Recent Content by WombatType2

100 calories in 15 minutes is great!!

Just a little update - went to see the nurse and my GP again today to start my MP. BP still slightly high but coming down. I've had breakfast and a snack and my reading was 6.7 which I'm and they're happy about. They gave me a free glucometer - the Accu-check Guide and taught me how to use...

Back into the gym today after 3 months of doing sweet FA! So so unfit but eased myself on cardio only (30 mins) - 2km on the power stepper, 500m on rowing (this was hard!) and 1km on treadmill walking on a 7 incline. I lost about 9 kilos this time last year which took about 12 weeks. Just...

This is going to be one of my major challenges - sugar is (was?) a major food group for me. My weaknesses were chocolate, ice cream, PASTRIES!! I had a tiny little piece of 90% chocolate last night and it was so thick and bitter... I think I'll lower it down to a 70% and just have one/two...

Thank you! I'll wait for my NDSS registration to go through then hopefully this week :)

Kind of related to this post which is Australian-related... I haven't yet bought a blood glucose meter but I will this week. Which is the best one to buy and where can I get one? I've seen that Chemist Warehouse has heaps. I'm also waiting for my NDSS form to be signed and submitted so I can...

Thanks everyone for your help. I've been reading a lot of good information here!

Good evening everyone! I have been lurking on the forums the past two days since I've been diagnosed with Type 2 last Thursday. This forum is probably the best I've found re: diabetes so far. Long story short: I went to the doctor 2 weeks ago as I had a sore ear, she checked my blood...