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Thank you so much everyone, I seem to be able to tolerate a small amount of potato, but rice pasta or anything pastry is a no! I appreciate all your advice, is the book on here advertised worth a purchase? And I’ll definitely be asking you guys now rather than a non diabetic. ❤️

Thank you ❤️

No I don’t have a carb allowance, I wouldn’t have a clue to be honest?

It’s such conflicting advice isn’t it, everyone I speak too. I was told all nuts are ok, and to stick to apples which were green in colour, try to avoid exotic fruit. But I was told to never have low fat, low sugar etc and to have everything as natural as possible . It’s just so disheartening.

Breakfast- individual pots of natural yogurt or Greek yogurt with berries, or the live life low carb bread with poached eggs/bacon. Lunch- plain salads, cold meats, or peppers with full fat cheese spread, if I had yogurt for breakfast sometimes a low carb seeded flatbread and houmous. Evening...

Please I do not know what to do and I’m feeling so down! I’m type 2 ( since 2 pregnancies 2018) I’m 34, weigh 80kg 5’2. I take Sukkarto SR 2 tablets at breakfast. The last year my results have been between 58/62 hba1c. I’m been extremely stressed with the pandemic, home schooling, and I’m...

I was literally about to post about this. So I'm 33 , have type 2 and take metformin. I have 2 children aged 4 and 1, I work in a supermarket, and my husband is a police officer. What should I be doing, should I avoid work, or still be going in as usual??

Haha actually yes, he has suggested it a few times to be honest. I know we dont want any more, but theres something deep down where I worry and that the option is completely taken away, if that makes sense? Unless that is a common worry and everyone thinks it? X

Hello, I'm wondering if any ladies out there may be able to help me contraception wise? So I've got 2 children and do not plan any more now. I suffer with bad periods, heavy, terrible cramps and pains and mood swings. I'm 33 now, and been with my husband about 15 years. I tried a variation...

Ah yes I love spinach I forgot about that as a dish! Thanks very much

hello everyone, So my recent hba1c was 55. Over the last 4 years of being monitored and 2 pregnancies, it was confirmed in m diabetic. I have been very depressed and terrible anxiety around it all. So I saw the nurse Friday, she gave me a folder full of leaflets to read, and has put me...

Oh wow you’ve actually made me feel all emotional, thank you for making me see it differently xxx I really would do anything at all for my children that’s why I’m so so determined to be as healthy as possible and get myself out of this horrible anxiety and low mood. X

Thank you all ❤️

Thank you, it’s just so frustrating as this has been going on in both pregnancies and I still feel no further in treatment or advice. I literally hardly ever am sat down in constantly always out and about as I have a very active 3 year old. I don’t feel I have eaten really unhealthy since my...

Hello so this will be a really long post, but I’m desperate for some help from someone. So I’m 33, I was first diagnosed with gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my soon Oct 2015, having a history of diabetes in both sides of the family. They said I maybe pre diabetic type 2, after...

Hello! I just had my 2nd baby 6 weeks ago. I was told I may have type 2 diabetes following a annual hba1c test in January whilst finding out I was pregnant again. I had it I my first pregnancy gestational treated with insulin and metformin. This time it was insulin, I was induced both times...

Hello! I just had my 2nd baby 6 weeks ago. I was told I may have type 2 diabetes following a annual hba1c test in January whilst finding out I was pregnant again. I had it I my first pregnancy gestational treated with insulin and metformin. This time it was insulin, I was induced both times...

hello, So after a hba1c of 56 in January 2018, and falling pregnant ( treated with insulin whilst pregnant, and metformin after my birth 29/08/18 had to stop from an allergic reaction) I have just been to see the diabetic nurse after my 6 week post natal check, I broke down crying as the...

Tonbe honest I’ve had no medical care since I’ve had my baby, I was seen by a diabetes team whilst pregnant, but not anything since, as the team I seen was in a maternity hospital, so now I’ll be seen under my local gp surgery, so I’ve not been given any plan of action or what I need to do next...