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Its that confusion that is a major barrier in getting people to understand how to manage this condition-if everyone at first diagnosed were informed that's its carbs and not just sugar - then people would not get so confused about what food choices to make - mis-informed health care...

When I was first diagnosed I thought the same - never had a sweet tooth so cutting out sugar will be a doddle....its only once you realise its carbs as well that you start to see the real impact, especially on foods that you may of though of as healthy in the past - I followed a Low Fat diet for...

For me - porridge is a not a good choice - when first diagnosed I switched into eating porridge for breakfast thinking it was a healthy choice - it was only via the education from this forum that I started to look at the carb % of foods I was consuming - from memory I think porridge is about 65%...

Have to say, got to admire everyone's resilience, fascinating to see how things have progressed.

First off - welcome - this is a great place to get support- from lots of people who have been through feeling exactly the way you are right now - tagging @daisy1 into the thread who will kindly post up some general info that is really helpful in terms of getting your head around things - have a...

Fantastic results - well done to you -

great article that is, thank you for positing - really well written - such a shame that this type of information cannot seem to penetrate into mainstream media

If you go to this site, input the info you have - it will calculate missing values for you. http://www.hughcalc.org/chol-si.php

First off, very well done on your results so far, you have made significant progress - for me testing, or eating to my meter has allowed me to identify what I can eat without getting spikes - as you point out, we are all very different and each have different tolerance to foods - by testing you...

Couple of cups of coffee ( with very small amount of milk ) and water, that's it.

Just for context - I have measured three times a day for over a year - One month on IF and my average BG level is up around 15%, I also measure Standard Deviation ( yes, very sad,I know, I like data ) as a measure of variation in my results, one month on IF SD increased 26% - so in summary -...

This is very similar to my results - frustrating as I had hoped for better results - I have over a years worth of data from testing- very stable/almost predictable results - then IF and start to see big swings.

Thanks for the info - I was hoping that by going a bit more seriously at IF I could get a breakthrough on what has been a very, very long plateau regarding weight loss - I also saw an increased Hba1C result at my last review ( although from 35 to 38, I am not concerned at all) its just that I...

Agreed - I am trying to shift last 10-12 pounds of weight and was hoping that IF would get me going again - but I don't really want the increased levels that are evident at the moment.

Thanks - I was thinking of extending the fast for longer period to see if that brings about the desired effect - may try it next - I have been surprised by how easy it is to fast - especially just continuing from overnight until evening meal - just really disappointed with the results so far.

I have had a bit more of a serious attempt at this over the last three weeks - trying to get a bigger sample size - been fasting min 20 hours, three days per week (Mon, Wed, Thu) - so from 8.00PM on Sunday night to 6.00PM Monday for example - without fail every fasted day I see Increased levels...

Its all very new to you at the moment so can understand why its a lot to take in, so don't beat yourself up, you are on a steep learning curve, don't be so hard on yourself for not taking everything in 100% at this stage, there is a lot to understand -

Hang in there - you are having a tough time, you can get this under control - don't be afraid to ask any questions here or with your Doctor - plenty of people who can help and support - it might not seem like it now - but you will get this under control - you are on a very steep learning curve...

Great stuff - you are getting the hang of it - this is exactly why eating to your meter is so important - you are already in such a short time making informed decisions - the results speak for themselves - keep it up - you are doing really well - keep us posted - we have all been through this...

Yes agree - best thing I did was getting online access - was able to read my latest results a week before visiting the GP/DN - I actually prefer self managing this condition - would suit me just fine never seeing the Doc for this.