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Tesco does a nice houmous with lemon, chick peas, lentils and a few other "compliant" foods mixed in. Only 2% sugar per 100g too. :D

My experience with Atkins was very similar to yours betic. I found myself eating monotonous stuff, like peperami's and baby bel cheeses as snacks all the time. Bacon and eggs for breakfast with steak and salad or chicken and salad for dinner. It did become very dull and boring after a few...

Nibbling on carrots works for me............especially when I dip them in a tub of houmous. :)

Welcome from another newbie who has also found this forum invaluable.........just look at how many posts I've made :oops: :wink: :D

Thanks Ken.

I'll check with the nurse at my next assessment and she if she will write me a prescription for them too. Just so I'm clear, this isn't a drug it's a vitamin supplement?

Just taken a before lunch reading and I'm back down to 6.9 :D I never realised that something as simple and straightforward as a bowl of porridge could cause such a spike in the BG. :shock:

It looks like I will need to re think my breakfast choice. Took a reading when I first woke up at 8.8. Then had Scott's porridge oats and took another reading one hour after. That reading was 12.8 :shock:

Pills arrived today. I've started taking one a day and will report my results on the forum. I've had a stinking headache all day, I hope this is just a coincidence. :(

I haven't tested myself an hour or two after eating porridge to be honest. I will do tomorrow. Generally speaking my readings are coming down and are all now within 1 point above or below 7, which after only 3 weeks I'm more than happy with. Just started taking Benfotiamine today also so...

Sounds like a bit of a postcode lottery. My DB nurse is excellent and gave me a free meter and wrote prescriptions out there and then for lancets, strips and even a bucket to put the used lancets into. I can understand your frustration completely.

My Benfotiamine tablets have arrived. :D I hope they are not snake oil too....... :shock:

Any of the forum readers come across these adverts yet? Is it recommended or snake oil? Here is a typical advert: healthresources.net/landing/blood_sugar/index6.asp?SC=HEV1617

I've started eating 3 or 4 digestive biscuits a day, every day this week and so far it isn't affecting my BG. In fact, my BG is still dropping steadily and I'm now at the 7 target my DN set me on diet only. Thing is, I'm still eating fairly normally. For example, just spent 3 nights in a...

Hi, I'm a newbie in the same boat as you. I've made quite a few posts on here in a short space of time :oops: so if you click on my profile then read my posts, no doubt I will have asked some of the questions you may well have. Could save you a bit of time. :D

Hi, I'm a newbie too so finding that there is lots to learn and lots to observe (trial and error). I see from your profile you are diet only, so am I. Your readings seem higher than mine; I was 16 when tested at A & E on 1st of January this year but by simply adjusting my diet and cutting out...

Patch, According to one of your previous posts you ordered a bottle of these back in Aug 09. What results have you had with them? Using similar logic to your own (at this price it is worth a punt) I've just ordered the B complex variety. Cugila might tell me off for putting the link on here...

Just waded my way right through this thread, including all the weblinks along the way. (NOTE TO SELF - you need to get out more) :twisted: I have eye trouble, kidney problems and pain in my hands and feet. All the reports and testimonials on the various weblinks are positive, but some on...

I ate two apples earlier then tested myself. BG went from 6.9 to 8.8. A jump of almost 2 points. :shock:

Just tried to re use mine and the meter wouldn't let me. It just bleeped and an error message came up. I guess with the micro chip technology built into these strips the meter can tell when a strip has previously been used. I would imagine all of these meters would react in the same way.