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Fat is definitely an issue for this Diabetic ! Cannot tolerate a lot of fat in my diet at all. Nearly four years of low carbing and low fat intake I have lost over three stone and still do not take any Diabetic medication. So it must be working for me.

What motivates me is to live as long as possible and in as good health as I can. The complications of uncontrolled Diabetes are real and nasty, I don't want them and the best way to try and stop them is to control my levels below 7 so that hopefully they do not start. I'm Type 2 and will, if...

Why not try this on the Community pages : http://www.diabetes.co.uk/myLife/index.html

Not a lot of info there, Spitfire. Care to expand on it a bit ?

Do you have your breakfast immediately after getting up ?

You don't say what your readings were immediately before the breakfast. That has a bearing on what happens after your breakfast, a base line reading. You also don't tell us what the reading was two hours after your meal, the type of food you ate contains roughly 27 gm of carbs and these are slow...

Welcome to the Forum jmd. It is very confusing when you first get diagnosed and we hope we can help you. Here is the basic advice we give to new diabetics which may help you work out your diet.

The urine test strips will definitely be out of date, they do not have a long usage life. You really need a blood glucose monitor to test your blood sugar levels properly as urine only shows sugar when the blood sugar is quite high. The Prednisole will cause high readings which may settle down...

HbA1c indicates average blood glucose over the previous 120 days. It's a little more complicated than that because your more recent BG levels affect the A1c more than that from 2-3 months ago. For a given A1c value the contribution of the blood glucose is: 1-6 days very low 7-30 days 50% 31-60...

The stomach is about the size of a grapefruit and apparently can stretch to the size of a melon when full. It would depend on how much was eaten by that person. If you regularly ate enough to stretch your stomach that much then you probably would end up diabetic from the resulting weight gain...

If blood glucose levels are high then hunger can be a symptom. Also thirst and frequent urination. It can also be a symptom when your blood sugar levels are too low as well.

Welcome to the Forum, scamps. Have you tried Splenda in your coffee, it's supposed to be like sugar but with far fewer carbs in it, only half a gram of carbs per teaspoon. Are you testing your blood sugar levels ? The side effects of Metformin should settle in a few weeks, don't give up too...

Welcome to the Forum, Midge. Here is the basic advice we give to new Diabetics, it may help you.

I don't know if anyone posted this to you before but here is the basic info we give to new Diabetics. We say reduce the amount of carbs you eat at each meal so that your blood sugar levels can be controlled better. As a Type 1 you have to be careful not to go too low though.

What sort of foods do you eat, Laura ? You have to work with your medications by reducing your carbohydrate intake so that the medications can lower your blood sugar levels. If you can manage to do this then you may find that you do not need to go onto Insulin at all.

When was the last time you went back to basics, Patch ? It's good practice in low carbing to occasionally go back and weigh out and calculate all your meals to see if you are still eating the same amount of carbs you think you are. I do this every now and again as the portion sizes can creep...

What is your level pre bed time ? What is your fasting level in the morning ? According to the PIL : If you are low at bed time then go lower with the Insulin maybe you are liver dumping during the night and raising your morning level. May be worth waking up around 2 or 3 am and testing to...

Welcome to the Forum, Alan. Can you tell us something about what you eat during a typical day ? The amount of Carbohydrate you eat will cause your blood sugar levels to be too high, you have to help the Insulin and medication by reducing the carb intake. Here is the advice we give to new...

Welcome to the Forum, Roy. Your GP does not sound too geared up on Diabetes ! :roll: Congratulations on becoming a Carer, a difficult but rewarding job. Here is the basic advice we give to newly diagnosed Diabetics. I hope some of it will be a help to you in getting to grips with your Diabetes.

Re: DVLA revoked driving licence - any advice? Welcome to the Forum, The Esterman Field test is not just for Diabetics. I have had the Esterman Test for years before I became diabetic and I do not drive ! It is for ANYONE with defective eye-sight . Source...