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This is the thing that confuses me a tad. Surely a 'low' carb high fat diet universally advised to start on here means you can have 'some' carbs? So for example if you used to have 5 new potatoes with a roast dinner it will help your blood sugar to reduce that intake to 1 or 2 rather than...

Hi, I've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes but am worried reading all the diet plans on this website that I have no option but to lose weight in order to reduce my Hbac1 glucose level down from 61. I'm 6 foot 3 and 12 stone and very skinny. I cant face losing weight and becoming even skinnier...

Hi, I too saw a diabetic nurse today after a 5 week wait. She told me that as my HBA1c reading is 61 so I would not and should not be given a tester kit as they are only given to people taking tablets or injecting insulin. She said with a healthy diet (including a smaller portion of carbs) and...

I have just looked at this book on Amazon and looked at a few pages Some advice reads "Wholegrain carbohydrates provide energy and a good source of vitamins and fibre. These include porridge, whole wheat pasta, wholegrain bread and brown rice" I am newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and am a...

Before I was diagnosed as type 2 I was always warned against eating too much fat, but the considered opinion on this forum seems to be go for a low carb high fat diet? Apologies if this is an ignorant question but wouldn't the high fat aspect be just as unhealthy an option as high carbs?

Hi, I got fed up with having to wait until 12th September to see the diabetic nurse so I went to see my doctor. She refused to give me a testing meter as she thinks I can control my type 2 by eating normally and just cutting out biscuits, cake and chocolate. When I questioned this she said she'd...

Hi, thanks very much for your replies I will order a meter and some test strips as advised. I bumped into a friend I used to work with at the weekend and he said he too has had type 2 diabetes for the past 3 years. He said he has never gone in for carb counting and just experiments with eating...

Hi, Thankyou very much for your replies and for your welcome. Yes It's all a bit daunting but to have you guys to ask for advice is very heartening. All I could make out from the hospital receptionist when she called was that anyone scoring over 48 in a particular test has diabetes, and I...

Hi, I was confirmed this week as having type 2 diabetes. I'm on the borderline of having to take tablets so have been told to change my diet to begin with. I'm 6 foot 3 but have always been skinny so am worried about losing too much weight. I was told to talk to the diabetic nurse at my local...