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There are some big differences between USDA values and EU ones for some vegetables - one I remember is for leeks: usda (per 100g) 61 kcal, 14.2g carbohydrates, fibre 1.8g, sugars 3.9g, protein 1.5g Tesco uk (per 100g) 27kcal, 2.9g carbohydrates, fibre 2.2g, sugars 2.2g, protein 1.6g As you...

5.7 today

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No one is being absolutist about it, we just pointed out that type 2 diabetics have problems with carbohydrates, not just sugars. Whether a breakfast cereal has added sugar or not, it is still mostly carbohydrate. Many people here using diet to control their diabetes aim to have less than 30g of...

No, I don't think there are any good cereals. 26g of carbs just for breakfast, plus some more for the milk? That's almost more than I eat in a whole day. I try to avoid foods that have more than 5g per 100g, those with up to 10g per 100g I'll have occasionally as a treat. Weetabix has 69g...

I've not found it a problem - cutting out the carbs and eating as much fat and protein as I wanted, dropped my daily calories to around 900 - 1000 a day. That's why I don't worry about watching calories now, it's just unnecessary in my experience.

5.5 this morning

Going on the nutritional info, it should be fine - anything that is less than 5g of carbohydrate per 100g shouldn't cause a problem.

Have a look at the reply on the other thread :) The procedure is simple once you've done it once (I can whilst still being blurry-eyed first thing in the morning). The numbers are easy to interpret.

Many doctors see a glucose meter as a device only suitable to help prevent critically low blood sugar levels (hypos). These normally only occur in people on insulin or other glucose-lowering drugs but not metformin. Here, we suggest using the meter to monitor how we react to different foods...

So, I thought it'd be fun to ask your question to ChatGPT :) Its answer was quite long, so here's just part... Q: Although I don’t really even understand AI, it sounds horrific, what’s the purpose? Presumably to make money, but how? A: Regarding the monetary aspect, AI can generate revenue...

Just an update, ChatGPT is available again in Italy: I played with it yesterday (asked it to come with a list of typical names from a particular background).

5.8 this morning

5.5 this morning after a better night’s sleep

Unfortunate bowel behaviour is well known with metformin. For me, swapping to slow release was sufficient, and now through reducing the carbs in my meals, I’m off all medication.

6.2 this morning, which explains or is explained by the disturbed sleep ;)

IMO, that's like saying to a dry alcoholic, "One glass of wine won't hurt." It's true, one glass probably wouldn't, but the alcoholic knows how difficult it will be not to add another glass and another glass and then the rest of the second bottle after that. Carb creep and comfort eating are a...

Eating vegetarian meals I allow myself slightly more carbs than the meat eaters do on here. They would also avoid all legumes and pulses but I‘m able to cope with them in moderation. This means that though pasta, rice, bread, potatoes and oats remain off the table, I do get to enjoy dhal and...