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On admission, in addition to current medical conditions and medication, other information required, should, and must, include any dietry requirements. If you control your Glucose levels by LCHF diet, or any other, rather than/or with medication, then I consider that is what they should make...

@Happy2017 Welcome to the forum :) Regarding Metformin, it is generally advised to take with, or after, food because of possible unpleasant gut effects. I believe most diabetics on Metformin would take this twice a day, ie morning and evening, both with/after eating. If you are presecribed...

I took the OPs original post with picture of a day's menu choices to be an 'example' of the choice and, for a Type 2, controlling BG by diet only or with medication, this type of menu choices would not be adequate if in hospital for more than a couple of days. If only hospitalized for more...

Hi @Lynton1 As above, in the post from asparagusp, so, if you are prescribed a drug from the sulphonimide group, ie Gliclazide, Glipizide, plus others (cause pancreas to push out more insulin) or, in fact, on insulin, you should have been given a meter, plus test strips and lancets on...

It's a sugar substitute, a sugar alcohol. See this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylitol It has 100gms CHO per 100 gms weight, ie 4gms cho / suggested portion @Gayle16896 Welcome to the forum :)

@Chamberlain Have you been able to discuss this issue with the Ward Sister of the ward where your Mother is a patient? I ask because quite often, unless specifically had it pointed out to them, the discharge is without fully appreciating the situation they are discharging your Mother too. In...

and including @Brunneria 's post too but I don't have such a person as an ally :( Yes, this is also a considerable concern for me too. As a retired nurse (Ward Sister) I would be kicking up a fuss to get the diet requirements I want but doubt I would have too much success. However, I do...

I'm only jealous, and 'green with envy' ;) .... but I'm working on getting there. Praying I'll be one of those that can 'reverse/cure' Type 2 ;)

@ijcrowland Hi, I had 'Wide Excision', aka lumpectomy, and subsequently, after radiotherapy, had Tamoxifen and then changed to Anastrozole. Although I wasn't testing so regularly then, I don't remember any particular increase in blood glucose levels. Sorry, but I can't be much more specific...

Yes, wishing everyone here a very happy and prosperous New Year :)

I'm more than happy to post how I make this topping but not sure where to post it. If it's appropriate, would someone please advise where best to post, please? Many thanks

Hi @ghost_whistler I've just eaten, for my evening meal, a Bolognaise sauce which I made a couple of weeks ago, portioned out and put in freezer so, 5mins in m/wave after a stir 1/2 way thru and it's ready. I also steamed some veg, cauliflower, brocolli and Brussel sprouts, some Olive oil &...

Surely many of type 2s, like myself, are only seen at the surgery and not referred to the hospital, therefore it seems you wll get fewer Type 2s responding on this thread? ;)

@ghost_whistler It seems to me that you are concerned re feeling hungry if you aren't eating bread, potatoes, rice, pasta etc and I was thinking exactly the same. My thoughts, when I looked to see what LCHF diet included/omitted, was 'no way, I couldn't survive on that food'. I seemed to...

Check out 'nappy sacks' in the supermarkets - the 'Basic' or 'economy' ones could well be cheaper ;) I'll now be checking out ebay (thanks) to check prices as I use them for my cats' litter trays ;) Thanks for the tip ;) Edit: Sainsbury's Basic Nappy Sacks @ £0.25/100 - don 't know if you can...

Hi @Velour Welcome to the forum. You'll be able to get lots of very valuable information here. Just ask your questions and you'll get answers, although some opinions may differ a bit. We're all individual and our diabetes affects us all differently in many ways, hence the variety of...

I can't remember too much about how I felt when I was diagnosed, and I had been prediabetic before that. However, my favourite foods and staple diet included bread, potatoes, pasta, cakes and chocolate so the idea of 'dieting' was a no-no to me - I just couldn't do it. Hence, I continued to...

Yes, I definitely agree that you really must get your toe looked at tomorrow, ie before the weekend. If I may suggest, please keep a clean, dry dressing on your wound, keep it dry and keep your foot up on a stool, so you leg is level. It's really important that this wound is given the best...

Thanks, this sounds a lovely idea :)

Before I freeze my bacon, I put just two rashers on a plastic bag (off a cheap roll), then another two rashers, and then another two etc, until all is piled, separated by plastic bag. Put all in a plastic bag and freeze. Then, when I want a couple of rashers of bacon out, they separate easily...