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Quite a few comments there. If I cut out potato then there has to be a replacement. Cauliflower mash was suggested, the jury is still out on that. Any suggestions?

Monday = Chicken hotpot Tuesday = Fish pie Wednesday = Shepherds pie Thursday = Steak & Kidney pie mixed veg boild potatoes and gravy Friday = 3 Chicken breasts 2 jacket potato tim of low sugar beans This is what I have every week, not always in that order Each meal is washed down with a glass...

I was thinking of having 2 squares as pudding after my tea. 2.4g of carbs and 1.4g of that sugar.

Sorry MY mistake. The first average is 9.1 as pointed out by andcol. As I said on my correction. I'm disapointed by the result. As for what I've eaten during the experiment. It was roughly the same for both weeks. The experiment was to see what differance there was between having and not having...

Ok here are the results of me experiment. With trifle over 7 days my evening readings were:- 9.9, 8.2, 8.0, 7.7, 9.5, 10.2, 10.2. Av = 9.1 Without trifle over 7 days:- 8.8, 8.6, 10.2, 9.5, 10.2, 6.5, 8.5. Av = 8.9 Now that did'nt work did it? I had about the same meals over both lots of 7 days I...

Lint do a 90% coco chocy bar = 14g of carbs and 7g sugar. Say each bar has 10 squares = 1.4g of carbs per square. How many squares would be exeptable to a T2 diabetic? I know no squares would be the best option but I miss my chocky.

Never had any chocky easter eggs this year. First time in my life. Never found an egg that I was able to have. What a bummer eh? Some say this high coco chocky is ok but it's still high in carbs so how can it be?

Every week my better half makes me a large trifle. I have a portion every night after my tea.( Mon to Fri) I know members will be pulling there hair out over this but she has added NO sugar to ANY of the stages. Over the next week I'll be doing without any pudding after my tea to see what effect...

Now I have had my blood test results and what I'm doing seems to be working atm I want to start experimenting as far as food is concerned. My blood check first thing in the morning is'nt a problem. My blood check last thing at night shows it between 6.2 and 11 depending what I had for my tea. My...

Had my first blood test last week after my episode. Everything was fine and things are coming down nicely One thing she mentioned was that I no need to do a blood sugar test as much as I was told ( four times a day) I was thinking twice a day. Once when I get up ( so I'm not hypo for driving to...

Ok I've got the Carb thing being 10% or less per 100 grams. Thats great, thankyou all for that. Now the Fat thing, what % of Fat per 100 grams? Fat has clogged up some of me arteries leading me to have an attack in Febuary and having two Stents put in Big white Doc told me that I need to cut...

I'm still trying to get my head around this Fat and Carbs thing. What I'm after is a rough guide to what amount of Grams of Fat or Carbs is ok for the likes of a Type 2 like me. Once I have that then I'll know what to look for when shopping.

Here's one for you all. Per 100 grams What Fat and What Carbs is best for Type 2?

I'm refering to the traffic light system. Looking for differant food to feed myself The powers that be say the Green traffic light is best as a indicator. WRONG Some food manifactures CON us A Green light looks good on there label so people thing grest I'll buy that. WRONG READ what it says My...

It's been 5 weeks since my insident and went to my Diabetic doctor last night for a 'check up'. I've been taken off the Gliclazide and told to check my blood sugar instead of 4 times but twice a day for 2 days then have a day off. Is this a sign things are getting better or what?

Me? Common as muck. Just looking for an alternative that I can buy from the likes of Tesco.

I had a heart attack a few weeks ago. They said I need to cut down on fat intake and also they said I am now T2 diabetic. I'm trying to sort me sandwich box out with alternatives to the stuff I used to take to work. I'm getting there slowly but atm normal crisps are out and I'm looking for a...

I think so. Is there an alternative?

Are there any crisps out there that are both low in fat and carbs?

Ok I can understand and appreciate the concern of the forum. Can I ask a different way? As a general consensus, What normaly happens when blood sugar goes below 4 and what normaly happens if it goes above 10? From what I've read on here some members have higher blood sugar readings that 10 on a...