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Welcome - With a meter you will soon see what spikes your levels - but based on your question : Shredded Wheat = carbs = sugar = potential spike Boiled Egg = virtually no carbs = no spike Rye Bread = carbs = sugar = potential spike If you have a read around on here you will see the impact that...

Welcome - you have made a great first step by coming here - you may well be surprised at how quickly you can bring your levels down by restricting carb intake - I was diagnosed at close to your current level - and now at normal levels controlled only by diet - also you sound like you have an...

Good results so far- well done - its surprising how quickly the levels can drop when carbs are restricted - I still cant get my head around why this is still not mainstream advice !

Good start you have made - you don't mention how low carb you have gone ?- as mentioned before you may go through an adaptation period when low carb for the first time, as you become fat adapted this will pass - stick with it- it should pass - for me it was 2-3 weeks, then started to feel like...

Irritability looks like a very common theme, on reflection of the year leading up to being diagnosed I must have been a nightmare to live with, I was constantly irritable, slightest thing would produce ridiculous over reactions - the other thing I have noticed is I have a very vague feeling of...

Good for you ! Delighted for you that its not had too dramatic effect - I feel its really important to have things once in a while if you feel like you really crave it - for me its telling myself I cant have things that really challenges my resolve - I find my meter is such a powerful motivation...

Same as my experience - my GP not really interested in how the results are achieved -:banghead: I have come to accept that the only people remotely interested are the good folk on here sharing our journey

My GP told me that I would need 3 years of normal Hba1C results to be removed from the register, mind you, she also recommended the eatwell plate, avoid fats, and advised that I shouldn't except my Hba1c to come down any faster than 6 points over a year. I don't care what I am classed as...

Well done - great results - you have taken control very quickly, good to see how effective this approach is.

Hi and Welcome - you may find the food you can eat that will stabilise / improve you BG levels will surprise you. I though I eat healthy pre-diagnosis - ( little did I know ) you will have your eyes opened when you absorb the info that's on this site, and the knowledge/experience of the good...

You are absolutely correct - there are many ways to control this condition - I wonder when the NHS will start advising people of that fact ? - because currently ( in the main ) they don't advise people that there are alternatives to their advice either , do they ?

Meat and two veg = good ! - although I steer clear of root vegetables - most of my main meals of the day would be meat with variation on the following veg - cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, - I especially enjoy mashed cauliflower with loads of butter as its close in texture to mashed...

I see the same behaviour in my work life sometimes 'not invented here syndrome' I call it - automatic resistance to something deemed alien to accepted norms - my GP ( nice person that she is ) almost makes a point of not being interested in the results or how achieved - I don't assume malice...

Keep up the great work ! I see we were diagnosed roughly the same time - great to have a fellow winner alongside !

Usual level of dis-interest from my GP ( who is the diabetes 'expert' ) for the surgery I go to. To be honest I no longer expect them to react with any interest whatsoever - as far as I am concerned this is self-managed condition - only positive is they have always just agreed to any blood test...

I have managed to stick to around 20-30g of carbs daily - I test first thing in the morning , before my main evening meal, and two hours afterwards - I try to always remain below 6 after any meal. I started walking daily during my lunch break - 30 mins a day, 30 mins swimming once per week, and...

I am delighted -thank you - more with the CHO results than the Hba1c - when I started LCHF I still had a nagging doubt about what all that fat intake would do to my CHO results - years of in-correct conditioning reference fat being demonised I guess - so really happy to see such progress in my...

Had my results back this morning - second round of blood work since being diagnosed Aug 2016 - all results are due to LCHF lifestyle - I have maintained 20-30g per day of carbs - and I have never felt better in my self. I am delighted with the CHO results - as I knew from daily meter usage my BG...

All of it I imagine ?- I also have to admit that pre-diagnosis I was as ignorant myself - I always thought I eat an healthy diet - little did I know - however - there's no excuse after being diagnosed is there ?- if a life changing disease wont get your attention, and encourage you to learn...

Fantastic results you have achieved - so important that newly diagnosed readers can see results like this - really inspirational - I have also accepted that HCP's are just not interested in understanding how people are achieving these incredible turnarounds - well done you !