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I have a problem I am incredibly sensitive and even after three years I still get bouts of Diorreah even with the SR tablets and to make it worse they have now reformulated it and we are getting different shaped round tablets that even though they say are the same they are not. I am having to...

I read this this morning. So what does it mean. Meat has no carbohydrate or little anyway. It says you can eat grains etc as much as you like. I can't see how this would work. Rice, pasta, potatoes all the things I have to be careful about and they are saying you do not have to watch them -...

5.5 today posted on other thread, but very pleased.

Just got back from my yearly revue 5.5 hba1c Tah dah!!! :D Chlesterol 4.9 :shock: its gone up a bit .3 but they do not seem bothered told to carry on as I am as "I have resolved my diabetes issue" whatever that means. So thinking of having one of those cholesterol lowering drinks every day...

Re: Diabetes in a can. I feel justified this morning, I have been proved right. When I was diagnosed I was not greatly overweight which seems to be the one factor that all healthworkers latch on to but I was drinking at least a couple of pints of fruit juice a day. It was my staple drink...

The last two days I have had a couple of very low readings and feelings of being light headed. I take two metformin SR one with lunch one with tea ( I only eat twice a day, my fasting reading in the morning is 6-7 so if I have breakfast I go way over the norm even if I take a tablet with it...

I think I can pinpoint exactly what I did to cause my diabetes type 2. Over a couple of years I got addicted to a tropical fruit juice, obviously full of sugar I could drink easily a couple of full glasses every day. A 2 litre bottle lasted no time. Over 30 years I probably ate too much...

Can I ask a question please. On this forum there seems to be an assumption that we need to exercise every day and for a certain amount of time. My sugars are under control 4s to low 8s at the very highest. Very rarely do I get a high reading. I eat to my meter and although I do not check...

Not that I know to, it is a symptom of being scared or worried about something. Are you worrying about your diabetes too much?

I have found that if my BS readings go up I get more restless and my mind races I also get dizzy if I go over 8.5 so I try and keep down below 8 This obviously stops you relaxing and sleeping. Could be that sleepless nights are part of that. The advice I got from a long term insomniac once...

I do not have a very sweet tooth but once a day I fancy a bit of chocolate. I know I caneat dark chocolate a small bar and it hs no effect on my sugars, I also know I can eat say a couple of milk chocolates they also have little effect. I also very occasionally will have a bit of cake - I do...

I still eat a bit of dark chocolate - you can make life pretty miserable for yourself if you do not give in to the odd craving. I have one Ainsley Harriett dark Chocolate wafer bar 14 carbs or one aldi dark chocolate mint or orange and almond (the ones with 5 small bars) bars they are 12 carbs...

Re: Recipes. Italian yoghurt cake with stewed apple (made with coconut flour) Serve hot with cream for pudding or with a cup of tea for an afternoon treat. Coconut flour does not spike my Blood Sugars like ordinary flour but everyone is different so test. Just made this and it has worked...

I have tried both. The almond flour (ground almonds) is dense heavy and pretty tasteless so needs flavouring with something. Coconut flour is lighter and when baked acts and looks more like normal flour, it tastes of very little so again you can flavour it with chocolate etc. If you make a...

Can I ask a question my levels are fine at two hours but sometimes after certain foods such as baked beans I have a high reading after 1 hour so it could be 10 at 1 hour but at two hours it will be 7 to low 8 does that mean I should not eat that food even though after two hours I am OK. the...