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Andy, probably even your 9.6 just after the cake is pretty ok - my husband, who is definitely not diabetic, had a 9.7 about half an hour after eating four chocolates when he tested for fun one time. But I don't think it means your diagnosis was a mistake. IIRC you had some pretty horrendous...

Hey you! :) sounds like you're doing amazingly! :) Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now between 5 and 6 mmol. 20kg lost so far :)

If you're properly strictly low carb ( say, 30g per day) then cream should be fine. If you're having a lot more carbs than that then you need to watch fat intake as well if you want to lose weight. Type 2 on Metformin, diagnosed Jan 2013, ultra low carber, Hba1C at diagnosis 8% (11mmol), now...

A tiny amount of milk wouldn't have done. It would have been the protein. (I'm assuming by the fact that you said a "full protein" lunch that it would have contained a fair amount of protein). Protein can raise blood sugars, albeit not by anything like as much as carbs. The only foodstuff that...

DeeBee: I really think it is the same as being an alcoholic. He is addicted to that ****. That's why he can't stop, and that's why he's doing stuff like buying it secretly and hiding it in his car. I know because I used to do stuff like that too. But once I was diagnosed with diabetes, it gave...

Well when I made crumble, I did put a certain amount of rolled oats in as well. Not too many cos they're quite high carb. Maybe 2oz? I can't remember. But that was for the whole crumble of which I only had a quarter. I also think maybe you're not using enough butter? Lack of butter would make it...

I swore I wasn't going to get involved again lol.... If you want to know what the OP is saying, you have to read her posts. She did not say she was having a hypo. She said she didn't *know* what her sugars were, because they refused to let her test. When, several hours later, they finally...

Briefly, I'm an overweight (very overweight) "classic" type 2, was diagnosed in January 2013, and started low carbing straight away. Have lost 20kg so far, and blood sugar wise I am, I think, doing very well - HbA1C of 8 (64 new money -> 11mmol) at diagnosis. Have not had a repeat yet, but my...

No, I think if you were having those sort of readings then you are Type 2 diabetic. However it sounds like your new diet has bought your blood sugar back to normal (weight loss will help too, of course). But it doesn't mean you are not diabetic; if you went back to your old diet, then your...

She had her quick acting insulin with her (?Novomix). She told us that she administered some when she was having her dinner. The police confiscated it. The insulin they drove to her house for was Lantus. Presumably she takes that before going to bed at night. She would have not had reason to...

I feel a bit of a lone voice here, but everyone seems to be determined to cast the OP in the worst possible light (NOT saying she behaved well, clearly she didn't). But several people seem to be leaping on things she's saying, misinterpreting them, and then using it against her. She didn't...

It seems to me that half the problem is that you seem to be dealing with the doctors receptionist! They are not medically qualified! They do answering the phone and admin work. Yes, you've dealt with a dodgy doctor as well, who appears to have the miraculous skill of ruling out diabetes by...

And I'm going to chime in as another voice sticking up for AMBrennan ( and to an extent the OP) All she was asking for was that her BM should have been checked before she was locked up and her vital supplies taken away. Yes, I can see why they do that, although it seems a little paranoid to me...

And I'm going to chime in as another voice sticking up for AMBrennan ( and to an extent the OP) All she was asking for was that her BM should have been checked before she was locked up and her vital supplies taken away. Yes, I can see why they do that, although it seems a little paranoid to me...

Definitely. I never factor in herbs and spices (with the exception of tomato ketchup - I sometimes add that to cooking and its high enough in carbs that it needs accounting for; I think it's around 5 carbs per tablespoon). And gravy mix, like Bisto or instant gravy granules, have carbs in as...

I would still have a slight quibble with what your DSN said. Ketones of 1.6 would be entirely expected in somebody with norovirus who was vomiting, diabetic or not. It is a physiological response to burning fat instead of sugar, and occurs both in low carb diets and if somebody is vomiting and...

Well its a bit hard to be 100% sure without seeing it but bear in mind that chicken doesn't have any carbs in it at all so that would be an awful lot of carbs for an onion! However, although I couldn't be sure without seeing it, I would be willing to take a bet that one of the chief...

96? Seriously, I wouldn't change ANYTHING at all. You wonder why they were even testing her, unless she was having uncomfortable symptoms ( eg repeated thrush). Exactly as Lenny said, I would advise that she perhaps cut out sugar in tea, that's about it. Next thing they'll be putting her on...

Vicki, I really feel for you on a limited food budget because since I have been diabetic I have spent much more on food :(. There may be way to include meat more cheaply, though, if you could fancy it: liver is very,very cheap (my husband loves it. He buys it for 30p and there is enough to feed...

Have you had your annual MOT with the nurse yet, where they check your foot pulses (sometimes with an ultrasound thing) and test the sensation in your feet by tickling them with some thin wire? If not than you ought to book one because every diabetic on the books should have at least an annual...