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No, I am not on slow release but no bad effects on my tummy, just a general feeling of almost depression but not quite that serious. I miss my fruit and am puzzled by how much I could eat initially but not now

Thank you for your encouraging comments JazzyF I am wondering if I should be cutting down the carbs more gradually

I have to say that I haven't been counting but for example: Breakfast, Greek yoghurt and blueberries, Lunch Chicken salad and almonds, evening meal; tuna green beans tomato . My snacks are usually a small handful of nuts . But then I get such sugar cravings

Could you please give me an example of a typical day's food as I am struggling with eating low carb I really miss my porridge for breakfast and have a sweet craving first thing in the morning

Hi, I haven't been back on this forum for ages, but I really need some advice and guidance. I am a type 2 diabetic and I take 2000mg Metformin daily. I am really yo-yoing with my eating as I am trying to eat Low Carb but it makes me feel really awful. I must be doing something wrong as I've seen...

Thank you Kath . I will do anything to improve mine , this is like a wake up call

Ok, thanks for your comments Mike, I'll try to fit those into my profile later , just off to work now,

My latest HbA1c was 8.5 which my nurse said was too high but I asked her if she would agree to let me try to get this down by sensible eating, she is going to see me in 3 weeks. I am wondering if that was a silly thing to do. I am so careful with caring for my eyes and go for all possible chacks...

Hi Mike, this shows how ignorant I am on blood Glucose (I'm not saying that flippantly ) I assumed that the reading was about what I'd eaten in the last few hours ? Yesterday I had porridge for breakfast (a really tiny bowl) full fat yog with a teaspoon of Hazelnut spread stirred in,, and then...

Could someone tell me if a reading of 10.2 before breakfast is a really high reading before breakfast ? My Nurse gave me a meter yesterday, and I've just had a shock ! Are these individual readings taken at home to be understood as the same results my diabetic nurse gives me every 6/12 months...

Thank you for the link, I'll have a look at the website . I feel much more positive about it now , I am going to bite the bullet and go and get some readings from my Diabetic nurse as a staring point too. i'll let you know how It goes

Sorry about the 'mess' I see how it works now :-)

Hi And Breathe, I seem to have messed up this thread a bit , it looks a bit messy from this end !! I would definitely like to get back to 8st 10 . I am 10st 4 at the moment (I'm ashamed to say that) I take 2x850mg One morning and one at night. I was on 2x500g but my doctor increased it around...