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for anyone wondering about the Lidl low GI rolls they gave me a 0.2 rise so if you only have one a day i see no problems. personally i was a bread addict in my previous life so I'm gonna limit myself to only having them on weekends. I've lost over a stone since starting this diet and seeing as...

Thankyou very much for the help

so no need to adjust anything then even the spikes are ok?

yes apart from a few spikes into the 7.5 mmol range my numbers have dropped to roughly 6.5 mmol two hours after food. for reference just before food I'm usually at about 5.5 mmol. as for my diet im mostly eating leafy veg with lots of meat and fish, maybe a bowl of low carb pasta once a week...

Ok short and to the point after food my blood glucose can be anywhere from 6.5 to 7.5 is this acceptable or do i need to work harder on the diet? was diagnosed just over a month ago and I'm not sure what else I could cut from my diet.

my doctor advised me but im not sure if its all NHS or he has personal experience.

Ok so a little over a month ago I was diagnosed with type 2 and told to go on a sugar free low carb diet along with my meds. since then I've been finding foods that I never would have tried before. none of these things have raised my blood sugar levels by any large margin. and there are some...

thanks for the reply. i havent been monitoring my levels as i dont have a monitor just yet ( i was only diagnosed 5 days ago) but i have ordered a codefree monitor and plan to do so.

hi so i started my low carb diet 4 days ago and ive started to feel tired, shaky and i always seem to be hot. is it possible that switching my diet completely plus the metaformin im taking is dropping my blood sugar levels and giving me hypo or am i just needing time to adjust to the low carb...

hi newly diagnosed (about 4 days ago) and having read through the site i plan to invest in a code free blood glucose monitor, but i have no idea what should be my ideal range can anyone help? if its helpfull im 6ft 2 and weigh 21st 11

Hi new member here, recently diagnosed and been told to go on a low carb diet so i was wondering if you nice folk may share what you have found in the way of things you can eat on such a diet. im getting differing opinions from websites on stuff like Pasta and brown rice so i thought id go...