have lost about 8 lbs in a week, i dont know if this is even right but...

So much to take in!!Type 2 Testing? I have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, my doctor gave me Metformin tablets. Do i have to test myself? nobody at the doctor's practice has mentioned this! I have followed the diet in the online British diabetes site. In the past week i have lost...

I have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the nurse in my doctors surgery said with a little tweaking i could stabalise my sugars. I am a keen flat green bowler and over the past weeks i have noticed that I am unable to concentrate and focus to the same level. Ive read a few of the...