Recent Content by tree-peony

sorry Carl, I can't help as I'm only on tablets :)

Who says you have to go without breakfast? Try a couple of boiled eggs, an omelette, or some greek yoghurt with a few blueberries. I personally have flax and almond "porridge" which I really enjoy, with bacon egg and mushrooms as a treat! I think very very few of us Type 2's would be able to...

Carl, Waving from Wales as well :) It took me nearly 6 months to get my levels down to an acceptable(ish) from about where you started. I can't eat anything like shredded wheat, bread or potatoes at all. A Ryvita is a treat! So are sweet potato chips. It might be an idea just to try without...

Metformin does this to me as well but it does seem to be easing a bit now. I find a warm bath before bed helps.

for me, the Metformin SR side effects stopped when I stopped eating lettuce!

it's taken me 9 months of low carbing to get from diagnosis levels to regularly getting 5s and 6s.....

well done Gally. I find a bit of exercise really does help me. 6 months on from this post and I am regularly doing 5s and 6s and my cholesterol has fallen nicely. My GP is happy with all my levels now 8)

well I don't THINK I'm scary! And even tho I do low carb, I have been known to have the odd chip... but usually celeriac or sweet potato ones...

come on in, the water's lovely ;)

Hi Paul, Just wanted to say :wave: You'll find plenty of reading matter here to keep you entertained! TP

well done Phil :thumbup:

I had them (starting at puberty) until just before I went through the menopause, but hadn't had one for 9 years until 6 weeks ago, so it must be connected somehow :(

Since I have managed to get my levels down to near-normal levels I have had 3 migraines in the last 6 weeks, after not having had one for donkey's years. I not sure if this is :- a) coincidence b) the gliclazide c) my lower levels Nothing else has changed really. My GP said yesterday that I...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.5 this morning, so obviously not that much of a fluke :)

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.3 for me which is a bit of a freak result! 6.3 is more normal :eh: