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Last year just before my HbA1c test was due I tried the shapes and small meal regime, in teh hope of lowering my HbA1c - but found it was increased and I was actually in the diabetes range, though only 48. I suspect that the lactose and the carbs in the shakes were simply too easily accessible...

@NoMoreBeerAnymore I'm quite convinced that anything labelled as 'healthy' should be fed to birds or ruminants able to cope with it. These days I listen intently when anyone is hammering on about whole grain and not eating meat or fat and then smile and say 'What a pity it doesn't work for a lot...

After 8 years I don't really need to count the carbs it is more down to estimating the percentage of a pack to have for a meal. I do check the weight once in a while, and glance at the nutrition info as - with carbs being cheap, - it is often good for the profits to reformulate to something...

Not an option for me as I don't eat grain, but a 'mug cake' using coconut and almond flour seems fine.

Oh yes - a splash in my coffee, in scrambled eggs if I don't have any cheese, on a 'mug cake' or sugar free jelly with berries. If I go on losing weight I'll get back to more normal measurements eventually, after being fattened up on cereals for such a long time it will probably take the rest...

I am not sure which recipe books you are referring to, but as you are considered type 2 and using diet only then adding in high carb foods like rice or potatoes would rather defeat the object. Adding stirfry or low carb vegetables, or having a dessert afterwards would be the way to go. I used to...

There are so many plug in things these days - and many have a temperature setting and timer. I have an intelligent grill which can be set to cook things until they reach a particular level of doneness, an induction hob, just plug in and you can cook and keep it warm at a table, slow cooker...

I could not even guess as to a cause, but I have had some horrendous interludes since the AZ Covid jab - which I thought could have been the end of me - where it was like walking on hot coals just to stand up. When I got some relief from multiple layers of foam innersoles, I cut some lambskin...

@Jo_the_boat It might be dehydration. I've seen what must have been excruciating cramps which required about 6 pints of water to alleviate - strapping great men with tears rolling down their cheeks from the pain. There were people telling them they needed salt, but the tears were salty.

I was told that I should cut out fat and eat cereals back in my early 20s - despite all my protestations the same message was hammered in for the next forty years until I was vastly overweight and quite unwell and still protesting, though by then I think I had PTSD of some sort from the vile...

@fragrens - people are often scandalised by the amount of protein I eat - but over the years since diagnosis I have become stronger. I went back to work servicing knitting machines as I realised I was able to move them around again. On the 'healthy' diet I was following I was becoming weaker and...

We need fats to survive - and other things. Saturated fats are the raw materials for hormones and other important substances. Just after Christmas I was waxing lyrical about how I eat at the folk club and one of the men was looking thoughtful. Just recently he has been looking a lot happier -...

You're preaching to the converted here - we love the term reversed, as even after our situation being ignored for far too long by those who should know better, we see the numbers falling and normality returning. It isn't just the refined carbohydrates which affect blood glucose, so if you need...

Florence Nightingale revolutionised care for the wounded by bringing hygienic conditions and a vastly improved diet, avoiding infection and providing the raw materials for healing. Protein and fats are the building blocks of cell walls, protective barriers such as scabs and new skin rely on them.

I have had several episodes of really painful feet - the tortures of Hell - so I am probably doing far more than I need to to avoid them, but I have noticed that my feet are in much better condition than many people my age, even if they do not have diabetes. When I shower I massage my legs - all...

I have yet to find any logical explanation of why foods we have eaten for a million years are to be avoided, but multicolour Cheerios are touted as a healthy option

I tried to lose weight fasting 22 hours a day - and I did lose some, but my HbA1c actually went up. My regime which had given me almost normal HbA1c was eating at about 12 hour intervals.

I'd advise checking your carb intake if you are eating bread regularly - what else has crept in might be significant. Fats could be an issue - every cell in the body has cholesterol and lipids in the cell wall, so if you need to create cells you need to have the raw materials. If I get a nick or...

Have you checked with your GP about doing the diet? I am pretty sure that Gliclazide and the Newcastle diet are not compatible.

I was going to remind you privately that it was only a week since the operation - on Monday, obviously - but you seem to have made so much progress already that my moral boosting ploy is totally unnecessary and was probably something my daughter would roll her eyes at - and sigh - and I might...