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B: Chilli frank omlette, L: Egg and bulgar wheat salad (waitrose) which was quite nice and not too high in carb. D: Pork loin in mustard sauce with creamed spinach. 900 calories and about 30g of carb which is quite high for me, sugars 5 this morning & 5 before dinner :)

I know exactly how you feel, I was diagnosed 8 years ago, i tried to be good and eat what i was told but what I didn't know then was that what you are told is pretty much the worst thing you can do, that coupled with 3.5 years of hell on metformin I had had enough, I stopped all medication for a...

I used to get a burning sensation in my feet when i was high, it was never diagnosed as neuropathy, probably because I was at a stage where you couldn't get me near a doctors surgery. But it was pretty much constant and worse when i went to bed, once I got my levels back under control, the...

Wow:) any issues at that level? I always start to feel a bit wierd at that point

I used to follow NHS guidelines both for levels and diet, it was incredibly difficult to keep levels within thier limits with the diet, I was on metformin at the time and lofe was hell, i have since gone low carb and i do my best to keep within 5-6 as i have retinopathy and doing my best to...

How about natural yoghurt? The greek yoghurts have low carbs and sugar, and make for a nice breakfast, i could kill for a slice of toast in the morning, sadly though toast would more likely kill me long term lol

What sort of things are you eating? It will be easier to give advice if we have a better idea of what your meals are and what foods you like or dislike. In my experience low fat healthy leaves me hungry and bored (I have yet to meet a salad i like). Low carb however fills be up far more...

Morning can be notoriously difficult to get the hang of, a lot of diabetics appear to more insulin resistant in the mornings and often experience higher levels on waking than at other times of the day, and less tolerant to carbs, I found it extremely frustrating as diet seemed to make little...

Hi ian, welcome to the forums, feel free to ask questions you no doubt have a fair few already, and you will have more as you come to get to know the disease and how it effects you. We are all different and the disease reflects this what works for some does not work for others, so don't feel...

5 this morning heading down after a few 6's the last few days

I was on both normal and SR metformin for 3.5 years, i have to say it was the most debilitating and depressing time of my life, The symptoms they stated lasted for two weeks lasted the entire time i was on them, Periodically i'd stop taking them as it got too much and within a few days the...

I had the oak cakeright before I went to bed BTW, left that bit out.

I used to have the same issue, until recently my DP seems to have dissapeared and i have no idea why tbh, but i did find that a small amount of carbs and some fat often would help, i used to average 13+ on waking, i tried an oatcake with a scaping of butter and more often than not my fasting...

Were all different, somedays i can get away with a slice of toast, others i will spike. But its not as simple as so many carbs will do the or that the amount of fat can make a big difference in how quickly the sugar can affect levels, generally more fat means slower rises in glucose, thats my...

God i could kill for a biccy but alas one biccy is not worth a dinners carb allowance. Maybe in 18kg time it might happen :)

B: 2 fried eggs, 2 sausages, mushrooms, cup of coffee L: Flat mushroom with spinach and feta cheese, slice of gammon D: Thai fish cakes & creamed spinach S: Tex Mex pepperami (wierd), Total greek yoghurt. Will have to have a look at the coffee and walnut cake :)

I'm sure @daisy1 will be along with her post for newly diagnosed diabetics, have a good read of it theres a lot of useful information contained in it. The best thing you can do is to immediately reduce you sugar intake, this includes reducing carbs as all carbs turn to sugar once the body...

My weekday brekkie usually consists of protein, ham and eggs or some polish chili franks chopped up in an omlette, if you need it really quickly i make a 2 egg omlete in a microwave egg poacher, literally 5 mins from stat to finish. My other staple is greek yoghurt, usually plain but if morning...

I tried one of the lidl high protien rolls in the week, it cot me above 9 for the first time in a month, i usually average between 5 & 6

Sorry i'm not type 1 but i did used to have fairly hefty DP anywhere from 13-19 in the morning. Long haul flights were actually pretty good for my levels, primarily due to fact meal sizes were reduced, humping suitcases about and back then i could never sleep on a plane so i was pretty...