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Personally, though the carb content is a worry, that's the method that achieved success and I wouldn't want to mess with any variables. For 8 weeks, returning to 'normal' carb eating is probably not such a bad thing, if the eventual outcome is substantially lowered BG or even a normalised...

Hi Cherry, I'm recently diagnosed myself and I know exactly how you feel. Some important things to remember: 1) Diabetes is a marathon, not a sprint. Right now you have test results that are upsetting you, but you won't be able to change them right away. It will take a bit of time to get them...

Hi Red, Thank you so much for sharing! I am in quite a lucky position as I am currently not on any medication - which should hopefully give me a much easier time managing the calorie restriction. I will definitely be taking some multivitamins as you did - I'm in the habit of taking them anyway...

Hi Pipp, Thanks for this - really interesting. So if I'm interpreting correctly your experience was more or less a return to 'normal' function even eating the Eatwell plate, at least while you maintained the weight loss? Did you test regularly during your Eatwell period? I find all of this very...

I peak after two hours as well, but most non-diabetic people would not peak above 7-8 at all, probably less (though not many studies have been done). Definitely chase this up with your doctor, and if you haven't already request an HbA1C

The general consensus for exercise seems to be that it's great at keeping weight off / maintaining but not very effective for losing weight. Doing excessive exercise will of course help you lose weight, but it's not practical to maintain in the long run for most people, who don't have a ton of...

Hi everyone So I'm thinking about starting 2018 with a run at the Newcastle Diet, hopefully armed with some more clinical information from Prof Taylor's speech at the diabetes symposium in December. One thing I'm curious about, however, is how people have managed afterwards. People on the...

In my experience sugary foods spike me faster than other carbs, but the result is largely the same re: the actual numbers. My understanding is that for a normal person, their first-stage insulin response (i.e. the insulin that the pancreas has in the tank already) will take care of all the...

This is a very old-fashioned view. The days of wealthy civil servants with gold-plated pensions is long gone, if it ever existed. People still have this idea of the public sector from the 1970s but the reality is very, very different - and I say this as a former civil servant myself. Public...

Thanks James2 - best of luck with your own weight loss journey! 4 stone sounds like a lot to lose, but I guess it depends on how much you've lost already. Losing 7 stone seemed like an insurmountable thing to me, but I'm almost halfway there now :)

So sounds like an initial spike as the body gets used to the fact you're exercising, and then it brings it down quite quickly afterwards as your glucose finds extra ways to get into the muscles crying out for it?

I've had three wins this week, and I'm so happy about them! 1) Just got the results from my first HbA1C after diagnosis in August, and it's down from 70 to 35. All down to the dietary advice you guys here have provided, and some amazing support from family and friends. My doctor seemed quite...

Not sure why people are being so hard on OP here; if he's able to maintain good BG control then that's the most important thing. It affects everyone a little differently - there are plenty of people on here who can't eat more than 20g carbs a day and plenty who have 50-70g or even more, and...

I've not tried Fathead yet but cauliflower crust pizza is quite easy to make and doesn't taste like cauliflower at all. I've not yet worked out how to get it really crispy, but I can't say I've ever been disappointed with it. You can also make the bases alone, and flavour them with various...

Having just spent three weeks down in the southern hemisphere, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Australians are really on this low-carb thing. Most restaurants in Melbourne had low-carb options and best of all, there was a *ton* of low carb beer. Lots of different brands, and widely...

I give blood regularly and haven't made any particular changes to my usual low-carb diet. The important thing is to remain well-hydrated and eat something. I've had no issues!

Most people here suggest leaving an applied sensor on for 24 - 48 hours before activating to let it settle, but with figures that far out I'd definitely call Abbott if it doesn't improve. I use tegaderm on mine and have never noticed any effect on the actual readings

I've just started using my third sensor and this one seems to be running about 1.0 below my finger prices- have been lucky previously with both only giving me 0.5 below. Will see how it goes but the variation is annoying - at least it's still within a reasonable amount! With regards keeping...

4.9 today but it's shot up to about 6 in two hours despite not eating anything. I was out for dinner last night and ate more carbs than usual - feel like I'll be paying for that for the next day or two. Running at about 2mmol/l higher than I normally would be at this time of day! Anyone else...

Life is full of ups and downs @Rachox - 0.1% is nothing in the grand scheme of things! With an HbA1C of 36mmol/mol I'm sure it'll be easy for you to get back to normal once you're feeling better! I had the flu jab and was running high for a couple days - only realised it in retrospect though!