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It can be worse than that, Denise. My GP requested an HbA1c as part of my most recent blood test, to find that the hospital had refused on the grounds my last one had been two and-a-half months ago, 'and we only do those tests at 3-monthly intervals or more'. Amazing .... Talk about the tail...

Way to go, Craig. It's an interesting journey, though not one I'd ever anticipated taking, and I'm finding it's got a few twists and turns to it. If it helps others to anticipate what may be ahead, I've now done 21 days straight and lost 20lbs, which means I was 17st 5 on 12th May (which was...

I'd second all of that .......... No need to go hungry, though, as there are numerous other foodstuffs that you can eat instead, with lots having been written on this site about what they are. However, as many of these affect each of us in different ways, it's best to learn what's best for...

I started using the treadmill again when I started the diet on 12th May and I believe it does help quite a bit. I'm a bit wary of setting the calories burned by the exercise against the diet, though. The Newcastle Diet advice (IIRC) warns against 'overestimating the effects of exercise' in...

Although I appreciate it's sometimes difficult to challenge them, you need to query that advice again with your GP and Diabetic Nurse, given the simple fact that your HbA1c has risen sharply in spite of your 'balanced' diet and they need to reappraise what can be done to redress the problem...

Coincidentally, my wife has just pointed out an article in the Daily Wail at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2644342/Trim-tummy-just-2-weeks-Cant-face-baring-midriff-beach-summer-Try-ultra-fast-diet-devised-cardiologist-targets-tum-just-cutting-wheat.html It's a lot to do with not...

I remember reading on here a short while ago that some carbs just before you go to bed can induce a lower reading when you get up. Not sure why that was so - something to do with the slightly higher BG levels causing the liver not to dump as much glucose into your bloodstream in the morning...

Hi, Pip. 4kg is good. I think a lot depends on your starting weight and body chemistry, so there's nothing to lose heart about. If it helps, I've had the same experience and I know how it feels to get on the scales and see nothing lost, despite several day's solid effort. To my surprise, my...

When I saw the title of this thread I thought someone was suggesting squirrels as a diabetes-busting menu item ...... :hungry:

Ditto. I'm supposed to lose another 30lbs to get into my 'healthy weight' band BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS today I've just scraped into the top end of 'Overweight', having been obese - how I hate the sound of that word - for over 10 years. A small celebration is called for tonight, I think, with lots...

I find exactly the same. If I slip for a meal or two, and include rice, pasta or a few slices of bread, it puts all my readings up for the next 2 days or so. It's bl**dy annoying when you realise you've taken a self-inflicted tumble and will have to climb that bit of the hill all over again...

No, but I assumed that's what it is/was. My GP didn't say anything when I asked him about it (that was in mid-April this year), or give me any indication that it might be, or what to expect next if it was. As I said earlier, since I went v low carbs, both those sensations have gone. In...

If it helps, I never could correlate BG levels with those sensations. They would occur no matter how high or low the readings were, and I tested quite frequently to see if I could find out. Even when I'd got my BG down, following my initial diagnosis, the sensations remained. However, they...

Yes, I've had that for quite a while - I can usually tell if my BG levels are going up (and also down) by the sensations (they're a sort of tingling, I'd agree) in my lower legs and feet. I've likened it to sometimes feeling like a 'cold flush' in my legs. I also get crackly joints and pain in...

I was also wary initially of the sugar content but I worked out that the carb intake, in terms of weight each meal, is low, so I decided to press ahead and see what happened. In the event, my BG has reduced substantially - it's now usually in the 5s and 4s - and my fasting levels are always <...

Couldn't agree more. Absolutely astounding .....

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/newcastle-study-600-calorie-diet.html and http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm will give you all the information you need on the Newcastle Diet. Certainly, for me, the diet's working (2weeks in). My BG has gone down markedly but I'm not...

You say you've been unwell but have you any other symptoms that sometimes (but NOT always) accompany diabetes? E.g blurred vision, increased thirst, needing to keep getting up in the night to have a pee, a fuzzy head ('brain fog'), bouts of dizziness and feeling hot and sweaty (for no good...

Each to their own, but in the months following my diagnosis of T2, without testing I'd have been totally in the dark about what was going on, following the changes in my lifestyle that I knew I had to make, and how much effect each change was having. No-one would argue that's a sensible...

I wouldn't get too disheartened, as it's still possible you'll be able to do something about it. Before I started the really low carbs 12 days ago (Newcastle Diet), mine was always in the high 6s or more usually the mid-7s. The interesting thing is that since I started to lose a significant...