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Sorry for the delayed reply. She has a glucometer. Not had GAD test but diagnosed T2.

Thanks everyone for the replies. We've decided to drop the 'Newcastle Diet' and look into other options. It seemed a good option at the time, but the effects of these shakes are just too much (not just on blood sugar, she has had abdominal pain for the last two days) She has a meet with the...

She does her best to minimise carbs. Have to be careful with diet alternatives though as she also has to watch her fat intake. She had gall bladder removed last April and that in combination with the diabetes, Hashimoto's and some food I tolerances sort of limits things. A lot of her...

Sounds a familiar story... My wife was diagnosed with Hashimotos thyroiditis 18 years ago. But prob was suffering from it for years prior as our original GP seemed unable to deal with her symptoms. Only diagnosed with diabetes 18 months ago, tho again was probably there for a lot longer...

It does make life difficult. Additional complication is a food allergy test she had 12 yrs ago advising that beef lamb peppers etc all should be avoided. The list included several nightshade plants like aubergines, tomatoes. She has to avoid them

Just rechecked. They are fresh Sugarsnap peas and have 5g carb per 100g, 3.7g sugars.

My wife is the one who insists that is the case. We've been discussing and she now accepts the shakes are the problem. I feel responsible for that to a great extent as I agreed to her trying this Newcastle liquid diet. Taylor books imply that yiu shouldn't worry too much about carb levels in...

thanks, we'll give this a look.

She is trying to avoid cruciferous veg as she has read elsewhere it can affect her thyroid ( Hashimoto's) Some places do say this others say it is not a problem,

the ones we use have 20g per sachet with less than 2 g sugars. the standard ones looked way to high with more than double that amount. I thnk well need to consider dropping this approach if they are giving her problems. Also maybe I need to double check the carbs on the other beg she has...

using the Optifast range, which is recommended in Taylors book and on some Diabetes website. From what you say these shakes my not be suitable for her. We may have to see whether the GP can help as NHS supposedly offers a short term liquid diet option for diabetics. She may have neuropathy...

We are looking at the liquid diet suggested by Prof Roy Taylor as she is having difficulty losing weight. This suggests a liquid diet with shakes plus the non-starchy veg for a fixed period. She has been careful with her diet now for some time cutting out a lot of one-time favourite fruits/veg...

Thanks

She has since measured her blood glucose and it is 10.2mmol which has her worried. Normally she manages to keep it down to between 5 -> 6 mmol. This is a few hours after eating starchy veg (the offending peas plus some courgettes string beans) and a low sugar/low fat shake.

Hi, Am in a pickle or even the doghouse. My wife has T2 diabetes and is trying to change her diet using Prof Taylors books as a guide. One thing she aims for is a portion of starchy vegetables per day and The guide says any starchy vegetables including peas / green beans. I bought a pack of...