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Simple question - I'm generally pretty good at sticking to a low carb diet, but sometimes I find myself confronted with foods I really love and cannot stop myself from eating. Recent examples include some wonderful pasta that came unexpectedly as a side with a chicken dish I ordered at a...

Omg. I got some more test strips today, having run out a few weeks ago. Fasting glucose is 5.7 down from 11 5 weeks ago. Wow!

Has anyone else tried this? I've run out of test strips (seeing the diabetic nurse on Friday and hoping she'll be able to give me some) so I don't know what it's doing to my BS, but have to say it tastes really good. It contains maltitol, inulin and oligofructose, which are listed as "alimentary...

Is ice cream ok? It's high fat, right...? Please tell me it's ok?!

As part of my recent type 2 diagnosis I gave a urine sample and received the results in the post today. Unfortunately they didn't give any units in the letter so I'm left completely unsure whether things are ok or not! The two numbers given under "Kidney Tests" are 0.7 and 7, and then the blood...

Phew! Thanks!

Hey there, I'm just trying to figure out if an English breakfast is a good one for type 2. If you take out the hash browns and just have a tiny portion of baked beans, everything else is low carb, high fat, right? Especially if you use high meat content sausages (mine are 97% pork). Or is this...

My diabetic nurse gave me a glucose meter but as yet I don't have a prescription for test strips - I've found someone offering 50 strips for my meter and 100 lancets on eBay for £7.99, which is significantly cheaper than on Amazon. I'm just wondering if this is likely to be a legitimate source...

I'm just trying to figure out when to test my blood sugar. Very recently diagnosed as type 2, and wanting to see what effects different meals have on my blood sugar. Obviously I test once before I eat, but how soon afterwards? And should I test more than once, eg 1 hour post and 2 hours post...

Wow, thank you all for the generous welcome! It's nice to find such a friendly welcome here. I had my first check up with the diabetic nurse just now, who kindly gave me a glucose meter to test myself with. I'm pleased to report a pre-lunch (but 4 hours post breakfast) measurement of 7.4...

Hi there! Newly diagnosed here and just trying to get to grips with what it means. A few months ago I tripped over and fell while out in London and dislocated my shoulder in the process. I was in a huge amount of pain and got taken by ambulance to hospital. On the way one of the paramedics...