Recent Content by Moogie1947

Nearly 10 years although I have been in remission for several years I have generally a lowish carb diet but don't count carbs any more, just stay off obviously high carb stuff. However, during lockdown I've lost the plot rather and so testing recently had some poor readings . Am trying to get...

Hi I am not keen on Tofu - I find soy beans in many forms upset my digestion. Thanks for the verge forum link. I used to be on that years ago. I think I found the problem with my levels - possibly a faulty meter or old strips. Haven't been testing regularly for the last few years as I was...

That's a good idea but I always have lots of veg in the freezer as we are all 3 vegetarians. I use lots of carrots, swede and celeriac which all keep quite well for a week or so. I find we need one of those with things like vegeburgers or low carb souffle or one of those types of dishes where...

Thank you for this - I hadn't considered that. I am on high blood pressure meds but they don't usually cause problems. No other meds. But I haven't been feeling great, I thought it was the high sugar levels as I was so tired for a few days. I think I know where the carbs come from but...

Thanks for this - I mostly do all that except for the dried fruit and veg. However I keep lots of frozen. I alternate Sainsbury's and a vegetable box company weekly and top up with the odd bits from the milkman who delivers cheese, eggs, yoghurt and some fruit and veg etc. I just seem to run...

Thanks for this microwave tip, I always have butternut squash and we roast it in cubes with other veg like shallots and then add feta or goats cheese before it is finished You can roast them whole or halved in the oven with skins on too.. I often pop the seeds in too. You're right it is...

Hi everyone, I have not posted here for years as I managed to get my diabetes into remission with l ow Carb vegetarian meals and stayed there for over 5 years. However, the last few weeks I have been sleepy after meals and my morning levels have gone from between 5 and 6 to 8.7 over a couple...

Breakfast - flaxseed and nut "porridge" with butter, splenda and thick cream Lunch - cress and avocado with cheese Dinner - not yet decided, maybe flan - no crust and low carb veg. With Yoghurt to follow sweetened with sugar free Da Vinci syrup - butterscotch flavor.

Sorry it took so long to reply I don't use this board as much there days. It is only tough eating out now - I've adjusted all my receipes to low carb and invented a few more. I loath tofu and other soy products except Soy sauce so just use ground almonds for most things. My HbA1c is only 5.5...

Great news pudenski, all your hard work has paid off.

If eating between meals and snacking is one of the problems, perhaps we should frown on people eating in the street or on public transport, my school rules in the 1960's forbade eating (in school uniform of course) in public. I still think it looks slovenly as does drinking from a can or bottle...

I was the most enormous bore and continue to be so when I find myself eating out with people I do not know well and say "one little bit wont hurt you". Would you say that to a drug addict or alcoholic who was trying to keep away from what harms them? I also am a vegetarian so it is doubly hard...

I wholeheartedly agree.

Not defending smokers - used to be one or other addicts. However long term health effects of smoking all add to NHS costs so it's probably more cost effective to treat this free than pay for lung cancer treatment and other smoking related diseases both dirctly from NHS budget and long term sick...

I find a couple of Ryvita with some cheese fills that gap in is approx 10-12g of carbs. Especially if I'm in a hurry. Today I had a small portion of left-over cheesy leeks with them instead of cheese. Cheese sauce is low carb - just 1 oz butter, 1-2 Tbs creme fraiche and 1-2 tbs philadelphia...