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The "What else?" was eating to my meter and I can not stress that enough. Without test, test, testing I would not have known which foods or portion sizes affected my blood sugar most and would not have ended up with the eating plan I have now. If my blood sugars spiked when testing, I examined...

The simple answer is no I don't feel weak. If I am hungry I have an occasional extra tin of mackerel in brine or some extra radishes. What I have noticed is my appetite has dramatically changed. I eat less because I feel less hungry. I feel less hungry as a direct consequence of eating low...

You may not be able to change your past but you are definitely influencing your future, no doubt about that is there? Well done on embracing change and sticking with it.

I just eat low carb. No starch. 10 Almonds for breakfast. green salad, steamed tenderstem brocolli cooled under cold water and tossed with green olives and radishes for lunch and same for dinner. small amount of olive oil or Mackerel in brine tossed in salad on days I can't get fresh salmon...

Thank you @CherryAA for your congratulatory nod and your contribution to the thread, it is appreciated especially coming from a well-known member such as yourself.. You are absolutely spot on that for most "to get off all medications including insulin no matter how long they have been on them...

No app but the physical one my meter! I did have an excel spreadsheet and logged every reading Wake up, 2 hour post breakfast, pre and post lunch and dinner. If I had a large portion of brocolli (a full head) and mushrooms and bean sprouts and if I tested high than I reduced certain portions...

Hi @dm2-one No it isn't high-protein as it is fundamentally still whole plant vegan 6 days a week and raw salmon and soy/wasabi sauce 1 day a week. It is low calorie by default but was not consciously by design set out as a low calorie regime when I first started out in June but it has panned...

Hi James2 I only removed Olive Oil as my main aim was to be on a low carb and low fat regime to lose weight quickly. This was achieved and presently I am 11 Stone 8 lbs (73.48 Kilos/ 162 pounds) from 14 stone 9 lbs (93 kilos 205 pounds) and have now incorporated olive oil (spray sparingly) to...

Hi @Tandb As you don't appear to have had a previous positive diagnosis of diabetes, nor have you reported any diabetic symptoms in this thread other than excessive sweating by donning your fire suit or it being hot (neither of which point to a possible diabetic diagnosis), I'm not sure why...

Hi @TIANDB right I see. My reason for asking why now? Is because most people who have never tested positive for Diabetes sometimes think it might be a good idea to have an interim test before they have completed their weight loss/cholesterol/exercise regime loss/adjustment and don't fully...

4.3 mmol/L 78 mg/dl after being diagnosed T2 17 years ago and after independently embarking on a strict LCLF (Low Carb Low Fat) dietary regime and losing 39 pounds in 119 days (17 weeks) and personally stopping all diabetic Metformin and Trajenta medication end of July.....

Hi @alphabeta Great question. Just an opinion but I hope including a suggestion on your question that provides further data, might be of additional benefit?. The answers to your question "How many times do you check your sugar per day? How many is too much?" can only be fully appreciated...

Hi @TIANDB and welcome! Outside of your previous weight gain and subsequent change in dietary regime that resulted in weight loss (which is brill!) Why are you looking to have tests done (for diabetes I assume?) at this time rather than in 4 or 8 or 12 weeks time? And before anyone else takes...

Nothing wrong with being tightly controlled and containing your diabetes @Christine McMillan better than the alternative so well done you . The amount of T2's that never get beyond the ever worsening T2 high blood sugar damage that continues to wreak havoc is testimony to your efforts that...

Thanks @Biggles2 interesting article and link. Pity the BMJ doesn't suggest/or promote a time period in its own right of a first stage "remission" position for those with BG levels maintained at X levels over Y time frame with no meds = Remission stage 1 than a lower BG levels maintained at...

Interesting point @Biggles2 and I agree I am from the school of thought that feels retinal screening should continue for a few years for those diabetics who have managed to control their BG tightly because in some cases that tight control has been found to negatively affect the retinophy...

I have recently seen a number of these threads that question whether their diagnosis are correct or not and how many who adopt a quick LCHF diet after diagnosis and see quick results and wonder if that meant they were misdiagnosed in the first place. The answer is generally Not but 2 positive...

Hi @lou258 I'm a T2D so I appreciate that my requirements are different to yours as you are on an insulin regime but my BG spiked on a butter squash salad which surprised me when I first got a monitor and tested everything. It wasn't until I was informed that it is a high starch vegetable that...

Just finished reading "Dr Bernstein's Diabetes solution, The complete guide to achieving normal blood sugars" he subscribes to the view that the solution is a whole of life low carb regime which I would tend to agree with. So one person's "normal" like "pizza and sugar" is another person's...