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Could you post up a list of the meals/snacks/etc you would have on a typical day? That way, maybe if there's some innocuous food hiding that spikes some people but not others, someone on the forum might be able to spot it.

Assuming this is all for real, I would have to say it doesn't really look like diabetes is the main issue here. Is it possible the title could be changed to 'depression and type 1' or something like that because the question itself looks like an unhelpful diversion? I definitely want the...

Unbelievably high, or unbelievably low?

If it doesn't raise your blood sugar, then OK, but it looks like quite a bad option as far as carbs go.

I need instant breakfasts to eat on the go, so that means boiled eggs, but as we're ruling those out, my other go to brekky options are: black coffee a block of cheese a handful of ham slices Tuna out the tin almonds from the jar Whatever was cold from the night before: chicken wings, as often...

They don't raise me much, if at all; I eat them often coz they're quite hearty- a nice replacement for potatoes. I like them cut into thinnish wedges then fried in the wok with duck or salmon, so they soak up all the fat. Beef mince works well too: you can stew them with beef mince.

Looks good: Black coffee and eggs is the best breakfast for dropping my blood sugar.

That chart helensaramay posted up is the best reference. 7.8 is what I go by for the 2 hr post-prandial. I no longer bother with a 1 hr post-prandial. You can, of course, and many people do, but I find the results unpredictable and very short term. 2 hrs seems to give me the best indication of...

For now, just look after yourself and get thoroughly tested: your symptoms look like diabetic symptoms, but if your blood sugar numbers aren't diabetic then perhaps it's not that. Mind you, what sort of test was it on NYE? You could get 5 on a finger test and still have issues with diabetes. The...

Said Jamie Oliver,

Dr. Bernstein talks about 'the laws of small numbers', and some of his ideas may be applicable or useful in your case. I'm not type 1 so I wouldn't presume to advise you myself, but Dr. Bernstein is a type 1 expert, and I can vouch for his T2 information being helpful and worthwhile, so if you...

The caffeine isn't that high in many energy drinks: we should be worried about the sugar in drinks, and that includes the healthy organic orange juice Jamie Oliver would probably recommend as a proper breakfast drink.

Does calvados count as a fruit?

Probably just heaty from all the noodles and chocolate. Enjoy your holiday, try to eat more healthily and sleep more, and see how you get on.

Red wine and dry white have little sugar. Spirits have even less. Sweeter whites can be quite carby; things like port and sherry are obviously out. A 9% white wine probably has too much sugar. A 13% wine should generally be ok. Beer is generally quite high-carb. Alcohol can also lower blood...

I'm more optimistic: the two things might not be directly related, but if psoriasis is related to your immune system, and if stress and infections exacerbate it, then I would imagine getting your T2 under control might have a good effect on your psoriasis.

I love angostura bitters in soda water, but might it still contain too much alcohol for the OP/

Today I tried a bit of an experiment- an ad hoc experiment that came out of needing to get McDonald's for lunch with the family on a busy day. I did a blood test before eating at 12:00 noon. The result was 5.7. I then ate my McDonald's: I had a 'sharing box', that is 4 nuggets, 2 wings, 2...

Agree about 5.3 being normal: what medication are you on?

Drummer, I think most of us get the odd wobble. I had a wobble a few weeks ago that was more like an earthquake, but I've been cleaning up my act since then- the posters here helped set me straight. You sound like you're really fired up and ready to get back to doing it the right way, so do like...