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Had my results today, my Hba1c has risen to 7.1%. I've been doing the 8 week blood sugar diet for one week and feel very disappointed that it's gone up. I'm going to persevere with the diet but I have a feeling I'm going to be told I need to increase my Metformin. Apart from carrying on...

Does anyone get tested for these vitamins as part of their diabetes review? Last year I was tested for vitamin D (I didn't request this, my GP just did it) and I was found to have a vitamin D deficiency so was prescribed 3 months of supplements. I now take supplements during the winter months...

Where can I get a list of veg/fruit which are lower in carbs? I've got carbs & cals app on my phone but I don't have the book, maybe I should get it.

Thanks for that, I think i'll pop into Aldi sometime and see if I can get some of those, they sound delicious. Today all I ate for lunch was 2 peppered mackrell fillets and 50g of lentils with it. I also added a very small amount of horseradish sauce as it goes so well with mackrell. I am yet...

The year before I was diagnosed a T2 I had a glucose reading of 6 and I was told at the time that it was normal and nothing to worry about and then a year later I developed full blown diabetes. Does anyone know if the guidelines had changed the year I became diabetic in 2009? Ie this could...

I have a way to go yet but feel very positive about your comments. I made the BIG mistake of indulging at Xmas and not testing for about 2 weeks and now I'm paying for it ie my FBG is rising (although this morning was OK, for me at 7.5) and noticed a rise in 2HPM readings but am now on the case...

I am so encouraged by the success stories of those T2's who have knuckled down to reverse their diabetes. After 6 years of being a T2 myself, I have now given myself the kick up the backside to do something as my BS levels are rising and I want to stop that and reverse the process so I am doing...

All very encouraging, thanks. I too have fatty liver and want to get rid of it. Am doing low carbing but I need to up my excercise and for the weight to come off - hoping 2017 is going to be the year I nail it and a big bonus would be to come off some or all of my meds.

Has anyone managed to come off their medication through losing weight? I would love to come off my BP tablet, metformin, statins but wonder if it's just a vicious circle.

Thanks for your replies and I may well order some of the smokies online. Why is it red on the label (high) for the saturated fat? Is this nothing to worry about.

Do you buy any others other than the ones they sell in the supermarkets in a bag with a knob of butter?

I had some kippers for lunch today (the ones you get in a pack with a knob of butter). They are very high in calories (270g per 100g) of a 200g pack and also the SF content was high too 10g. From the nutritional value, they don't sound very healthy but I thought I would give them a go for a...

My daily carb intake varies between 50g - 80g a day and it seems to be OK. By the way I'm not going to be using exantediet meal replacement shakes, I'm going to be using Almased (if you google it you'll see the website). Today is my first day of 5:2 @ 800 cals and will see how I get on.

One of my GP's told me that Vit D is the only supplement he takes and he also said it's fine to take as a 'top up' in the winter months so you don't have to take it all the time, just say 3 months of the year (this would save money too). To make them last longer (and save on cost), I take them...

I am taking the following supplements at the moment and wondered if anyone else takes some similar ones or whether I am just wasting my money - I take:- Co-Q10 (I am on statins and have heard this is good to take as the body gets depleted of this when on statins) Ultra Vitamin D (D3 optimum...

Are you doing the 5:2 on 800 calories for two days a week or are you doing the 8 week, 800 cals a day?

I am already low carbing and I actually don't reach the RDA of 150gms, it's much lower than that. To speed up my weight loss (I am very slow at losing weight) I am going to try Almased meal replacement shakes as they are suitable for diabetics. I also have the Dr Michael Mosely 8 week blood...

I don't have gallstones when I had a scan about a year ago but they did find a cyst on my liver and fatty liver so it could be this that's giving me discomfort. Am going for the meal replacement drinks (just for my evening meals) and see whether that improves things.

I have a number of health issues apart from T2 diabetes, hiatus hernia and fatty liver. I have liver functions blood tests every 6 months and they come back ok but I can't help worrying about it. I have a lot of weight to lose and hope to make 2017 the year I get my health back. I get a...

Over the last week or so my FBS are higher than I used to have, this morning it was 9.9 and I don't know why. They are normally in the 7's - what's happening?