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Thanks @lovinglife. It looks higher quality than Stute. But jams I can live without. It's marmalade I hanker after. And a couple weeks shelf life would be a problem.

That would be 38 gms per 100 gms, so a typical portion for one slice would have say 3-4 gms of sugar. From the lack of response to my post, I gather it's not popular. I don't know if it's pushing the boat out too far, but having discovered a low carb bread that I actually like, I'm starting to...

Thanks @ElenaP. Yes it was sent for lab analysis. Twice. It's great that yours got sorted because you persisted. Sad that receptionists sometimes wrongly filter out contact with a doctor. BTW, @Antje77 I get that Dapagliflozin filters out sugar through the urine, creating an environment ripe...

I've been taking Dapagliflozin for 11 months, and for the past 3 months, I've had awful burning when I pee. I've repeatedly tested negative for a UTI, nevertheless as a precaution given antibiotics, which haven't worked. I don't have the other symptoms of thrush. I have uric acid kidney stones...

Low carb bread.

I don't have it now to confirm if it's what you mean, but yes, I buy them regularly at my local M&S, and they are tasty and don't spike my BG.

Before I began seriously regulating my blood glucose, I used to enjoy Thursday Cottage reduced sugar preserves. I didn't check my blood glucose, so I had no idea how I reacted. Generally, my diabetes was uncontrolled, but I also ate bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, etc., so can't say how the...

4.7 on Libre, but could be inaccurate.

Should this be a concern to those of us prescribed Dapagliflozin? I looked up Canaglflozin's bad side effects and it includes burning urine, which I, on Dapagliflozin, have been suffering from for 3 months, with no UTI and no diagnosis.

Thanks @KennyA and @lovinglife . I get it about some carbs being better tolerated than others, and in my case irrationally so. Like not spiking after a Caffè Nero croissant (they're smaller), but spiking after ricotta pancakes thickened with white flour. If your assessment is right, I need to do...

I recently bought a glucometer to do just that, but I can't get the hang of them. Too many errors. Given I'm more looking for accuracy of trends than numbers, this doesn't worry me too much. My recent A1c was 49 mmol/mol (6.6%) - on a slowish downward trajectory. My meals are lowish carb - say...

Typically, my glucose reading will rise about 3 mmol/L after a meal, which is fine, but it doesn't drop back for 3 hours or longer, as in this example on my CGM. The general assumption is that it should drop back within 2 hours. What does it signify that it takes so long? More curious than...

I got our nurse to apply my first 2 sensors and noted placement and that she fitted it with a lot of pressure. Also watched videos. If your husband has hair where it is to go, maybe worth shaving it off. Also washing, drying, then applying alcohol and letting it dry before applying very...

4.9 this morning, after poor sleep when it was as much as 6, and on a libre CGM, which may not be accurate.

Thank you for mentioning Robert Andrew sourdough bread. I finally decided to splurge on it. Arrived today. I had a cheese toastie for lunch. Yummy. It extends what can be a rather boring range of food. I had previously tried another low carb bread, but I didn't really like it.

While white toast with marmalade may not be the healthiest of options, even if it is low-carb, you can indulge on occasion if you wish with low carb toast and sugar-free Stute marmalade. Waitrose sells a fine cut version, which I occasionally enjoy, but not too much as it is sweetened with...

Here are some thoughts based on my experience: I also reacted badly to Metformin. Switch to SR became better with time. Why are you on 1500mg a day though? I was put on 1000mg a day to start with. I can't recall what my A1c was, but yours at 61 doesn't seem terrible to me. But that's a question...

I use a Libre 2 plus with Libre app on my phone and only have to scan it with my phone to activate a new sensor. If I lose connection, I switch Bluetooth off and on and it generally restarts. Otherwise, I scan, but that is very seldom. At one point, I had 3 successive failures with Libre, but...

Abbott should have a scheme to recycle Libre applicators. As far as I know, they are not suitable for recycling and it all adds up to a lot of plastic waste.

I had Dapagliflozin 5 mg added to my 3 x Metformin prescription when my A1c was very high. It didn't noticeably reduce it, but switching to a low carb diet months later did. The dapa does give me bouts of constipation, one was very severe. I am keen to come off my meds, but with GP's agreement...