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shaneabdelnour - I can't believe that you are drinking fresh orange juice . This is high carb high GI as is all fruit juice and is one of the things I immediately cut from my diet . You are much better off having a small piece of whole fruit. I buy the child size apples and pears. The...

The only carbs I do are a small piece of fruit with each meal - never on its own and sometimes I have a slice of Burgen bread (Carb only 29 per 100gr) or Low GI bread which is a mixed seed loaf from a local bakery. Make sure you have enough protein and fat at a meal as they do help the carbs...

In your case it sounds as if your medication needs sorting. I presume you are on some with those levels. I caught mine very early and I think that makes a difference.

Yes I have also noticed that when you have a cold, flu etc the BG will go up and there is nothing you can do about it. I just tell myself that it is because of the cold/flu whatever and it will go back down when I am better!! I keep a record in Excel as in one colum you can write things like...

I wonder how many of the problems above are due to over medication. I have been type 2 for about 4 years and I control purely in a low carb/low GI diet and exercise. My fasting readings can be anywhere between 5 and 5.9 but I like to keep it in the 5.3 range with 2 hours after eating less than...

How interesting as I have never been offered a Glucose intolerance test!! So what is more important the Hb1Ac or the Glucose intolerance test? In my books your Hb1Ac woulkd not have warranted medication!!!

I am on no medication and have reduced my Hb1Ac to 5.5 from 6.8 with a low carb/low GI diet. I test every morning and more if my bg is high . I feel very grateful that I actually get a tub of strips on prescription monthly and it was initially from this that I found out what my body would and...

Thanls for that as any moment I am waiting for my monthly Freedom Lite test strips to be withdrawn especially as the Hb1Ac I had last month was down to an amazing 5.5!! I started on a low carb/low GI diet about 3 years ago and the only way I discovered what I could eat and what I couldn't was...

Sounds as if I have been lucky!! Found out I was diabetic about 3 or 4 years ago and immediately changed my diet to low carb/low GI. I could not have managed without the strips to test which foods I can and can't eat. For instance because of testing I know that I can't take Maltitol whic his in...

Re: Low Carb Recipes. Just found this forum- have got so many recipes I have made up Quick lunch - slice aubergines at an an angle to get large slices or long ways , sprinkle with olive oil and grill both sides until cooked. Sprinkle with grated cheese and top with slice of tomato and return...

My is the soles and it is very itchy . Today the skin has split in a different area but seems to be healing fast. I just have to constantly moisturise with foot cream. Am using Boots Intensive again as I think it could be best of a bad bunch!! Bs was 5.2 this morning .

Personally I would up the fats. Lots of full fat lovely cheese and lots of nuts. I would say that porridge AND rye bread was too much in one meal. You could have had porridge and a full cooked breakfast minus the hash browns and baked beans which have too much sugar in the sauce but bacon...

I have only ever had 2 Hb1Ac's because I don't like going near Doctors. My first was 5.7% - that was well after I started my diet when I found out of their existence and asked for 1one and I had one a few months ago which was 5.8%. BS this morning was 5.5 - still very acceptable to me!!

Just found this Forum. I have been Type 2 for about 3 years and control on low carb/low GI diet + exercise. I have never been overweight but Thye 2 runs in my family. Not sue if my problem is Insulin resistance rather than anything else. I never go near a doctor except to get an Hb1Ac done every...

You can eat chocolate as long as it is over 85% cocoa!!! I like Green and Blacks best. Lindt do a 90% one.

Are you on a low carb/low GI diet and strict with it. If so your levels should be much lower. Don't rely on meds to sort you out !!!! Best advice I wasa ever given was don't eat fruit between meals but only with a meal so it doesn't spike your blood sugar

I have had burning itchy soles with the skin peeling off for the last few months. It is a lot better after moisturising 4 times a day . It started off feeling like elephant hide but now feels a lot more normal. Yesterday again I had 2 places on one foot where the skin has split and I have been...