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Hi Resurgam, So Is a an ordinary potato better for a diabetic than a sweet potato? That’s a surprise and shows how bad I am at this food game (I’m getting better though I hope)

Very similar to my situation..... Can i ask, what is the high hba1c level that would place people in high risk? My result 5 weeks ago was 91. I have lost over a stone since then and been on an improved diet but I don’t know what affect that has had overall. Not sure if I should be overly...

Hiya! I’m new here and to diabetes so i can’t really give you much in the way of advice or hope! But I’m sending support your way and hope things are getting better for you. One thing from what you said was 2 pints of water. I’m downing 2 litres a day which is difficult but I do notice when I...

Hi! Thank you for your reply. I’ll check out that app, ok currently logging food with carbs & Cals app.... which has been good to monitor my intake. Overall I’m doing quite well but due to corona my movement and physical exercise has dropped to zero so don’t need much food. I spent quite a few...

I’ve had a full day of testing. FBG: 9am -7mmol Pre food - 5.1 2hrs after food - 7.3mmol I was shocked by the last reading as I had some whole meal pasta with bolognaise. I was sure it would sky rocket my reading. anyway. One full day of testing done and those results don’t look too shabby to...

thabks Flora, that’s really great to hear. Well done you, that’s great work! I hope to follow your lead and do something similar!

Hi Hooha, thanks for your message, how have you got on? Are you in remission yet? Sounds like you’ve done well and certainly inspires me to hear that. I’ll check out that site. I bought the book ‘the fast 800’ by Dr Michael Mosley which I am about to read. My monitoring device is by a company...

85% it was surprisingly ok! That’s pretty much the only bad thing all week so I felt like I deserved a small treat!!!! Getting the hang of testing although the machine I have isn’t always playing ball..... seems the technique is finger face up, strip face down.... any other configuration and it...

thank you, I’ll check it out. had dinner of smoked mackerel, tomato and olives. Two bits of Lindt chocolate which was a little indulgent.... 2 hrs later and test reading of 8.1

Thanks so much for all the replies!!! Amazingly the blood sugar monitor turned up today! I was so excited I had to have a go.... at 8pm today my levels were 5.4! That’s normal! I was buzzing! Tomorrow I will test in the morning and 2hrs after food. And before bed and see! Fingers crossed

hi Jo, great suggestions, thanks. Yes I’d better start getting creative with Greek yoghurt as it’s something I’ve avoided until now. Better face it head on! Coconut milk seems good but also some articles suggest it is bad for diabetics. Should I limit my intake? Thanks for your reply Jon

Thank you for your reply! I am slightly overweight I suppose. I’m now stuck at 95kg, down from just over 100 a few weeks back. I’m 6’1” and generally bmi wise I need to lose another stone really. Thank you for the carb target, I’m usually under that so it’s nice to know! It’s just getting used...

hi mike, I’m still unclear on so many aspects. I’m sure I’ll get there but it just feels like walking through a thick fog with no idea which direction to go! Food wise I do feel like I’ve made significant changes to my diet but clearly have a way to go. Really appreciating all the advice on...

it seems so obvious, I don’t know why I wasn’t advised to do that! Thank you

Oh man! I thought they’d be a problem. Gutting but I’ll cut them out as well. Yoghurt wise, are the flavoured ones ok? Or is it Greek plain yoghurt only?

So last week I’ve been focusing on diet so I’ve got it all logged. Mainly been eating eggs, smoked mackerel, Brazil nuts, avocados, chicken, bananas, salad. A few sweet potatoes fries. That’s about it. Had some baked beans but then saw the carb numbers so gave them up.

Wow, thanks so much for your reply! Some great advice here. The fluids thing is good to hear, I’ve increased to at least 1.5-2ltrs of water per day at the moment. Starting to notice I’m feeling better (in between freaking out about corona virus symptoms) mill get the meter ASAP and will be back...

That’s what I want to do, but I have found issues when I get that low in carbs. Heart palpitations has been the main one, that’s worried me enough to eat a few carbs. Decided to keep a carb diary.... I’m averaging about 80-100 carbs a day at the moment. I was feeling that was an ok amount but I...

thank you for your reply!!! And well done for reducing the levels so much, it’s great to hear that. i have not been using a monitor. I didn’t even think of it until I saw this forum. I will definitely get one. when you say you reduced carbs, how many grams per day did you consume may I ask?

Hi all, I am 38 male, newly diagnosed with type 2. Like many, I was told I had type 2 diabetes, given Metformin and ushered out the door. The doctor said that anything over 48 was diabetes..... I’m 91! (Crushed it!.... oh it’s a bad thing) Then to make it a clean sweep, where my levels...