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Cheers will try xylitol, I use stevia in coffee fine, but have tried all of them in tea and they all tasted awful, I used to drink very sweet tea and really miss it :(

When I was diagnosed 2 years ago I gave up drinking for months on the docs advice but since then have read up on the subject and found that alcohol is fine............ theclash ....lucky you like lager as I believe Holsten Pils is one of the "better" beers for a T2

I had this , but I read on here that having a some carbs before exercising can help (there was a technical explanation why), and it did , I was having 9s and 10s after exercise and now they are below 8 and sometimes below 7, I generally have a slice of wholemeal bread 30/60 mins before working...

Thanks all, yep negative feedback loop is exactly where I am at, but therapy starts in a few weeks, ...... Clive, If/when I get the stress/spikes sorted will prob go back to my old firm , schools swims local stuff , very chilled out work , rubbish pay tho, Probably a year since my last...

Will try to answer all but not in order, have seen doc she is ok with my management re diet and lifestyle, has arranged therapy, metaformin 2 500 twice a day morn/evening... Spikes are completely bloody random, , can have a good nights sleep , be in good mood easy shift etc and wham, Have...

Cheers Kezzer , the job will always be stressful, its the nature of it, never really had any problems with dealing with it, I thought if I got the lifestyle and diet sorted I would be ok, did not expect stress to cause problems, I dont love the job at all but its a good one and pretty well...

Thanks for the advice , I am pretty sure the jobs gotta go, trouble is I have been doing it all my adult life in one form or another......

Hi , 4 x metaformin day, test regularly 5.5 to 6.5 before meals and 7-8 after, unless i have a treat meal like fish and chips then 8.5 -10 Yep levels are different at home, still get the odd bad day but not as often Just to add I did not relize it was spikes for ages , just thought it was lack...

Hi, trouble is i am usually to out of it too test but when I start to feel better (30mins to an hour and a half) they are mid teens

Had T2 for about 18 months now , at first i was very strict, lost about 3 stone, low carb, teatotal, regular exercise (have lifted weights 2/3 week for years) and even tho I had no hypo's I had Hypers on occasion and even tho my diet has slipped a bit , it is still pretty good........ But had...

Yep but as said above depends what I am eating, I find if I eat blander foods I am fine , so beer and a curry is now out :)

I was diagnosed T2 a year ago and thanks to metaformin my diabetes is under control (just) , I have had the yearly eye test and that was fine, but I suffer from blurred vision some days , not bad but very noticeable to me.(I have worn reading glasses for a few years), some days I can read...

Filter coffee with cream and sweetener as the first drink of the day, then usually tea for the rest of the day.

Hi , diagnosed (type 2) about a month ago and am getting to grips with the whole thing, I wanted to monitor my blood levels so applied for several free meters and got 2 the first a Glucomen LX meter and the second a Freestyle Lite, OK I thought one for home and one for work. However checked my...