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Well it's the same principle as making normal butter icing, where you would use softened butter and icing sugar (if you haven't done this before, maybe your wife has?). I'd find it really hard to give quantities because its very much a "by eye" thing, but you want to start out with some room...

You see, while I'm not for a minute excusing your GP (why, seriously, would they not do an Hba1c, what harm could it do?), your list of symptoms would not be nearly as "red flag" to a GP as a fasting blood glucose of 19. A lot of the symptoms are either non-specific, or not classic diabetes...

Yes, Baby Bel cheeses survive reasonably well without a fridge as long as its not a heat wave (will the bus be air conditioned?). Remember that on day one, you probably can get away with refrigerated things, so I might decant some Greek yoghurt mixed with a few raspberries or blueberries into a...

Definitely doesn't sound right Littlewolf - I'd be straight back to the doctors too. 19!!! Several hours after eating some jelly babies!!! (Just to quickly check though - you did wash your hands before testing? Jelly babies have a dusting of icing sugar on, could give a reading like that if...

Oh I forgot the George Foreman grill! I love mine! Wish I'd bought the one with detachable plates though. Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 4.5 and 5.5 mmol. 20kg lost so far :)

Sid, did you ever suffer from feeling hungry when you reduced portion sizes? Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 4.5 and 5.5 mmol. 20kg lost so far :)

My Vitamix - they are very expensive, but I love it. Also a Kenwood mini chopper which is good for purée ing garlic, onions etc. I use the vitamix to make soups, and smoothies. Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 4.5 and 5.5...

I think you may have answered your own question ;). You went to bed hungry? That's probably misplaced. That's exactly when liver dump happens. It's not that protein causes "spikes". Carbohydrates cause spikes. Protein can cause your sugar to rise to the extent that your body can use protein to...

Hornplayer - please don't panic yet! It's really normal for your morning readings to be the last to come down - that's exactly how it went with me (and they still tend to be higher than my pre-lunch, which is invariably my lowest reading). They came down gradually, on their own, with time...

I don't think it's the same as coconut flour when it comes to baking, but can't see any reason that you couldn't use it in porridge You can buy coconut flour online, and I think also some Asian supermarkets sell it. Like a lot of online purchases, the P&P can really be a big part of the cost.

Any - is that your daughter in your profile picture? She is beautiful.

It sounds like everything is moving in the right direction slowly but surely! Well done! Is this still all just diet only? Your doctor may suggest metformin if you're not on it already and that might take it down a little further (maybe another 1-2 mmol)

Hmmm, yes, I do sometimes have little pinhole marks on the front of my fingers. I wouldn't say they were disfiguring or anything. But certainly not something a hand model would want to do. Funnily enough it just seems random as to which fingers are left with marks. I used to get horrible bruises...

Yorksman, are beansprouts bad? Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 4.5 and 5.5 mmol. 20kg lost so far :)

I use the front of my fingers (usually just under the bottom of the fingernail, or slightly to either side of that) as advised in Dr Bernstein's book. I find it hurts less than the pads or sides, and means you can use all ten fingers (10 fingers, left, middle and right makes 30 sites so lots of...

Congratulations John!

I have to say, if the original test was measuring your cholesterol, it would very likely have been a fasting test. That's how cholesterol is normally measured (unlike Hba1c, which doesn't need to be fasting). So I do think its very possible that you've had diabetes for longer than you think. I...

No problem at all Michael - completely my fault for jumping on something without checking it out first! And no harm done - blood sugars back to five today. I need to eat a low carbohydrate diet because, like a lot of Type 2's (I wouldn't say all, because everyone is different) my body doesn't...

@MichaelDavid - funny story about the rye bread - I read your first post about it, where you said about your hba1c of 5 and how you could never have achieved such good control if it wasn't for rye bread. So I thought, that sounds good, I like rye bread, I'd better buy some. So I dutifully bought...

Re: Arrested for drunk in charge when actually Hyperglycaemi He wasn't driving. He wasn't intending to drive. He was getting his kit from the glove compartment and charging his mobile phone in order to ring for a taxi. He was acquitted of any crime, and granted costs. His complaint to the IPCC...