Recent Content by MrsGnu

Thanks for that, I'll stick with it!! x

is it normal when you start out to get the trots? :oops: I tried low carbing after reading this forum 2 years ago and had to give up in the end because of these side effects. I thought I'd got away with it this time, but it's started again!! Does it pass (so to speak) eventually? I really...

Hi xyzzy It's the Professor at the hospital who has taken me off my meds and then cancelled my appointments since, my GP/Specialist nurse won't put me back on anything until I've seen him. My specialist nurse thinks my beta cells are damaged, I had been taking insulin for a while for that...

Thanks everyone, I'm actually feeling a lot better this morning, hopefully it will be OK when I get back to work! He took me off my meds because he thinks that as a type 2 I should be able to manage without them once I'm down to a certain weight, unfortunately I haven't been able to see anyone...

Hi Thanks for your reply, I'll stick it out and see what happens. It might sound silly but I am a teacher, due back at work on Monday and worrying about coping whilst feeling like this!! On the other hand I've been steadily feeling iller as my sugars have crept up, so in the long term it should...

Hi I wonder if you can help me? I have started to follow a low carb regime in a desperate attempt to get my blood sugars down. I have managed 2 days on 60-80g but am really struggling with headaches and lack of energy. Is this normal for the first few days? Will it get better? Some background...

Thank you! I've just been out to buy some cheese, but the hummous is a great idea too, maybe I just need to mix things up a bit!

Hi I've been doing this for 3 weeks now, sticking to 60g of carbs a day. My sugars are now within much better levels (6-8 from 14-22) and I've lost nearly a stone, but still have 3 and 1/2 to lose. I haven't had a problem with being hungry until the last couple of days but now I could gnaw my...

Hello I am still new to this forum, but I'm hoping that you maybe able to offer me some advice. I am 43 and have been a well controlled type 2 since 1997 and used byetta and metformin until becoming unexpectedly pregnant last year, when I used insulin. After baby arrived in September returned...

I was really encouraged to be treated like a grown up. Too many experts over the years have really talked down to me and I am an educated, intelligent person (honest!). Doing this now I feel more in control of my own destiny, it just takes a bit more thought and a bit more time in the kitchen...

Thanks everyone, that's really useful,especially the scientific background. I'll just have to keep plugging away! Jo

Hi Debs I've been doing this for a whole week now :) For the first 3 days I was hungry, but that soon passes, for the last couple of days I've had a splitting headache which I can't touch with painkillers. I've done some googling and I think it is low carb flu/ false hypos. Our bodies are just...

Hello everyone I went to see the dietician yesterday, and was expecting a bit of a telling off for following the low carb approach. However she was really supportive! She says that it's obviously working for me and my blood sugars so to carry on for the next 6-8 weeks and then maybe think...

Hello I am new to this forum having found it via the low carb thread. I am type 2 (diagnosed 1997) and despite being well controlled for a number of years am now struggling following an unexpected pregnancy, which led to me taking lots of insulin and now weighing 3 stones more than I did before...

Hello everyone I am new to this forum and new to trying to tackle my diabetes using a low carb approach, so far it is going well, and I have found all the info on here really useful. I noticed on the newbies board a few people asking about a website that lets you count your carbs. I have been...