Recent Content by vekay

6.8 at 9 am.

Wow well done! I dropped from 147 to 44 but it took months. The only reason it dropped was because I stumbled on this forum and read about the LCHF diet that everybody here advised. So in my opinion, medication only helps a little and diet is the key.

Well done!! 33 is a dream number!

6.1 at 8 am. Have a good day folks.

If travelling to countries like UAE, the medication should be in original packaging and should have the GP letter. Or else you risk being jailed.

Paleo diet has some similarities with low carb in terms of what is eaten and what is excluded. Example Paleo advocates eating meat and avoiding grains. But it is not low carb and might even have high carb. I have seen paleo bars in supermarket which consist of dates etc and the carb content was...

5.5 at 8 am today. A bit pleased since my quarterly blood test is coming up!

6.8 at 8 am.

I was recently diagnosed and I can say I totally agree with the OP. The NHS is just not set up to deal with Diabetes properly. I was diagnosed with a very high HBA1C of 147 and I was told to come in. On that day there was a locum GP who said to me I was diabetic and she was putting me on...

5.8 @ 8.00 today. I think its the lowest I have had.

6.1 at 9 am. I had a fat head pizza last night!

I have tried it and its actually not fishy at all when you have it stir fried along with other veggies and soya sauce.

Thanks for all the replies. The only slight issue is that the salad bar has no nutrition information and so its difficult to eliminate the high carb items. I have decided to not bother anymore with that.

Hi folks I was a big fan of the Morrisons salad bar which I used to have when grabbing a quick work lunch. Since diagnosed, I thought I would check if it was diabetic friendly and the result was shocking. Before the meal my level was 4.8 and after the salad my level was 10.2 !! This is what...