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Aye, I was a real pasta and rice fiend [emoji16]

Thank you! Very fortunately, my husband and teenage son joined me in the low carb way of life, so that makes it easier. There are huge chunks of the supermarket we now ignore completely! [emoji16]

I've never understood the "missing breakfast counts as fasting" thing. I've not eaten breakfast since I was at primary school, 40 years ago. Didn't prevent me getting fat AF and developing T2

I used to get horrific cramps. Magnesium supplements sorted it.

Fantastic stuff. Vanilla excellent too. Carbs are actually lower than that as it's sweetened with xylitol. It's less than 2g per tub I seem to recall. No effect on my bg. We buy it often.

Well that's slightly worrying! I've no idea what my first diabetic A1c was. I was diagnosed after fasting 10.4 then 12.4 the week after. In the intervening week I researched like crazy, and when my GP called to say "You're diabetic, come in and get some drugs", I said "No, I'm going to try this...

Brilliant! Haha

Diagnosed January 2017. Lost 8.5 stones in 10 months. (Stalled since October!) HbA1c was 30 (4.9) at my last test. Can't work out how to upload a pic from my phone!

"Benefits buffet"? (Recipe sounds fab!)

Wow, amazing! Well done, you!

It's easy if your fingers are warm. It's tough squeezing the blood out if they're cold!(Learned the hard way) [emoji16]

I got stuck at the box asking about what you find difficult about management of diabetes. Couldn't get past that page

I paid almost a fiver for TEN Accuchek strips in Boots the other day!!! I usually get them off Amazon where they are a bit cheaper. However, I've now ordered an SD Codefree. Thanks guys!

Tart cherry supplements really really help with gout. Dr Jason Fung gives it to patients who need it in the Intensive Dietary Management program. (I'm a distance member.) You can buy it on Amazon.

Just discovered that Monin sugarfree syrup spikes me to 14. Yikes! Didn't expect that. Are there any foods that cause you a spike, that you wouldn't expect?

Me, hubbie and son (aged 17, 6'4) all eat low carb (they are not diabetic but do it for health) and our shopping bills have all risen massively. My son scarfs down packets of prosciutto and roast chicken pieces in between meals, and I have to buy packs of berries every day. I often wonder how...

Great! Thanks for this encouraging post.

Give it more time and don't worry! Took me about 6 weeks to get a reading under 6. You'll get there! Best of luck.

Try the massive bags you get for a quid in The Range! They're fluffy looking, like Quavers. The ones you get from Musclefoods online are good too.