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Hi there, Thanks for your reply.. he's eating very low carb...salad leaves really. Eggs, meat , fish etc.. prob having about 30 grams of carbs a day I think.. I'm gonna have to start counting the carbs really accurately..

Hi everyone, Does anybody know if its still necessary to count calories on a low carb diet for weight loss to occur in a type 2 diabetic person? My problem is that my other half has been on a low carb diet for a few weeks now and he ought to have lost a fair few pounds but his weight is...

Hi Viv, Thank you.. i agree with everything you've said and will check out your diet...and yes he probably isn't drinking enough water either. Thanks so much, we both feel much more positive now...Best wishes x

Hi guys, Thanks loads for your help... I didn't actually realise he was eating so much...He is following the Dr Briffa "Escape the diet trap" diet book and I think he has interpreted it as eat as much as you like. Thanks loads everyone he is now going to restrict his portions! x

Hi there, thanks loads for your reply, I think he is eating a bit more than usual..he had four pork steaks at lunch and his reading was 10.4 two hours later..Could this push his readings too high possibly? Do you think he'd be better off eating smaller portions but more frequently ? Thanks...

Hi Everbody, My other half is type 2 on 3 x 500mg metformin a day and 1 x januvia and a statin. ..his last fasting BG test at doctors was 10. He has recently gone on a very low carb diet and his readings started to improve a lot and have been between 6 - 7.5 two hours after eating. This looked...