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I completely agree on the return to old habits. When I look back I was obese and eating to excess, with little to no exercise. Whilst I have reintroduced carbs, the portion size has been considerably smaller, in addition I'm not eating deserts or drinking beer etc. + I'm (if the machines are...

Thankyou for the responses.

To be honest I've got no idea if it was carbs that caused previous spikes. I was diagnosed with a HB1AC score of 54. I found out about being diabetic and stumbled upon this site, which has honestly been a life saver. The low carb route got my BG under control in a week. I've lost 4 1/2 stone...

Thanks for the info, I'll check after longer intervals as well next time. I did check the next day and it was 5.2, but I do seem to get the dawn phenomenon. I'll grab a copy of that book. I'm completely accepting that I might not be able to eat particular foods.

Apologies if I'm not explaining myself properly. I'm adamant I will maintain the weight loss and excercise. At this point in time I can tolerate more carbs. For example last night I ate spaghetti Bolognese and garlic bread, I checked before hand 4.8, 1 hour after 5.2 and 2 hours 4.7. I'm...

Thankyou for the responses. I'm not claiming to be cured at all, at this point in time I seem to have got to the point I can tolerate carbs again. With regards to diet, id prefer to eat a balanced diet (when I reflect back I had been over eating for years). My main concern is, will this...

After finding out I had diabetes I took the excellent advice on this forum and went low carb + an hour of exercise a day. Over 3 months I've lost a considerable amount of weight and all BG are now well in the normal range. The last few weeks I've been testing what I can tolerate carb wise. It...

+ The question is there a difference between roasted celeriac and boiled celeriac etc?

Sorry that should have read Glycemic value. Thanks for the tips.

Quick question: I've read that roasting sweet potatoes changes their glycolic value. Is this the same for parsnips, carrots, onions, celeriac. Cheers Adrian

I could tick any of those boxes, dad's got prediabities, I take blood pressure meds and overweight! Thanks for the meter tip, I'll get one ordered. My slightly obsessive testing was starting to become an expensive habit.

Thanks for the responces. With regards to sweet potato, I meant it as a substitute for bread, pasta, rice and potato.

Sorry one more question. I was prescribed statins and have blindly taken them for 8 years, without ever questioning what they did. After doing tons of reading on here (I didn't realise the negative side effecrs), I now think I'm going to knock them on the head. Any thoughts?

Hi guys, first off a massive thankyou to the people posting and sharing your knowledge and experiences. After a H1AC result of 54 2 1/2 months ago. I decided to reject drugs and try to lose weight, exercise and restrict carbs. I started on a super low carb diet and managed to control BG very...

Thankyou for your response. Is it something I need to address, I did turn down taking metformin. Would someone without diabetes have a spike, or would their body just produce more insulin? apologies about all the questions.

I was diagnosed approximately 2 months ago, with a H1AC score of 52 and 49. I started daily exercise and LC diet, I've lost 3 1/2 stone. All blood sugars have been normal (apart from the dawn phenomenon, which adds 1.0, for a few hours). Then this morning wham FBG 7.9, which lowered to 6.9...

I've found this forum a god send and really appreciate all the feedback from my first posts and the feedback to other posts. Bit of background: I was diagnosed with Diabites 5 weeks ago, with a first H1AC score of 52 and a 2nd 10 H1AC score of 49 days later. Since then I've followed a low...

Great thankyou

Really appreciate the posts, I'm going to buy a load of nuts tonight. The tea I bought where Sainsburys fruit infusion.

Thanks for the reply. I'd done a bit of reading about the dawn phenomenon. I'll give the nuts/cheese a go and then a coffee. Whilst I appreciate not a very good solution, a bottle of wine the night before seems to work (i'm not planning this as a long term solution).