Recent Content by Rosie9876

Thanks for this suggestion. I will certainly try it.

I do the same. 70% affects my blood sugar, but Lindt's 90% doesn't, and I enjoy it but not hugely. Sainsbury's does sugar-free milk and dark chocolate. My weakness is crisps. There is no good option. Maybe poppadoms in small portions.

Thanks. I should have explained - I had a wee kidney stone 11 years ago. More painful than labour. Now, my series in hospital is for bilateral giant kidney stones, discovered over 2 years ago. I'd never even heard of Staghorn stones! Mine are mostly uric acid. I was told from eating too much...

Your points all eminently sensible, and I tried them - not Halal. No other menu. Not allowed out of ward. In my 8 day stay, my BS shot up. Next stay, I brought individual wrapped portions cheese, etc. Hard worked, soft didn't. Once a nurse agreed to microwave no added sugar baked beans. This...

Sorry, but it's my visceral fat which is stubborn. I have skinny arms and legs, not much fat elsewhere, slim hips, but my waist has gone from tiny when I was young to too large now.

First of all, I have deep affection for the NHS and the dedicated staff who work in it. But my experience as a Type 2 diabetic has been poor. My bad for blindly following advice for years, to eat lots of carbs, just less refined and not sugar - and low fat. But I finally got my act together and...

Hospital procedure didn't go to plan. What should I do?

My Freestyle Libre 2 plus has for some time estimated that my A1c was 37mmol/mol, based on 90 day glucose data from the sensor. My actual result from a blood test just taken was 43mmol/mol. I would say the Libre fairly consistently underestimates my blood glucose by perhaps 20%. I tend to forget...

TOFI is thin on the outside, fat on the inside. If I lose weight, my arms and legs become stick-like, but my visceral fat resists leaving. You could have knocked me over when I was diagnosed with T2D, except my mother had it. Thank you for well wishes.

After a year of low carb eating - not no carb, and not dieting - I'm a TOFI, and despite far too many lapses, my HbA1c has come down to 43, after a shocking 88 a year ago. (I was clueless for years :confused: .) My previous result was 49 in July, and I thought that was amazing. The bad news is...

Good morning. .8 on Libre, after a very rocky month. ☺

Good morning. .8 on Libre, after a very rocky month. ☺

Are you on a flozin? I got very constipated when I was, but it corrected itself when I was taken off.

Thanks for your comments. I suspect I've hit a duff batch of sensors. And yes my readings have gone haywire.

The first sensor just died before its time, after long periods stuck in "scan sensor" mode. I never had two on at the same time, so that's not it. I'm wearing the 2nd one now. To start with, it was stuck on "scan sensor" mode for 2 days. Now it's working, but with frequent long interuptions...