Recent Content by SarahK

Hi all, I'm off to Cuba in October and I'm wondering whether anybody has tried mojitos before and what the impact is on blood sugar. I'm hoping that the alcohol content cancels out the effect of the sugar that they add into the drink...but that maybe wishful thinking. :D I'm a type 2, no...

Hi Lynda, I started taking ALAs about 2 weeks ago after reading about them on this site. I'm a type 2, controlled by diet and exercise only. So far I've noticed that my blood sugars seem to be falling quicker following a meal but I think the proof will probably be in a couple of months time...

Hi KW, I was diagnosed with T2 in March this year (no medication) and for the past 3 years I have been going to the gym about 3/4 times a week, including swimming. In April this year I didn't go to the gym for 10 days and my blood sugars increased steadily over that time, to the point where I...

Hi Sue, Not really - I wasn't much of a potato/rice person anyway but I don't touch them at all now. Even wholewheat pasta sends my bloods soaring so I've stopped eating it. I did follow the initial advice from the nurse to go low GI but after 2 weeks found that it was pretty uncontrollable...

Hi all, I was diagnosed T2 back in March, first HbA1c was 6.7% - no meds, just diet and exercise. Second HbA1c came back today at 6.6% which I'm really disappointed with. I've reduced down to a lower-carb diet and my own blood sugar testing results over the past 3 months have dropped from an...

Thanks all - I was amazed that Mum had never heard of the test but it could be that they use another name or just haven't given her the results. :shock: She monitors once a day in the morning using her own meter but you'd think in 5 years that somebody would have referred to Hba1c! I'll ask...

Hello all, I've been diagnosed T2 since mid-March and was immediately sent for a full rack of tests, including Hba1c - my next one is due this week. However, my mum, diagnosed with T2 about 5 years ago, has never heard of the Hba1c - from her description it sounds as if she only ever gets...

Hi all, I was diagnosed with Type 2 in late March and I have also found that I can't eat bread very successfully; even the soya and linseed variety has to be restricted. I've actually cut out potatoes, rice and pasta as the wholemeal varieties have huge impact on my readings and I'd rather...