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We are all different. I'm fine at 3.5, but not everyone is. 3.5 - 5.5 is a quoted normal for non-diabetics As a rule-of-thumb, "4 is the floor". If you start to feel shaky or not quite right, check your BGs. If you're low, chew a couple of glucose tabs and test again in 15 minutes. If still too...

One thing for an insulin user on low carb to consider is the amount of insulin you are taking. Excess insulin promotes weight gain. Also, as you decrease your carb intake your need for insulin should become less. If you're having hypos you may be getting too much insulin. I know no more about...

5.3 was my last reading, taken at the end of April. Next one is at the end of August. Viv 8)

Sorry to disagree, jimbob72, but this is a myth. All the carbohydrate we eat turns into glucose (hence its blood-glucose-raising abilities!), and glucose is the easiest fuel for our bodies to use, so it grabs what it needs for fuel and then stores the rest as fat. If we lower our carb intake...

Sorry, Pepsi Max, as a Type 2 not on insulin I can't help you as much as I'd like to. The only thing I can think of is that your liver is dumping glucose because you're going too low after your egg. Have you tried testing at 1 hour and 2 hours after the egg to see what's happening? 2 other...

That's really good news, goodnews123! Well done! You'll find that the NHS is slowly becoming more open-minded about one diet type not fitting all! Very many HCPs still seem to think that Atkins consists only of fatty meat, butter, cheese and cream in unlimited quantities - and know nothing...

For thrush, use unflavoured "live" yoghurt. Eat it and also apply it to the affected area. It works! - rebalances the natural flora and fauna. Viv 8)

Couldn't agree more. This thread is far too valuable for newbies who are full of self-blame (been there, got the T-shirt) to risk having it closed down. This forum is not just a social group, however valuable it may be as that. It helps people who have a serious illness come to terms with it...

Gezzathorpe, if your BGs have been running high for a while, you may well find that you get hypo symptoms at levels that wouldn't affect other people. Once your system gets used to lower blood glucose, you may well lose the so-called "false hypos". I can go down to 3.5 with no problems, but it...

These are the figures recommended by NICE (National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence): Blood glucose levels in non-diabetics: Fasting/before meals: 3.5 to 5.5 2 hours after eating: less than 8 For Type 2s: Fasting/before meals: 4 to 7 2 hours after eating...

Hi Dianne Have you been tested for an under-active thyroid (hypothyroid), and had your Vitamin D levels checked? Both low thyroid and low Vitamin D levels can cause you to feel tired. Have you talked to your GP about it? Don't let them fob you off by saying you're getting older. Ask for a...

As a taxpayer - on my State Pension! - I too believe in not wasting taxpayers' money. Rest assured, Mark, that as soon as I am confident about the state of play re our Practice funding I will be using up my strips. I have already reduced my original 50 strips a month repeat prescription to 50...

Re: Comments on Low carb diet - a newbies guide Hi Carole T I think the first thing I would advise you to do is work out how many daily carbs you were eating before you were told to watch your carb intake. Then you can get some idea of what to reduce to. The definition of low-carb is a...

Not as far as I know, but Google it and see what you find. A low-carb diet does result in weight loss, which is probably why jilly60 has lost her stones :clap: :thumbup: Viv 8)

Hi Peter This isn't really a good thread for this topic - people probably won't see it. Have you followed the advice given you on the Low Testosterone Levels thread and contacted Birmingham? or discussed it fully with your own GP or diabetic specialist? Be careful where you post your private...

The diet gives 25g of carb derived from its vegetable content. Anything else (including the fruit, crispbreads and cereal I mention - those are the modification) should be added on. Atkins suggests that you only follow his Induction Phase - this diet - for 2 weeks. It can be done, quite...

Well said, GraceK! I've just read this whole thread in one gulp, and believe me it's pretty indigestible to a non-scientist. But very interesting. There's one thing that has mildly amused me. All this talk of "increased risk of death". My low-carb diet does not increase my chances of death. I...

You should see my desk top! Considering I sit at the computer every day, you'd think I'd occasionally sort it out, but no . . . I haven't even dusted some bits of it since I moved in, 3 years ago. My brother and his wife are coming to visit at the beginning of July - that always causes a bit of...

I've had one every 3 months for nearly 3 years. I discussed it with my practice nurse last time and I'm now going on to every 4 months. The nurse's opinion is that she will carry on giving me them as often as I want until someone tells her to stop! I've got good control now and pretty well...

Aubergine, raw, fresh: 250g aubergine contains 2.2g carb Butternut squash, raw, unprepared: 80g contains 8.3g carb Figures from the Calorie, Carb & Fat Bible 2011. Viv 8)