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The way we live has changed. Full stop. Our bodies are designed to live a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Evolution is a slow process and modern medicine removes the 'survival of the fittest' equation. We eat more and move less. We drive cars and watch too much TV. Both parents have to work to make...

I don't have any T2 advice or pearls of wisdom for you and I can't make the difficulties you are facing right now disappear. But what I will say Charis is this... Be kind to yourself. You are an amazing, unique individual. There is no-one else like you. Only compare yourself to you to truly know...

Side effects of Metformin kick in really quick! I remember saying to my hubby 'I hope that urgent and explosive bowel movement was down to something I ate and not the new meds I have to take for the rest of my life!' Too much information? Maybe, but hey if we can't keep it real here, where can...

Hi @JohnnyBaker12021970. I may not have the answers you are looking for but I would like to share with you some personal experience. Have have 2 boys - 16 and 11. The oldest has Asperger's and the youngest ADHD and Tourettes, so I have some experience of how these disabilities can affect an...

We were told the course has been updated this year [emoji3]

I'm just doing the NHS-run Expert Diabetes course which advocates fasting and low carb diets. Diabetes management is being taught as watching your carbs - it is all about the carbs, not the sugars. We are being taught that it is OK to eat fats - butter, cold-pressed oils. Oh the times they are a...

Ok - thought I'd captured that in the picture! Will try again when I'm next in the kitchen. Hope my hubby doesn't read this - he already takes the Micheal out of my IT (dis)ability [emoji23]

Currently available in Aldi for £1.99. Any good as a low carb alternative to pasta?

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OMG what a brilliant idea. And I'm sure I've got some in the cupboard at home. Thank you.

I am newly diagnosed T2D on Metformin and I've got a stinking cold! So I'd normally reach for a nice hot mug of Ribena with a teaspoon of honey to soothe my throat. Have you got any diabetic friendly suggestions to replace all that sugar?

Hi and welcome to the group! I too suffer from depression and am newly diagnosed T2D and now on meds for both. I started going to the gym a few months back before my T2D diagnosis as a way of improving my mental health. It is helping and will now also be good for my diabetes. I view my gym fee...

Well done you! Very encouraging for a newly diagnosed T2D bod.