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I wonder the same thing. Had a lot of work-related stress last week (unusually) and my levels have been higher than normal lately.

hi Jason well, a fasting reading of 5.0 is excellent, and a reading of 7.7 two hours after meals is pretty good. So you're doing something right. Dare I ask what sort of diet you follow?

hi jasonuk when you say your levels are now below 10, how far below 10 are they? because 10 is still very high, too high to be comfortable. yes, diabetes is progressive if you do nothing to control it. the symptoms are pretty unpleasant, including nerve damage, kidney disease, damage to your...

hi BeckyBoo, well, in short, I think the answer most of us here would give is: no, he probably shouldn't be eating "almost anything". Many of us here, myself included, seem to find that you have to cope with diabetes on a number of fronts - medication might well help (although some diabetics...

being diabetic for 42 years is, well, quite encouraging to hear. :) can you tell us more joyanna? what age were you when you were diagnosed? (but don't feel you have to give away your age in the process :lol: ) and how have you managed it? How is your health these days, in general?

Re: Please can someone help with confused newly diagnosed ty Antony Worrall Thompson's so-called "diabetic cookbooks" are a bit suspect and ill-informed in my opinion - beware! I think you can find much better eating advice on this forum.

hi Josh, sounds like you're doing great. This forum is literally a life-saver - it's helped me enormously. May I also recommend another site that was very inspiring for me, Jenny Ruhl's - phlaunt.com/diabetes/ between these two you'll get answers to pretty much everything you're worried about...

hi Captain it's definitely better that you found out, no question there at all. Those numbers are high but not totally scary, especially as they seem to be coming down already. Mine was 17.6 when I was diagnosed, and now the fasting numbers are mostly in the 6s. This forum is a Godsend, full of...

It's strange, isn't it? I know there are many good reasons to believe that it's not "my fault" I have type 2, but something in me just doesn't want to accept them, and deep down I do believe that if I had my life over again, and followed a whole different diet and did more exercise, I wouldn't...

hi alanb63 did the doctor tell you what your blood sugar reading was? and did they prescribe any medication?

I find a modest amount of humous with cucumber or carrot sticks is pretty OK. I seem to have more difficulty with lentils, which is a drag as I love lentils.

hi Marina, If you really want to stay off medication you might well be able to. Plenty of people here have shown it's possible. But indeed, rice cakes and most breakfast cereals are quite high in carbohydrate. It does seem that breakfast is a really important meal to "get right", so if I can I...

While I'm sure few of us really want to go onto medication, if your fasting numbers are quite high (mine was 17.6 when I was diagnosed) I'd consider indeed going on Metformin if that's what the doctor proposes. It seems it can kick your numbers down a bit, especially at the start. From what I've...

but going from 6.2 to 5.3 IS a huge change!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: you've gone from being good to being ideal - that's quite something. well done you!

hi Henry an HB1Ac of "less than 4" is not good at all, simply too low - it means you must be in "hypo" territory quite a bit of the time. Makes me wonder why you're on Metformin, as it doesn't seem necessary. Have you discussed this with your doctor?

Re: type II indian vegitarian diet hi Jasmilu I love Indian food, eat it whenever I can and try to make it also. It is difficult though, as being a type 2 I choose to go without rice, bread and potatoes! I do make both vegetable and meat curries and they don't seem to be a problem for me - all...

well done suffolkboi. Just shows you what can be done, eh? I do wish the doctors were giving advice that's half as good as you get here.

hi Blue Cat, people's opinions vary on this subject (understatement of the year) but I myself have had very good results with reducing carbs. I haven't cut them out altogether, but greatly reduced them. My morning numbers are usually in the mid or low 6s and my last HB1Ac was 5.8. Personally I...

I also had neuropathy for a time (which is what led me to discover I was diabetic) but after about a year of controlling my levels it subsided considerably and now I'm rarely aware of it and it almost never bothers me. I do believe tight control of your levels is the only way towards longer-term...

I also got into making "swede chips". You cut up the swede like cutting up a potato for "real" chips, so they look much the same but are actually swede. If you put them in a dish generously sprinkled with olive oil in a hot oven for about 40 mins (very roughly) they come out delicious. I put...