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It has taken me a while to return to this thread (sorry!) but it has been a fascinating read! When training (as a doctor although ultimately specialising in psychiatry) I was told to advise diabetics to eat one bag of crips for every pint of beer they drank in order to avoid hypos...

Nooo I had massive success on keto, but couldn't sustain that eay of living beyond 2 (3?) years. I was so bored. I now, since writing this post, eat low carb but find it enormously limiting in social situations e.g. I have just come back from a garden party at which I could only eat the...

Wow. You are really organised! I seem in other ways to buck the typical trend (e.g. dawn effect, increased BG with exercise) so who knows? Perhaps I should keep better records!

Hahaha. Diabetic nurse is hard enough to see. No diabetic doctor! But it's not that I think it's a good idea as such, just interesting

Aaah. I knew that and gave it up, alongside cider ☹

At what point do people end up on insulin as a type 2? I just can't tolerate carbs to any significant degree. Each meal I have about 15g max and I teeter on the verge of ketosis just to stay with good levels. Going into ketosis is not an option. I don't just get keto 'flu anymore, I get keto...

Interesting replies, thank you. I had noticed dogs allowing me to stroke them or lean over them and owners saying that they didn't normally let people do that. The wolf was a visit to a wolf centre, (nothing brave and wild!) where a group of us got to walk out with one. Beforehand it had to give...

Has anyone else found dogs (and a wolf for me) are more accepting of you once you are in ketosis?

I've been on it for several years. I thought I had a UTI once, but now think it was urgency secondary to high BG

I use Natvia which I think is erythritol and stevia combined. It's the best I've found but isn't terribly easy to get hold of e.g. Sainsburys don't stock it

I shall have to cook with the little bottles of red wine I've bought, and ration the accompanying pasta - lots of sauce instead

I was really lucky and got some this morning. I'm feeling blessed!

I have reduced my carbs so far and felt rough, but bearable. I may be able to cut down further again. It's certainly worth a try. I didn't know that alcohol only delays the increase in BG. It did seem too good to be true! I'm glad I posted as I've learnt something useful.

Hello Rachox. I don't have an alternative to the Victoza at present. I have about 3 days left and hope the pharmacy has some by then as they owe me 2 pens. What is your back up plan, if you don't mind me asking?

Hello ianf0ster. I'm actually quite serious. I've tried the other methods without success (in the end I decided the special cinnamon must be a scam!). I have also gone keto several times, with the flu getting worse each time, and know/have all the required supplements but they aren't enough any...