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I was diagnosed T2D three weeks ago. Have gone low carb since then. I've had Keto breath a few times, but no Keto flu, which to me suggests I'm bouncing in and out of Ketosis. I only found out yesterday that if you are properly following Ketogenic, you should aim for about 70% of your food to...

This feels very AI generated. Cauliflower rice IS a whole natural food. Literally all you are doing is cutting it up. Microwaving does not negatively affect it.

1. half a bag of Sainsburys cauliflower rice (150g) has 3g of carbs but also has 3g of fibre. 2. Isn't that the same with most foods? 3. Not if it's net carb neutral? 4. Again, isnt that the same with most foods? Microwaving is the same as steaming anyhow. We have to assume that the adults...

Cauli rice that you buy is often made from the grated stalk of the Cauliflower. Same for Broccolli rice. No harm in that. You can also make it yourself by just grating the cauliflower, and at least that way, you get the florets too! It's generally best if you cook it a little - either stir fry...

Just to add a small bit of help - the website: Drinkwell, has a good selection of low (and no) carb beers. If you're an ale man, Marstons Resolution has only 3.5g of carbs a bottle. If you like lager, then Lowecal is decent and is Zero carb. If you like IPA - Calypso is only 2g carb. There was...

Been doing my blood glucose every morning before eating anything. On Jun 6th I was 7.8 By the start of this week, I was down to 6.5, and then this morning was very pleasantly surprised to be 5.6 I know it will fluctuate, but its great to see such a downward trend

7.1 this morning. Dropped from 7.8 a week ago - doing low carb/keto. Seems to be working

Well done on your efforts. 12kg in weeks is no mean feat. It got me thinking though - if you are on a high dosage of Metformin, and your next HbA1c comes in at under 47, you wouldnt know if it was the drugs or the diet that helped? I guess if that happens, you stop taking the Metformin for 3...

Like you, I was diagnosed recently (2 weeks ago). My Diabetes Nurse told me I was to do - Week 1 500mg of Metformin (after breakfast) - Week 2 1000mg of Metformin (after breakfast and after dinner) - Week 3 1500mg of Metformin (2 at breakfast, 1 at dinner) - Week 4 2000mg of Metformin (2 each...

Hi all. Diagnosed about 2 weeks ago. Ha1c score of 80. Weighed at the GPs at 326lbs. First week, I dropped all added sugar and white carbs. Further reading made me realise that dropping the number of any carbs I ingest would be a better way to go. I've aimed for 100g of Carbs a day. My wife...

I had my call today - she only wanted to know my blood pressure readings, have a quick chat about those and was about to hang up. I said "actually, I have some questions". The first question was on whether I could have some test strips from the surgery and was told that was fine, they would be...

When I went to do the test two hours later, the last strip we had malfunctioned, so I'm none the wiser. Speaking to the Diabetes nurse on Friday, so I'm going to see if I can tap her up for more strips. Thanks for the wishes for D1. We shared a nice Tagine tonight. Her with couscous, me withou.

Thank you to everyone for your replies, advice and support. A twist to this story is I have a teenage daughter who is battling Anorexia - a different sort of food battle. She is coming out of now, doing very well. The upside to this is that we already own our own Blood Pressure and Blood...

That's a good point. I guess I've been hyper focused on being Low sugar, low fat, low carb, low salt - to be super healthy. I've read around the forums now and really I need to focus on calorie deficit and going as low carb as I can manage - plus checking how my blood sugar responds

Hi folks Huge amount of v useful information. One of the things that no-one here seems hugely bothered with is salty foods - people enjoying bacon and pork scratching etc. Is it just that the health issues with salt are less of a concern when you're worried about blood sugar and carb reduction?

Hi all. My first post, so be gentle! Received my Type 2 diagnosis last week. HbA1C of 80. Weight is 152kg. 49 years old Obviously I need to lose weight, as well as bring down my mmol score. Have started exercising, have removed 'white carbs' and am going down what resembles a "low GI" diet...

Hi everyone. I'm Mark. 49 year old Irishman, living in England. Originally from Dublin, but now living in North Herts. Just got my Type 2 diagnosis on May 25th, so I'm still reeling a bit, but determined to approach it positively. Married - with 2 teenage daughters, so life is very calm and...