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My Achilles heel is many of the old school puddings with custard. Jam sponge/rolypoly, chocolate concrete and so on. I hope to get everything under control so I can at least test the results from the occasional treat such as this but time will tell. One of the biggest problems I'm facing at...

Well I was born 20 years later and unfortunately was allowed to be a little too picky. Probably one of the reasons I've ended up where I am now. If it wasn't convenience food I wasn't interested. I thought that anything with leaves should be fed to rabbits, not humans and I just wouldn't touch...

Yes I'm taking them with breakfast, just once per day. Doctor advised me to take them in the morning for now, then morning and night after 1 week. Yes I've also gone low carb. Really needed to because my blood sugar was very high and I am a couple of stone overweight. I'll look for the...

Swede has been suggested to me. It's one of those vegetables I've never tried (eating with my eyes as a kid) I've been told it's just as versatile as potato though, or at least almost.

Time for my tin foil hat! Nobody is getting anywhere near me with that covid jab. I don't care what anyone says, 6 months or so testing a new drug is nowhere near long enough for mass rollout. Also several people I know have had quite major health problems since having it where no problems...

As mentioned in other posts I've been prescribed Metformin. I was told by the doctor that I would possibly have an upset stomach with them. I thought, yeah yeah, just reeling off typical side effects! I'm never normally affected by these with any other medication I'm on. Well.............. My...

This x1000! My portion sizes were wayy ott with most meals. Baked potato and pasta bake in particular because of the pre conceived notion that these are healthy, low fat meals so I could "afford" to go a little over indulgent. Fast food was a big problem for me. Myself and my better half would...

It's mainly family at the moment. They're doing it out of the same ignorance that I have had over the years that these carb loaded foods are in some way healthy when clearly they're not. I mean, whoever thought that a baked potato or pasta wasn't actually good for you??? Yes it's low fat but no...

Had a blood test, results came back last week but doctor only told me my blood sugar was high and I had T2 diabetes. No mention of HBa1c or anything else. As I'm fairly new to all this I appreciate all the advice. I'll be looking into testing myself asap as several people have said it's useful...

My nearest Waitrose is much farther away from me so unfortunately that isn't an option. I've already got a relative baking me some almond flour bread anyway! I am finding re-educating friends/relatives quite taxing. I've no doubt you've all had it but all the suggestions under the sun are...

Good to know, Jack Daniels and diet coke suits me just fine!

Well I'm old enough (52) but never worried about diets. When I was younger I never put weight on, skinny at school and throughout my late teens. I found beer!!! :p I now have to re-educate myself and learn how to eat a healthy diet whilst managing my diabetes. For the record, I am a little...

Well that's certainly a lot of useful advice. Doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever due to what I've been taught my entire life about foods!! I obviously need to change my thought process regarding diet. Thanks for all the advice though, it's reassuring to know there are meal options for me...

Ok so I'm learning already, I was under the impression because of the traffic light colours on the nutritional information that shredded wheat was fine. Maybe it is but I didn't realise it had so many carbs. Bacon and eggs, yes I could manage that. I would have to change my cooking methods...

So in my introduction I admitted to being a bit of a fussy eater. There are plenty of things I can eat that won't cause me problems but there are other foods that I'm not sure I can find alternatives to. For example, breakfast cereals. I like a variety of them, some which I believe are ok for...

My type of food!! :p

Just googled these, never heard of them but they look awesome. I'll have to try them

Now that sounds like an idea I can get on board with!! I do like my peas though so I'll have to see how it goes for trying other stuff. I suppose I could try some alternatives to potato for chips.

Hmmm, I'm definitely a meat eater :D Love dark chocolate anyway. As for curries, big fan of spicy curries, spicier the better IMO. Only problem I do have is I don't have rice, another food I've never been a fan of. Not taste but texture. I would usually have curry with peas and a few chips...

Problem is, most of the stuff I do like is not good for me! :D