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What you are experiencing is something commonly known as the dawn phenomenon, which is not fully understood yet. For some reason, most of us will see our blood sugars rise of their own accord for a couple of hours after we wake up. It's thought that our bodies give us some adrenaline and glucose...

I'm going to post a link to a video by Dr Troy Stapleton. At about 6 minutes 20 he covers why carbohydrate consumption logic is flawed.

I only have around 30g of carbohydrate in a day. Eating in this way reduces insulin requirements, but it does not eliminate it completely. Your body can convert protein to glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis. So I bolus for protein as well as the small amount of carbohydrate I eat.

Very happy to help. I don't know of any specific recipe books but I'm sure they are out there. The best thing to do is to find a small number of meals that are easy to prepare, and then gradually expand. Omelettes are fairly great, I usually have one for breakfast. As a rule of thumb, most meat...

No problem at all. If you want the absolute authority on it, check out Dr Richard Bernstein's complete diabetes solution. He is a healthy type 1 diabetic who is now in his 80s. Be warned though, his book is VERY hardcore. Before he was a doctor, he was an engineer, so he writes in a very...

Hi Lins, sorry to hear about the problems you have been having. Sadly, it's a much repeated cycle for so many of us. Now, the last thing you are going to want to hear about is restricting certain foods. It sounds like it will make life even more difficult. So if I was to suggest cutting out the...

As you are prediabetic, I would suggest eating the amount that satisfies you. Eat so your hunger is sated but you don't feel stuffed. Protein does turn to glucose through a process called gluconeogenesis. However, it's a much slower process than with carbohydrate. There is less strain on your...

It's my own fault really, I should not have assumed. I'm just going to decide that if I had not bought that particular bottle, I would have walked in a slightly different way and been hit by a lorry/bear.

On Wednesday evenings I have to do about 2 hours worth of walking to get to a rehearsal and back. Today I forgot to bring any water. I nipped into sainsbury's on the way, and grabbed a bottle. They only had flavoured water but I thought that would be fine. I drank it as I went and thought...

What sorts of things does he drink? If I drink water, it stays in my system for hours. If I drink fizzy drinks, they just go through me as quickly as they possibly can (my diabetes is well controlled, last hba1c was 5.4 so it's not down to high blood sugars). If your son is having lots of...

Think Like A Pancreas, by Gary Scheiner Diabetes 101 by Jenny Ruhl Dr Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, by Dr Richard Bernstein

No problem at all, I know full well how you are feeling. Just remember that as a species, we find it easy just to deal with things in black and white. 'I will be brilliant, or I will be blind,' is the standard way our minds tend to work (or is that just me?). In reality, it's not as clear cut as...

So sorry to hear that Maidz. The general line the medical establishment gives is that treatment will not reverse problems, but can stop them from progressing further. However, I have read accounts on this forum where people have had problems with their eyes, and now they no longer do. Remember...

Hi Maidz, have you had your eye appointment yet? I had mine today, and have just written a blog post about what was said. Long story short, it was largely good news :)

Be sure to rotate your injection sites as well. Using exactly the same place constantly causes something called lipodystrophy. This is not dangerous, but it stops insulin being absorbed properly when injected into that area. That's not to say you can't constantly use your leg or stomach, just...

Thanks for the info. Thankfully, I have been saved! This arrived today, courtesy of my parents. Clearly they have connections that I don't :)

Hi Daniel and welcome to the forum. I can't stress this enough, you need to get access to insulin as soon as you possibly can. I don't know what financial assistance is available in Singapore, but I would definitely advise looking into it. I suggest giving the diabetic society of Singapore a...

Has anyone used it? I wanted to find out if it is benign to blood sugars. I usually bake with Stevia, but all my usual retailers are currently out of stock! Am i right in thinking that Truvia uses Stevia and Erythritol? I have used Natvia in the past with no problems, which contains those...

My best advice is: This happens, and is probably a lot more common than you think. I could never admit it at the time, but I had the same problem. Whenever an overnight school trip was on the cards, my first question was not 'how will I manage my diabetes?' It was 'what will happen if I wet the...

As a type 1 I get seen for free for routine eye checks as well as retinal screening. I'm not sure if it's the same for type 2s but if it is you could go for an eye test at Specsavers. According to their latest adverts, they throw retinal screening in with their eye tests as standard.