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No I've been on jardiance for nearly a year ,had a great effect on my readings but developed the most horrendous thrush a few weeks ago I was told to stop taking it for 2 weeks ,treated for the thrush I restarted it ,back to ibs, very bad constipation ,constant weeing and I think I maybe...

Are you implying that the high fat cancels out the carbs ?

Im pretty new to this , so may be talking rubbish lol . But even if a lifestyle change wont get you back to pre diabetes it should prevent you getting any worse and hopefully stop any increase in medicaion

Has anyone mentioned livlife bread ? 14.6 g carb per 100 g 3.8 per slice, the slices are small , tastes ok toasted (haven't tried it toasted ) I find lidl rolls bleurgh

I had mine today , first one as only recently diagnosed.its not a live vaccine so there should be no problems. I have flu twice in the past, trust me it's not something anyone would want

I know it is supposed to mean high fat .but it's a fine line between high fat and unlimited fat , especially if you have a weight problem ?.Therefore , rightly or wrongly, I am choosing not to go overboard with fat content

I started weight watchers before being diagnosed T2 , and I am still carrying on with it , in so much as I use the AP to calculate the points I use , just as a guideline really Since starting metformin I have lost my appetite so when or if it comes back because I have weight to lose I will...

For the poster who asked , my HbA1c reading was 50

Well i managed to eat a steak and salad, and enjoyed it...I ha

Funnily enough nuts are the one thing I haven't lost interest in, but I limit how many I eat

I could of course be in denial and think somehow I have failed and taking 2 tablets is the slippy slope to a lifetime of more and more pills

I can't remember what the blood test reading was , and I don't get to see the nurse now until the 17th October. I realise once I start to eat more the readings may rise, depending on how many carbs I eat.I guess at the moment I'm too scared to eat many, plus this general ickyness isn't much...

I was diagnosed with type 2 a week ago, my husband has been a type 2 for around 10 years and I would occasionally use his monitor and the readings seemed fine , so it was a bit of a shock ! I have been prescribed 500mg of metformin twice a day , but to just take 1 for the first week . I have...