Recent Content by mikeypat

No herbs, salads, nuts or berries?

My dad was a Type1 diabetic, and as a child, I remember him weighing the carbs so he knew how much insulin to inject. The 2 are well-linked.

There are several companies offering free meters. They usually come with a small number of test strips, so make sure you check the ongoing cost of strips. One is promoted on this site https://www.diabetes.co.uk/promotions/free-onetouch-verio-reflect-ireland/?refid=2000 Just google "free glucose...

I am shocked at the lack of care you are being given. I would report the surgery, as this sort of attitude can cost lives and cause life-changing problems. With regard to hunger and low carb, if you can do 20g carbs per day, the hunger will simply disappear after about 3 days. There is no...

14.3 after long weekend of eating more carbs than usual, as was away at the in-laws.

13.7 today which is in the right direction

down to 13.1 today

14.2, still too high

15.0 Doctor seems to think it is OK as HBA1c has come down from 96 on 17th September to 74 on 7th Jan.

My first post having discovered this forum yesterday. 12.8 this morning, which is rather better than 15.5 yesterday morning.