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  1. Retanna

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Now down to 15 stone 9.5 pounds this morning, that's four stone since July when first diagnosed so well happy. Having been in the NHS BMI scale as Obese for the last 15 - 20 years now down to just being overweight! Getting there just waiting for my next HBa1c test on 22nd to hopefully see if I...
  2. Retanna

    The most/least successful things to do for managing blood sugar levels

    For me cutting out bread, pasta and potato benefits blood sugar came tumbling as did the weight. Waist size dropped 4 inches since July and I am not going hungry! I use Cauliflower rice, bare naked rice and bare naked noodles as an alternative. Had a lovely Chicken Sag masala with Cauliflower...
  3. Retanna

    Worried

    It would be far better for us diabetics to have somebody like you in the medical profession who will have an intimate and practical knowledge of the illness rather than somebody who does not have to live with the effects and constraints. Keep up the good work, there is no reason at all for you...
  4. Retanna

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.6 at 4.45am, last nights tea a treat of Keriyacki Kebab meat from a kebab shop with a little BBQ sauce (naughty) but plenty of salad and no pitta bread. eaten before 7pm followed by a sugar free jelly and Raspberry Lindahls Kvarg. Off metal detecting later for the day!
  5. Retanna

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    BG 6.0 at 5am this morning. Yesterdays food. Breakfast 3 Egg Cheese omelette using Davidstow Extra mature cheddar. Lunch one small tin of Pilchards in Tomato sauce on it's own. Dinner Pork Chops with Mediterranean style veg (Mushrooms, Pepper, Tomatoes, Onion) Activity - spent most of...
  6. Retanna

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    16 Stone 3.5lbs this morning, still half a pound is half a pound since last Friday. May have to have a look at IF!
  7. Retanna

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Yes doing my own low carb diet, probably around 40g a day and no or low sugar. Not eating Potato's, pasta and two slices of bread once a week, brown wholemeal (Allanson's). No extra exercise yet but then am pretty active looking after livestock and do a fair bit of metal detecting. Haven't done...
  8. Retanna

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Yesterday for tea had a home made sausage Bolognese, high meat sausages chopped into small pieces and fried in olive oil with chunky Onion and Mushrooms. Low carb Passat sauce added. Also added Bare naked Noodles to the mix towards the end. (All my wife's work) Very quick to prepare and...
  9. Retanna

    Bare Naked Noodles. A great alternative to Pasta Spaghetti

    Having cut out bread, pasta and potato it was nice to find another alternative to replace them. (Man can not live on Cauliflower rice alone lol) Found these in Tesco's this week and had them with a home made Sausage Bolognese using passata last night. Unbelievable low carb and calories, tasted...
  10. Retanna

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Thank you, not finding it hard at all.
  11. Retanna

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Chopped fried Spam Omelette for breakfast, not likely to eat lunch as a result, keeps me full.
  12. Retanna

    Vitamin c - good or bad

    Have been taking 1000mg of Vit C for years both before and after T2 diagnosis and had no problems associated with it at all.
  13. Retanna

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    16 Stone 4lbs this morning, feeling happy still going down well. A drop of 4lbs since last Friday.
  14. Retanna

    Quick Question Opinion please - Indian Takeaway.

    Thanks to everyone with their suggestions, had the Tandori Chicken and Sag Paneer. Before eating BGL was 5 and 2.5 hours later was 7 so well happy.
  15. Retanna

    Quick Question Opinion please - Indian Takeaway.

    Thank you was thinking of Tandori Chicken and Sag Paneer too. Mushroom Bhagi (I've never had.
  16. Retanna

    Quick Question Opinion please - Indian Takeaway.

    Thanks , was thinking of Tandori Chicken too.
  17. Retanna

    Quick Question Opinion please - Indian Takeaway.

    Diagnosed with Type 2 in July, been controlling my diet generally by low carb and lost 3 stone so far, thinking of treating myself tonight with a takeaway Indian and was wondering what people thought would be a good low carb meal (without Rice) ( Rice will be replaced by Cauliflower rice) Thanks
  18. Retanna

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Down another 2lbs since last Friday, now 16Stone 8lbs.
  19. Retanna

    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Yesterday dropped 3lb since last Friday, happy! now 16 Stones 10!
  20. Retanna

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.8 this morning on the Sinocare Safe Accu 2. Been out and got the horses in as usual, dark, foggy and breezy but mild down here at the moment.
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