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Hello I've been looking into the idea of getting some turmeric,curcumin black pepper capsules for my dad From what I have read about turmeric it's curcumin the active ingredient of turmeric that is helpful in lowering blood sugar levels I have quoted a write up on it may be helpful to others...

Thanks I think I will give the low carb rice a miss Thank you for the cooking method on cauliflower I will give this a try Tony

Thanks Never heard of cauliflower rice before Thanks for the link will give this a try for my dad Jo I had to laugh at your comment my dad is just the same My brother and I have adopted the roles of dietitians ,meal planers and mum does the cooking Can't say I'm popular with the meal...

Hello Been searching for some low carb low sugar foods for my dad As my dad likes a home made curry Ive been on the search for some low carb rice I found some at holland and Barrett It's called eat water slim rice Only 8.4g carbs per 100g of which of 0.5g of sugar Also Jacobs baked...

Hello I take it the fish you eat is low in salt and if tinned soup this is also low I have just been in my supermarket to buy some salmon for my dad and the difference in salt levels for salmon was shocking He also had high blood pressure when diagnosed with type 2 and since he stopped...

What a great site for help ! Thanks for the replies Scrambled eggs on burgen sounds good My dad will love the ideal of adding bacon or sausage with fried tomatoes He also found most potatoes caused a spike but found if he only had 4 small new potatoes part boiled and then cut in half and...

Thank you kindly I'm asking on behalf of my dad He was diagnosed with type 2 about 6 years ago , after many nights reading books and testing food for sugar spikes he managed to keep his levels at about 6.8 without medication No help from his GP who argure about giving the test strips and...

Hello My dad was diagnosed with type 2 about 6 years ago and had high levels of cholesterol After many nights of reading up on what foods to eat and avoid we devised a food plan and testing food for sugar spikes After 6 months on his new plan he went back to his GP his blood levels were...

Hello all Newbie to the site My question is what's the best way to cook sweet potato for type 2 I have been reading that the sweet potato is low on the glycemic index but that changes to 94 if baked So it depends on how they are cooked I boil my sweet potato with skins off and mash I'm...