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Hi Deb60 The best advice that I can give you Deb is buy an ATKINS book and follow the Atkins diet virtually to the book. I was diagnosed about 11 weeks ago and it has worked for me....Doc says he doesn`t want to see me for a year and just to keep doing what I am doing... I`ve lost 2 stone and...

Hi Martin It seems that most of the responses are, that you should select to eating a reasonably low carb diet... I have been on a low carb diet for the last 9 weeks.....I feel fine and have lost about 1.5 stone I kept to, 20 carbs a day for a couple of weeks, to do this you will have to forget...

When diagnosed with type 2 diabetes it is very hard to not feel angry, especially as you may have been careful with your diet...Brown rice, whole wheat pasta, wholemeal bread, reasonable amounts of potato on your plate.....The four main culprits. Generally living your life in a modest way, maybe...

Hi guys, I promised to let you know the results of my HbA1C test. Well 8 weeks ago when I was diagnosed (Blood test taken 19th March) it was 70 and the result that I received today (From blood test taken 14th April) was 48 Great news.......I`m very pleased. That is within the target range...

Hi Foxglove. Low carbs are definitely the way to go.... Cut out the bread, potatoes, rice and pasta, in fact anything with flour in it...of course sweets cakes and biscuits go without saying.... Eating a much lower carb` diet will keep you feeling so much better...far less bloated and...

Hi Foxglove Cramps seem to be one of the side affects of diabetes, I have had them mostly in my calves...very painful What I have found as well as the general suggestions of ensuring not deficient in magnesium and taking the key supplements to back up the low vitamin and minerals now in fruit...

Hi Markuze When you say you have lowered you carbs....to what? Forget what you have been told about a varied diet and keeping you eye on the amount of daily carbs and low fat. (Good fats are OK) You need to go on similar to the Atkins Diet, which starts at, no more than 20 carbs per day...Veg...

Hi Guys I have recently had a small operation on my little finger.... It became infected within about 8 days and I have had to have a course of penicillin. seems to be healing now, although slowly. A friend of a relative of mine who is a nurse, said that the healing process is slowed because of...

Reading the remarks that most people have written I can only agree with most of what you are all saying Some of the other things to consider are, throughout history there have always been heavy people.....did they all suffer from diabetes? No, of course not.... It has fast become a modern day...

Hi Guys I have been taking Cinnamon for the last 8 weeks since I was diagnosed with D2 Also on a low carb regime but taking a good heaped spoonful of this herb mixed in my porridge every day for breakfast... I will let you know how I get on with this. Anyone else taking Cinnamon and if so have...

Re: Hello Hello Daisy1 Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to using your Forum Regards Toncra1

Hi Guys I was diagnosed with DT2 about 8 weeks ago.....bit dismayed? Using diet only for control Keeping my daily carbs low, not drinking to much wine or spirits now. I`m on about 40 to 50 carbs a day and seem to be OK I Get the results from an HbA1C test on Tuesday, will show whether I`v made...