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Correct, metformin played havoc with my stomach when I first started on it. I assume it helps the body clear out all the junk that harms you.

Hey guys, I've been managing my diabetes quite well, getting exercise, following a (fairly) low carb diet with occasional slip ups and everything has been fine. That is up until the last couple of days! Had a roast dinner earlier in the week and thought, I've been good so a couple of roast...

For many years now I've been overweight. 5ft 8in tall and hovered around 18.5 - 19 stone. No idea what that is in new money, I'm of the age where my school teachers did not know whether to teach metric or imperial measurements! For quite a number of those years I tried on many occasions to lose...

I tried heylo breads and to be honest most of it went in the bin. Tasteless and rubbery. I'll give your suggestions a try as I would like a guilt free bread. 9 months without a decent fish and chips, my 53rd birthday last month and my missus bought me a large cod and chips as a treat (obviously...

If I move to NZ do you want a lodger?? :D:D:D

Thanks for the list of suppliers, I'll take a look at them. I'm getting used to doing without the bad stuff now, I still occasionally indulge but very rarely, unlike before diagnosis when my meals would consist of almost pure carbs. I've also spotted that high protein usually means low carb...

I 100% agree, @Tony337 didn't miss the point. In my very short time in this diabetic "club" I have realised there are far more types of diabetes than I knew. All my life I only knew of T1 & T2. Never knew the difference and still don't to be fair. I'm only a beginner in my T2 journey (little...

This is precisely why I started the thread, I understand that we can buy fresh veg, meats and other raw ingredients to create a culinary masterpiece but not all of us have the skills of a michelin star chef. Also the additional time to bake, create meals etc is a luxury some of us do not have...

You said it yourself really, you have 50 years experience of dealing with this. For the first time in my entire 53 years on this planet I have had to start reading nutritional information on everything I buy since last September. I have been rather shocked at the high levels of carbohydrates in...

I absolutely get that. The medical professionals that advise diabetics on a daily basis often give incorrect advice. I have read that much on this forum and on a couple of Facebook groups. Low carb isn't just a T2 thing though, it's been touted as a healthier lifestyle choice in a variety of...

It was never my intention to imply that other groups of "intolerant" people were well catered for. My initial point was that although the range is small compared to the number of products an average supermarket carries, there are gluten and lactose free products. For us "carbohydrate intolerant"...

This is the only bit that would be a problem for me, can't stand cabbage. I still need to get some lupin flour, someone else said it makes a decent pasta. Might try it. I definitely don't want to try almond flour. I'm pretty sure I've read about other alternatives to make the layers.

Yes I did, quite high actually which I expected. 57.1g per 100g so that definitely wouldn't help. Is it possible to make a low carb Bolognese sauce? I don't know, I'll have to check. Maybe try pasta with a lower carb sauce and see what happens. I'm just drooling over a lasagne now! :D

This is something I am learning rapidly. I'm trying to move more towards home made sauces which will undoubtedly be better for me but time is sometimes a defining factor. If I haven't got the time though I'll just have to do without. Yeah the pasta result was a bit misleading, I did try again a...

Bit the bullet yesterday re: the curry situation. Had some leftover pork so I chopped it up and made up a curry. I make my own using madras powder rather than using cooking sauces because I prefer the taste and I can adjust the spice to suit at the time. Anyway, a nice generous scoop of hot...

Might have to try again with a home made sauce because I do like coq au vin. The potatoes were a couple of salad (Charlotte) potatoes so not huge. Saag paneer sounds interesting, I'll have to check that out.

Nothing wrong with that, only reason I used to have so much bread is because I prefer an ultra spicy curry. It was more to ease the burning sensation. Haven't had the bottle to try one without anything extra yet but peas don't seem to affect me so I might try a bowl of curry and peas I had coq...

Ha, just like me except I only liked garden peas! :D I actually had some peas last night with a gammon steak. Didn't appear to affect my BG at all, I remained at 4.5/4.6 for the following few hours. I hope they are ok for me because it was the one thing I could eat by the plate full, gimme a...

Not really, the chips and bread remark was just humour. I have a weird sense of humour that some don't get. I am simply making light of the situation I am currently in. Chips was about the only thing I had with curry because I never liked rice. As I have stated in other threads, I have a very...

Can't have it without though, it's the law!