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Thanks everyone. I think the problem we've had is that the way my misses cooks the rice absorbs more water, so the cooked weight is more water and less carbs than normal. What I was doing was taking the cooked weight and looking on carbs and cals and working it out from there. What we are...

It was normal basmati. We only ever eat that or brown rice. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hmm. I did about 20 minutes on my turbo trainer before dinner. I try and do my exercise either before taking my bolus or at least 3 hours afterwards as I've managed to drop my blood sugars by 4 mmol an hour after taking it. It's a real challenge this diabetes lark, still, I'm always up for a...

Hi all, I've been diagnosed type 1(.5) about 10 weeks, been on insulin about a month and have been carb counting for just over 3 weeks now. I generally find it does help but I had a bit of an issue last night. My misses cooked us a meal with rice. I asked if she could weigh the rice when she...

- What is your name? Keith Slater - How old are you? 43 - Are you male or female? Male - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? Woking, Surrey - Are you religious? No, but if I were to choose a religion it would be Buddhism - Pick three words to describe your...

Re: Depression and diabetes Oh, sorry about that. It's called...Diabetes and Wellbeing: Managing the Psychological and Emotional Challenges of Diabetes Types 1 and 2, by Jen Nash. It's a bit pricey but the kindle version is cheaper. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Depression and diabetes I've just bought this book, I think it was recommended on this forum...seems very good so far. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BR07EDI/ref=oh_d__o01_details_o01__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Me neither :( Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi all, 43 year old male, diagnosed with Type 2 last week. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster of a week, finding out, starting testing, change of diet etc. I have good days and bad. I have had my levels down to 11 but they are a bit higher Today - 17.1 2 hours after lunch. I've been put on...