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No, she knows I was testing 2 hours after and that I know what I am doing. My use of strips is frugal to say the least, I do not abuse their provision. Oh well, lets ulcerate our limbs, get gangrene and all the other complications because the NHS recommends pre meal and beddy byes testing...

Exactly Daibell, if you don't know how you respond to food you cannot moderate to keep your HBA1C down. A Pre prandial reading only tells you if you have come back to an acceptable level some hours after food, it doesn't tell you just how much that food affected you. Ali

Mmmm, yum, thank you. Ali

Exactly Hobs, in the early days that is what I did to see the rises caused by various meals. How else do you know the effect it has? How can more spikes not lead to a higher HBA1C too? Right now, I seriously feel like saying stuff the lot of it, totally hacked off. Ali

I have recently had a bariatric consultation that involved seeing an endo and a dietician. I have today received a written report and I have had to read it twice just to be sure I understand the comments surrounding blood checking. I will type it word for word below (the specific bit about...

Does anybody make their own yoghurt? If so, what sort of machine do you use, how easy is it and what flavourings do you use that are diabetic friendly? Excuse my ignorance, maybe you put pureed fruit in or do you add specific sachets? Dunno! But would love to know if any of you use one with...

My GP and the Endo I see both reckon that the weight gain from gliclazide should be negligible and I certainly found this to be the case. I take 2 X 80 mg a day and have done for nearly 2 1/2 years now. It is more important right now to get your levels down and it certainly dropped mine...

Well done Grace, what was your HBA1C at diagnosis? Ali

Hi Ell, I find the quality of Simply Be etc has gone downhill in recent years. Sooooo frustrating. Ali

Hi I am in exactly the same boat. I have had a consult with the bariatric team and been following their 1200 cals a day diet and not lost a gram in a week so far. It is soul destroying, nothing works, not calorie control, low fat, low carb, nothing. I am extremely downhearted and just don't...

Hi Elljay, thank you for replying. Yes it is a bit of an uphill battle isn't it and after 5 days I hadn't dropped an ounce which is really disheartening. I agree about clothes, why do shops ignore the larger lady? Why do they see us as an embarrassment? I see they are shutting Evans in...

Fat slows down the effect of the carbs so reducing spikes so yes that is why lots of peeps on here are into their cream. Ali

AFAIK strawberries are ok, most of the red berry type fruits are, but pears and satsumas are definitely an in moderation thing. Ali

Lonely in here...... 67 hits and not a single comment. Ali

Aw dear, what an awfully traumatic event for you to have to deal with. One can spend all day and night going through what ifs and why didn'ts but it won't help the situation one iota. It could be argued various people should have noticed but unfortunately nobody did. It might help you to see...

Hi Crowjon, if you go to the weight loss section you will find lots of tips. I wrote in there yesterday about my experience at a bariatric (weight loss via surgery) consultation last week. Today I have started my 8 week diet to try and lose 10% of my bodyweight. Do you want to join me in my...

29 on diagnosis, 4.4 being my lowest reading since then. A1C was 12.6, now 6.4. Ali

Thank you for the excellent reply Phoenix. Ali

Impossible question to answer! Drawdown is only right for some people and not others and is dependant on an awful lot of factors. The market is evolving all the time with hybrid products coming over from America from the likes of Metlife (now operating under another name that is evading me!)...