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Well done @Freema , I'm another one with the 6.0 morning readings.

Phew I thought I'd done something wrong in the forum. :yuck::yuck:

Not sure the airlines are to blame for this. I suspect the catering companies follow guidelines and primarily produce diabetic meals for Type 1's. I ordered a diabetic meal once just to see what it was like. The plate was pretty much fish and loads of white rice. (This was in First Class.)...

@artdecomum I am using diet only to try and get BG under control. I started with the blood sugar diet (8 weeks), and given I cut out potatoes, bread, pasta, and rice, it was pretty much low carb without me specifically understanding it to be. I dropped 16 KG in weight and "normalised" blood...

This drives me nuts. the number of variables makes prediction of BG levels almost impossible to predict. this morning after an 18 hour fast my reading was 6.2. Tonight I am down to 5.2 after cheese and meat. In my mind diet is just one aspect. Stress and sleep patterns play a more important...

Check out ebay or amazon. I was surprised that Holland & Barrett don't have it...other than the capsules......which I spent five minutes emptying to get a tablespoon for this recipe on Sunday!!.

I followed the Blood Sugar Diet for 8 weeks and lost 15kg. I cut out alcohol completely and also did not have any bread, rice, pasta or potatoes. It wasn't as bad as I thought it might be and it had the desired effect of dropping my BG levels into the "normal" range.

No I think I you have nailed it. I do think that there could be tens, if not more, of potential causes and combinations of causes of elevated BG levels. That is what is so frustrating. From a food perspective we could be continuing unchanged yet other factors, or even combination of factors are...

I just reread that sentence and I am not sure I have expressed myself properly. What I was trying to say was that diabetes is the symptom and can result from many things and to narrow that to just a handful, as in Type 1, type 2, type 1.5 etc doesn't make sense to me. I think there are so many...

Variables like this, seemingly out of the blue, drive me to distraction. I can go several weeks consistently hitting the mid fives only to find myself waking with a 7.5 and then consistent readings in the 6's. My food pattern has not changed........but......and this is the area I am most...

Three weeks ago I had no idea what celeriac was. thanks to this forum and I apologise because I can't remember which post here recommended it, but man alive I have just had three pieces roasted and all I can say is why is this utter delight not filling entire rows in the supermarkets? Another...

That is exactly how I was when given the diagnosis by my GP. All I could think about was trying to avoid medication. I embarked upon the Blood Sugar Diet promoted by Michael Mosley. I explained this to my GP who, whilst supportive, was clearly sceptical that I could stick to the 800 cals per...

All I can say is that you would not have wanted to share a pizza with me. :wacky: .....but I take the definition from OED. :)

I'm going to go against the grain. I thought it was OK. When I was diagnosed, Oct 2027, I opted for the Blood Sugar Diet and 800 calories a day for two months. I could have opted for the shakes but it was actually easier for me to keep a food diary and manage what went into my mouth. (Of those 8...

It has been an unusual week for me. I was in Mexico six days ago and since then have flown from Mexico City to Santiago and then on to Sydney and Melbourne and 36 hours later flew from Melbourne to Sydney and on to London via Singapore. My fasting blood sugar hovered between 1 and 2 points above...

Hi @Hibby65. I sympathise and empathise with you. I was only recently diagnosed, Oct 2017, and my frustration is not being able to understand all of the variables. :( Just when I think I am top of things something else throws me out of sync.

I followed the blood sugar diet and for 8 weeks lived on 800 calories of low carb healthy fat food. I dropped 15 Kg in weight and 4 inches off the waist. I am currently following a very low carb diet - 20 g and less per day. I want to lose another 6 Kg. I haven’t felt as good for many years. I...

Does anyone have experience with altitude and blood sugar meter readings? Google throws up mixed results with reports of meters reading lower or higher. Presumably reduced oxygen has some impact on the chemical process of the strip/blood etc, but does that same reduced oxygen impact the body's...

I know the medical profession appears to recognise more than two types of diabetes and that seems logical to me. The problem I have is diagnosing on a symptom that can be caused by more than one "condition". To me if the pancreas is no longer able to produce enough insulin then that condition is...

Many, many thanks for the excellent advice. I have survived flight number two and astonishingly, according to my meter, I am still in ketosis.....just. I opted for steak on the long haul flight and left the truffle mash untouched. Only had three small glasses of a fabulous Chilean red. Breakfast...