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Re: NEWBIE alert! weheeellllll the meeting was much as anticipated. you need to lose weight (really? no spit sherlock) eat lots of complex carbs (said no chance mate) but once I'd explained the readings of my bg meter over the last couple of weeks inreaction to carbs (at much eyebrow...

learn to love your proteins :) if I can adapt to it in three weeks flat (being a long term veggie and total fussy wuss) I'm pretty sure that you can start to feel better rather quickly by adapting your diet to remove the bulk of carbs ... has to be your choice obviously, but my bg readings have...

I'm also a newbie too (3 weeks now) and I've found that my home made curries actually result in a lower BG reading 2 hours post than prior to eating! good luck and enjoy your curries. you might need to wave bye bye to the crisps and chinese for a while until you can better understand how your...

Re: NEWBIE alert! perfect Graham ;) absolutely perfect!!!

Re: NEWBIE alert! 3 and some odd weeks after diagnosis I get to meet my diabetes "nurse" tomorrow - wish me luck I'm sure to be told to eat plenty oh healthy carbs hehehehe

Using One Touch Ultra 2 ... seems fine, wish you didn;t have to code it but hey, that's not really a problem. The finger prick thingy is good though, really doesn't hurt very much - it's a One Touch Ultra Soft and the lancets are really quite slim. The build quality - well I've only had it for...

Thank you both so very much :) Your responses and explanations have helped bouy my confidence. It's not that I lack faith in low carb - and even though this is the most restrictive diet regime I could imagine (ok I am partly self imposed on this because I'm vegetarian) but I have no hunger...

Thank you so much Mr Geek ... very useful info :) I have written down everything I've eaten since the time of diagnosis and as one of life's intolerably anal people (and former dieter extraordinaire) I've recorded all the relevant information, more to put under the nose of the diabetic contact...

Thanks for the replies thus far :) I am perfectly happy to go wholeheartedly into low-carb ... I have seen the light haha ... even the evil demon that sits on my shoulder making me want pizza has got a sock stuffed in her mouth :) (a low carb one) The ketotic state I experienced for almost...

Hellooo ... Still yet to have my diabetic consult, so putting all my faith in you lot ;) Only advice (apart from meds) at Dr's appt was to "try and lose weight". So having read a lot of info here and in various sources I have decided to go the low-carb route to managing my blood sugars. When...

Hey Lu, Congrat's on the losses and excercise plans - swimming is fabulous for everything :) apart from chlorinated hair haha I broke my toe (excuses excuses) so am waiting for it to heal properly before getting back on my running machine ... and when I say running I mean hurrying and puffing...

low key eh? lol ... yeah I can relate diagnosed T2 one and a half weeks ago, prescribed metformin 3x500mg, but with more than a 3 week wait to see the diabetic nurse. luckily (!!??) for me, I was diabetic (insulin dependant) in my pregnancy so I knew how to take readins and what kind of...

espresso has very small cups - does that count? hehehehehe !! thanks Sue x

Sue, if you still drink and get by with your feet on ;) then I think I might chance a cuppa java later and see what effect it has at hourly intervals ... Claire, here's one link http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_21_blood_sugar.html it's a stop smoking site and it's not aimed at diabetes, BUT it...

there are several reports stating that diabetics should avoid caffeine because it makes the *and I quote* ahem "blood sugars swing wildly" now whilst I know caffeine obviously has an effect (highly desirable if you ask me haha) on your body and how you feel, I was at a loss to understand...

yes indeed and for some inexplicable reason, I can detect the lack of caffeine (or more likely, the lack of staying awake-ness in the following hours) ... I've tried the nice ground decaf at the coffee shops (kak) and the Aldi decaf (I love their regular cheap n cheerful instant blend) and...

oh for all that is great and wonderous ... ... ... so in my total newbie-ness (and willingness to be very careful with whatever might make it worse) - what did I misunderstand? any ideas? and thank you!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxox

ah yoda, I seek thy advice! I was "told" that I needed to cut caffeine because it messes with the bloods (like fags, aparently, can't see the logic myself you know, but hey, gotta take SOME advice once in my life lol) if you tell me I can still have a double espresso I will marry you! xxx

can anyone reprogramme me to survive without caffeine please? day 11 and feeling the strain of staying awake past midnight (towards the end of my work-shift) come 7am when the boy runs in and leaps onto the bed I really feel the need to ingest substantial quantities of the stuff!! as to mac...

I take it all back - the (very lovely) tesco oat bread sent my bloods a bit too high :( - ah well, it was worth a try eh!! might work for somebody else? J/xx