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Hi, just a comment on bananas. Get them as green as you can as the sugar is very low. The main benefit is that green bananas are a good source of potassium

I was prescribed Simvastain for cholesterol control but this caused a memory loss. Was recommended Coconut oil and a few almonds daily. This definitely improved my cholesterol readings and from 2.4 I'm now at 1.8. I recommend it. It must however be a quality virgin oil. I use a rounded...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn My fasting bg is always 8 -8.5 but, after a good breakfast - porridge with blueberries and a couple of prunes - 2-3 hours later i can get a bg of 6 - this sometimes is after a bedtime bg the previous night of less than 8. Why?

Hi all. Further to my original post, I would add that this was posted as an advice. My own situation is that I have an excellent Dr who recognises my situation. I use 4 boxes of strips (200) not only watch my diet closely, I actively am trying new diets all the time. This to enable me not only...

Hi all. Once again they are trying to stop prescription test strips for those of us unable to afford these for ourselves - here's a copy of the letter I've just received. "Dear Mr Jones We have recently conducted an audit of blood glucose testing strips in view of current clinical evidence...

Hi all. I note that a few people mentioned the need for sugar free yoghurt. I make my own from Easiyo sachets. The unsweetened one called Bio Skimmers is the one that I use and is £9.99 for six sachets from Lakeland. Each sachet makes 1 litre of yoghurt. The initial outlay for the kit to make...

I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 years ago. I tested before and 2 hours after initially whilst testing the water to find a suitable diet (my clinic is not much help) and made a log so to be able to analyse the results. I found that my annnual HBa1c results differed in that they were lower than my...

I have recently started using the Beyer Breeze 2. It's just great 10 strips on a small disc that fits inside the meter, no coding necessary and the strip is partially ejected from the meter ready to use and the meter switched on at the same time. The only problem is, whatever the meter, is...

Hi. re eating grapefruit when taking statins - I always understood that this was a no no. However I recently came upon a fruit called a pomelo. This is a huge size like a large melon. I consumed a fair amount of this over the course of a few day and suddenly realised that my blood sugars had...

Hi all. I chanced upon the coconut oil chat a few days ago. Searched the net and local stores and then thought to try Tesco on line. They have KTC @ 29p. bought and tried it and now hooked. I like the mild taste of the solid (as bought) and find it great in coffee, Can recommend it Cheeers

Hi, I am a recently diagnosed t2, retired and on a low income. If you can get 50 strips a month it looks to me that I have to move to your area. The GP's at my local surgery will not prescribe test strips even though I bought a meter. I cannot afford to buy strips and have to rely on the minimal...

Having read the various comments Re "fats" I thought that I'd add my twopennyworth. Like a good boy when diagnosed with type 2 I looked to reducing my fat intake among other things. I had always used Lurpak butter in preference to any other make (I do not work for and am not connected to Lurpak...

I have just found Kallo rice cakes (various varieties) and have tested them. I undestood that rice cakes were high carb from all that I've read (high gi ). I found that having 3 rice cakes spread with Lurpak light spread for evening meal only raised my BG by .1 mmols. I took readings at 1,2 and...