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I too raid the deli selection whenever I am in there. Good for snacks.

For reasons I don’t need to go into, I found myself at Gatwick airport following a flight and realised I hadn’t eaten for about 18 hours. I went into M&S and found a sandwich that was “half the bread, all the filling”. At 21g carbs, it was more than I would usually eat in one go but was a much...

I did have a very small portion of scampi and chips this week as an experiment. I will not be doing that again. I say that I am “well controlled “, by the way

I think it was a necessary experiment. It stiffened my resolve no end. It is the first time I have eaten anything remotely carby in 3 years....just to see what happened. Now I know.

By four hours I was back to 5.3. I think I did get off lightly but I won’t do it again

I decided to experiment today and had a half portion of scampi and chips with peas for lunch at the pub. Pre meal my BG was 5 and I have been testing every hour since. After 1hr, 7.5 2hrs, 7.4 3hrs 7.1 Needless to say, I won’t be doing that again! The worst of it is, I didn’t particularly enjoy...

You can buy Livlife from Ocado

Our local practices operate a Health Champion scheme for many chronic conditions. I am one for T2D and run a support group where we exchange recipes(often sharing samples) talk about how we’re doing and encourage each other. We are going to put together a recipe book and invite local cafe owners...

I vape. I will give it up eventually, just not yet. I feel that keeping everything else under control is enough for me to deal with. Giving up actual fags was the hardest thing of all. I wanted to go to sleep and not wake up again, hence the vaping.

I have Livlife (under 4g per slice) but I can only get it from Ocado now

Blimey.....thanks for that. I don’t mind speaking to groups and don’t need any training to do so but it sounds as if this is purely for promoting DUK, which is something I am not prepared to do. I am a Health Champion for T2D in my area and will stick to that. It is much more demanding than I...

Sorry, I meant this site.

I have been asked to go on a course, held by Diabetes UK, to become part of their speaker programme to raise awareness of the condition in the community. What do forum members think of Diabetes UK’s programme? How compatible is it with Diabetes.com? I will research it myself but am interested to...

How about Sweet Nothings for a name?

The doctors surgeries in my town suggest people...there are champions for all sorts of chronic conditions and others lead walking groups, craft groups etc. All are supported by the surgery staff and organised by the champions themselves. I was asked because of my success in controlling my T2D...

I have just been made a Health Champion for T2D and am going to start a support group. I need a snappy name for it. Any suggestions?

Every time I walk past the bakery I tell myself that it's another small victory. (Cheese and bacon puffs are the main food that I miss).

I put a dash of Metaxa in mine when I make them and dip them in chocolate if I have people coming round.

Thank you for that. I am pondering with all my might.

Average BG 5, last Hba1c 36. I had read that cholesterol can effect retinopathy but am happy to be re educated.