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No, I only have a sprinkle but it wouldn't if you had a bowlful.......tempting sometimes!

Hello. I'm sorry but I've only just got back to this. Here's the link to the site where I found it. https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/grain-free-granola You really do have to stand over it and turn it as it burns very easily. I make the quantity given and it lasts at least a month, longer if my...

Good morning all. I have Greek style yoghurt with berries and granola ( home made low carb)for breakfast every morning and have tried loads of different ones. My absolute favourite is Yeo Valley and as it's live you can use it as a starter for making your own. Good luck with finding a favourite!

Good morning everyone. Very well done. The walk on the prom sounds brilliant and a real reward for all your hard work! I once heard exercise, particularly walking, described as WD40 for the joints! I went Nordic walking on Wednesday after a long lay off after falling down some stairs. It felt...

Well done to everyone here. I've got the six month blood test next Monday so wish me luck. I've kept the 2stone lost off and what seems good control but always nervous. Claire

Hello. Yes. I take 500mg Metformin x4 per day and 1 Saxagliptin. The Metformin is a lower dose than before I cut the carbs and I also cut 4 Gliclazide too. I've been on Metformin for about 18 years though so nothing new..

Thank you all for your comments. I knew I could rely on common sense help here! It's lower today but still higher than usual so I think the best bet is to monitor it and see what happens over the next week then review the need for a doctor's appointment. Best wishes to all!

Hello everyone. There is so much good advice on here I thought I'd check for some. I am 66 with Type 2. I am fairly active and usually have a resting heart rate between 60 and 65 but at the moment it's around 80 to 85. I also feel a little as you do when you're frightened. Would anyone be...

I've been taking metformin for nearly twenty years now as well as omeprazole which I read can give B12 problems. I've just been given tablets to take and have to repeat the blood test after taking them for a month.

Hello everyone. I know there's been some discussion of B12 but I'm interested in other people's experiences. In December I had a sore mouth and saw one doctor who gave me a mouthwash which seemed to more or less clear it but as soon as I stopped, it came back even more. A second visit to another...

Hello. I use this one http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2014/06/17/grain-free-granola. You need to watch it carefully for twenty minutes but it makes enough for me for a couple of weeks and I love the crunch on my yogurt in the mornings.

Hello. If you're not anti HRT I found it was great but was recommended to stop after ten years. (I hit menopause before I was forty) The only problem is that as soon as you stop it you're immediately back where you were before you started taking it.

Hello all. I haven't managed to reverse my diabetes but after fifteen years on it I have come off gliclazide from three per day and lost a stone and a half in six months twenty three years after diagnosis. It's the first time I've dropped tablets rather than increased them. Thank you all for the...

Bother hit the wrong thing. The tweak in medication and consequent rise was the last straw so after reading loads especially on here I bit the lower carb bullet. I haven't gone very low as I like my fruit too much but have managed to drop my Hba1c to 6.4 (47) for the first time in fifteen years...

Hello. I've been with the forum since finding it in January when it helped me decide to change my diet. My Hba1c was 8.2 last summer and even with trying really hard it had only come down to 8.1 by mid Jan. I have been T2for 23 years and have been steadily increasing medication after 8 years on...

Thank you for that. I had a look and my nails do look like that. Looks like a trip to the practice nurse is in order.

Good morning. I don't know if this Diabetes related or low carb related. I have had red bands across the tops of my nails for ages but in the past week the section between the line and the top of the nail has migrated into the red section in some cases giving less than half the nail still...

Good morning. My victories are the BG numbers, often 5.3 before a meal and 5.3 two hours after. In the 23 years since diagnosis they have never been so stable. That's also having dropped two of the three gliclazide per day. Very very satisfying!