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As a Type 2 diabetic I have a problem with metabolizing carbohydrate. I choose to handle this by controlling my daily carbohydrate intake, in my case to less than 50g per day and preferably around 25g. The human body requires a certain amount of energy (calories) each day in order for it to run...

Going back to the basics - the three useful seed-bearing grasses that were "domesticated" in the Middle East when we settled down and developed agriculture were emma, einkorn, and 6-row barley. The first two are "wheat". They are simply a form of seed-bearing grass, which used to be gathered...

My last cold, about 14 months ago, drove me to a Lemsip sweetened with a small teaspoon of honey. To my surprise the drink had no effect at all on my BG levels. I can also eat a slice of wholemeal multigrain bread with butter and a scrape of honey with no effect at all. But that is very very...

Hi Bonnie. So sorry to hear of your husband's health problems - you must be so worried about him! Have you raised the matter of his blood glucose readings with his consultant? They most certainly should have picked up high readings, particularly if they were fasting tests. If not fasting, there...

On the whole I agree with Sid's suggestion - what you fancy but in moderation. Luckily for me I tend to fancy savoury things rather than sweet. I shan't be eating meringues, for instance! Like Sid, now my control is pretty good I can manage a few more carbs without doing irreparable damage. The...

Since it's that time of year again, I thought I'd resurrect this thread. Lots of good ideas on here for those of us who've been diagnosed in 2012. :D Viv 8)

"They" decided a few years ago that the cholesterol in eggs is in fact NOT bad cholesterol, but GOOD cholesterol :D . So you don't have to worry about eggs. I have a 2-egg omelette for breakfast most days, cooked in butter. My low-carb diet is based on Atkins Induction. Viv's Modified Atkins...

When I was in for day surgery just after last Christmas, I was asked about dietary requirements and said "Low Carbohydrate". The nurse didn't bat an eyelid! They only give sandwiches in the Day Surgery Unit after you've recovered. I was offered an egg mayonnaise in wholemeal bread -"probably the...

Dolly, print out your original post on this thread and take that with you when you go to see your GP. What concerns me most is that you seem to be saying that the nurse has told you that you no longer need to see the podiatrist, or have your retinopathy scan, etc etc. You have been registered...

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn 5.2 at 08:30 today. I've been in the 5s all week - highest was 5.8, which is high for me. I had been out for my second treat meal of the week, though - I had sausage and mash :oops: , but still managed to be at 5.7, 2 hours later...

A 2-egg omelette cooked in butter, almost every morning. Sometimes with cheese or mushrooms, if I can be bothered. Occasionally I have a small serving of Lizi's Granola, if I feel I need the fibre. If really pushed for time I have an Atkins Daybreak bar, but that's not often - too expensive and...

Hi, Daved123. Sadly, as a Type 2 diabetic, I have a problem with metabolising carbohydrate. If I ate anything near the RDA of carbs my blood glucose readings would be in double figures, which I'm sure you, as an HCP, would not like. If one takes a large amount of carbs out of the diet, the...

Good post, Foxy123! About 20% of Type 2s are normal weight/skinny, so you're not alone. In fact, insulin resistance/Type 2 can make you fat - all that extra blood glucose stored as fat in your fat cells :shock: Viv 8)

My "special occasions" are very like Xyzzy's - they have to be only occasionally, surrounded by lots of strict days, or my BGs start slowly creeping up. On the other hand I find meals out are not difficult - yesterday I was taken out to dinner and had pigeon breast starter and venison main...

No idea, I'm afraid. Sorry! Theoretically, diluting the blood would lower the reading, but . . . :?: Viv 8)

The fasting blood glucose readings for a non-diabetic should be between 3.5 and 5.5. If you've had 2 fasting readings around 6.9, you could well be at least pre-diabetic, more probably definitely Type 2, and in your place I would take it seriously. You seem to have been caught very early (so...

In theory I aim for less than 30g per day. In practice it's probably less than 50g. After 2.5 years of Type 2, and a weight loss of 60lb+, I find I can tolerate a few more carbs now and still keep my BGs in the non-diabetic range. But it is a "few" carbs - more than about 50g and I start...

If you squeeze too hard and too close to the pinprick site, you can get interstadial (-stacial? not sure of spelling) in the drop, which comes from between the cells of your finger - I think! That affects he reading. Hanging your hand down pulls the blood to your fingertips - also check your...

Daisy1 has given you lots of good advice. I hope you get a meter and testing strips so you can monitor your blood glucose yourself. I would have thought, as you have heart disease, that your medical team would be anxious for you to get good control of your blood glucose. To be blunt - the...

I keep emailing Woman's Hour. They keep ignoring me :roll: . Viv 8)