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Good luck with that... I quit nearly 3 years ago after being diagnosed with T2C prostate cancer and as someone else mentioned it's only after you get scared s***less that in my case worked, cold turkey. Here, marijuana is legally sold (special shops) but I am afraid to try any in case it gets me...

FBG at 0700 this morning was 5.6, food yesterday was; Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, 4 dried apricots, black tea, 500 mg metformin Lunch: 4 dried apricots, 1/4 cup unsalted cashews, 1/4 cup salted macadamia nuts, 1 glass V8 juice, black tea Dinner: 3 egg/onion/tomato omlette and...

I tried 2 shots of Kraken before bed Saturday night and it didn't seem to make a lot of difference but I also ate some nuts and my morning FBG was a bit higher than I expected (5.9 instead of 5.3). I'll test again later this week...

It's been years, but I still get a craving for Old Port Colts cigarillos (Rum soaked, wine dipped). A soon as I turn 80 I may start smoking them again...:)

Midnightrider... Thanks for the soup recipe (will substitute olive oil for canola oil), we'll have to give it a try in the next few weeks, we do make Chinese style egg drop soup, so this will be an enhanced and more sophisticated version. Blood glucose this morning at 0810 was 5.6 and food...

I'll bite, because this looks interesting. What is the recipe for your version of the Avgolemono soup?

Coffee with 1/6 cup of milk and 1 packet of "Splenda" (artificial sweetener) for the rare times when I drink mixed coffee. Otherwise, black tea or black coffee, used to love to drink straight cream though...

At 0820 blood glucose 5.9, food yesterday was; Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, 4 dried apricots, black tea, 500 mg metformin Lunch: 5 slices Ukrainian ham/garlic sausage, 4 mini dill pickles, 1/4 cup brie cheese Dinner: 1 beef hamburger on lettuce w/dijon mustard, relish, 3...

Well, they do make you feel like you are somewhat still in control of your life, and as my measurements indicate, they definitely do not cause an increase in blood glucose levels, therefore they must be low carbohydrate snacks, n'est-ce pas?

Blood glucose 0735 was 5.2, yesterday's food was; Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin Lunch: 4 dried apricots, black tea Dinner: Shrimp salad plain and one on whole wheat bread, stir fried mushrooms and bean sprouts, 4 or 5 mini dill/garlic pickles, 1...

Honey, corn syrup and maple syrup are all lumped in the same "Do Not Eat" bin along with the other sugars, but I'll trade them all for a nice steak or even a hamburger on lettuce...

Tequila and carbonated water with a lemon chunk is pretty nice for me, but rum and diet Pepsi/Coke is also a favourite (favorite?). Anything that does not make your blood glucose go up is OK, so some experimentation is likely in order. We Canadians get to spell our words in Bringlish and...

Blood glucose 0740 was 5.2, yesterday's food; Breakfast: 3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with 2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin Lunch: about 1/4 cup brie cheese, 4 dried apricots, black tea Dinner: 4 good sized buffalo wings with Frank's Red Hot sauce, small garden salad with Kraft Catalina...

I'm surprised that the health care system in the UK is so picky about those testing strips, your system is allegedly #18 in the world, whereas ours in Canada is about #30 or so (WHO numbers). The meters here are free but you have to buy the strips which is also borderline insanity. It just is...

My GP told me that whatever works is the correct path to follow. Here in Alberta the monitor was free as long as you buy 100 test strips ($65 CDN) and they were covered except for $15 by my insurance. I am amazed at medical advice negating the value of constant testing, I am sure I would be dead...

A great read presented in easy to understand language and terminology. Best of all, you don't have to buy anything to get started and/or to maintain your progress, although a blood glucose monitor will help you to verify that you are on the correct path. Certainly makes you wonder about all the...

Have found that sweet liquers (sambuca, Bailey's) and beers like my favourites "Guiness" and "Traditional" make blood sugars rise uncomfortably so limit beer consumption to one per week. Red wine (dry) and hard liquor do not seem to appreciably increase blood glucose levels but then again I...

Blood glucose 0730 was 5.8, yesterday's food; Breakfast: 3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with 2% milk, black tea Lunch: Ukrainian sausage no bread, 4 dried apricots, black tea Dinner: 2 fried eggs and ham, 4 dried apricots, 1/2 cup unsalted cashews, 1 cup zero calorie Jello, black tea Snack: 1/4 cup...

Usually 7 or 8 hours, when I go to sleep don't usually wake until morning, am a very heavy sleeper.

Blood glucose was 5.4 at 0730, yesterday's food was; Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios (3/4 cup) and 2% milk, black tea, 500 mg Metformin Lunch: Salmon salad on a lettuce leaf, 4 dried apricots, black tea Dinner: Scrambled eggs (3) and ham with Tabasco sauce, small dish of butter fried mushrooms, 4...