Recent Content by Resurgam

That might explain why low GI, resistant starch and other magic doesn't work for me - I chew.

I have to request testing to get one a year. I then have to ask about the checks - eye testing is once every 2 years. My GP offered no advice at all - that was 2016, just prescribed tablets, no follow up, nurses are approving of the low carb diet, but very quietly. I had half a century of bad...

I wonder why your GP thinks carbs are needed. Low carb works, but I don't believe in going out in the rain and wind to buy them if I have enough other things to eat.

I checked high and low GI products in the year after diagnosis - only in meals as I only have a simple meter - but it made no difference at all. Not once did a low GI variant produce a lower blood glucose level than the 'normal' one.

It isn't the chocolate it is the sugar added to make it cheaper to produce. I have 85% coco all the time - though I don't eat much of it theses days - I use more around Christmas time making bars with slivered almonds or little treats with desiccated coconut, walnuts and a single sultana or half...

@Johnianna If you want long term control then a meter is far more use - you can check your response to a meal a month after the first trial and see if you are seeing progress, then another month on as well. I was fully type 2 diabetic at diagnosis, but never thought of getting a CGM as it is so...

@Zeppx I am wondering how low carb you are - I was almost spherical at diagnosis, having been pushed to eat carbs for decades, and all low fat. I could not tolerate the Metformin and Atorvastatin, so I used my meter and found out just how little tolerance I had for carbs - then I found out that...

I used to work for a metallurgical supplies company and their attitude was dreadful - they did not have any drivers over 40, probably not over 35, they just looked older - moving the huge drums by hand or sack barrow caused so many injuries. Management did not care at all - just got a new...

I wonder if it could be a change in the ingredients of your tablets rather than a reaction to the actual medication. I was put on Metformin when first diagnosed, but could not live with the effects - very violent reaction. As a result I find it easy to stick to low carb just by murmuring...

When I lived in the Midlands I worked at the Allied Lyons factory - formerly Symington's Soups - in the pilot plant, and Dr Howard came there to get the sachets of the Cambridge diet made up and packed. There were desserts which set - chocolate, strawberry and I think banana flavours - and...

If you think of sausages as protein bars they could be a good option....

@Floppy1 I was on a GP recommended diet when diagnosed, and discovered that I had been flagged about 10 years before diagnosis as having high blood glucose, which was dealt with by not repeating the test - I had annual blood tests as my thyroid failed quite some time ago now. All my adult life...

I make up a sugar free jelly with a couple of tablespoons of gelatine to make a strong set, then add either frozen mixed berries or strawberries (after letting the jelly cool). I then eat it with cream or yoghurt. It feels like a lot - I make it with more than a pint of water and add in flavours...

@There is no Spoon Have you been tested for low thyroid function? I was eventually diagnosed with a failed thyroid many years ago but the memory still lingers of the sensation of having my hands and feet in a warm bath after a couple of days taking Thyroxine. Thyroid problems are notoriously...

I think that even if they had access to fresh meat and fresh produce they would not have been able to store it. Their work was intense and options for food were what was available for delivery or to pick up on the way back to whatever accommodation was provided. It took them a little while to...