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Congrats on bringing your BG readings down. You don't say which Michael Mosely plan you are using, whether it's the earlier ultra-low calorie approach, or the more recent variant which focusses more on keeping the carbohydrates down. You are right to prioritise getting the blood glucose and...

Really? Well put like that, I know that I will die whether I go into ketosis or not - everybody dies eventually! Seriously, there have been 2 events where dietary ketosis, fasting and exercise was studied in the real world. Several diabetics (mixture of T2's and T1's) and 1 non-diabetic...

@plantae I suggest that your view (above) is more typical of somebody with RH or Type 1. For a Type 2 a 'spike' is only of concern if it lasts more than 90 min or so (still high at 2hrs after first bite). Because otherwise (for a Type2) it's just a 'normal non-diabetic' response. Since we are...

It was meant to be semi humorous. Because HCP's often think that diabetics need to eat enough carbs to 'match' their doses of medications - rather than that the doses of medication be matched to the carbs being eaten!

I think that Type 1's, Type 2's and people with RH differ somewhat as to their definition of a BG spike because of the different nature of their conditions. To me, anything going high enough, fast enough to be a concern is a 'spike' - even if it takes its own sweet time in coming down again.

@Jaylee I find myself agreeing with that DSN who said 'Your insulin won't work without food'. - Because it won't have anything much to work on unless you eat 'lots of whole grains', fruit etc.

For me the GI does have some meaning, but not enough to be relied upon. I still need to test for myself with my BG meter. We T2's are a diverse group and unlike @KennyA I find that for the most part it's a combination of GI and GL which are the biggest factors for me. Though I still seem to get...

OK, perhaps you are trying to do too much, too fast. If you can make just one change at a time and just concentrate on that for long enough for it to become a habit. Then often your tastes will change and you won't find what you used to eat so nice anymore. I used to eat ordinary milk chocolate...

Even whole oat porridge (though it spikes the Blood Glucose of many Type 2 Diabetics) is better breakfast for a Type 2 Diabetic than Cornflakes. But a zero carb breakfast like eggs, cheese, meat, fish would be much better still.

Hi @Badly Drawn Kano, and welcome to the forum. Obviously you need a sustainable method of controlling your Blood Glucose (and perhaps weight). Short term methods just postpone the inevitable because T2 Diabetes control is a marathon, not a sprint. You say that you dealt well with T2D in 2018...

Why do you want to use a milk alternative? Are you lactose intolerant, or a vegan? I don't take milk in tea of coffee, or eat breakfast cereal (for obvious reasons). But since I eat full fat dairy, if I had a need for milk I would use full cows milk which has lower carbs than semi-skimmed does...

Metformin is slow to build up in the body and so slow to go away too. It has only a small effect on Blood Glucose and none at all on BG reactions to what you eat, so there is no reason to be scared. There alternative drugs, but most of them can also cause digestive problems as well as other...

What are your expectations? Firstly the error allowance on B meters is +- 15% so you can only rely on approximate values and trends. Secondly you can't control your liver dumps exercise, or just moving around, lack of sleep, stress, infection, illness, medication, in all around 40 different...

Hi @Onlyahobo I'm proof that the nurse was mistaken about slim Type 2 diabetics. I was Thin Outside Fat Inside (TOFI) and got my Blood Glucose numbers down to normal figures quite quickly. There are some thoughts that it isn't always good to reduce them too fast because the eyes are affected by...

I'm no expert in what causes HbA1C mis-readings, but certainly abnormal blood conditions could do so. How low carb is 'fairly low carb'? - 130gms per day? or more than that. In my opinion Low Carb starts at under 130gms of carbs per day - though my BG meter tells me I need less than 40gms per...

Hi @Ricku2 It is almost unheard of for a Type 2 on diet alone to suffer from real hypos, though many suffer from false hypos after their BG has dropped substantially and quickly. Non-diabetics and Type 2's on diet alone, do get sometimes get low BG and never know about it because they don't...

Most of us just want a decent meter with cheap(er) test strips since they are the main expense wen testing our meals. The 2 meters that meet those criteria, which are the most recommended in both main UK Diabetes forums are: SD Gluco Navii Spirit TEE2+ Both are available on the internet and...

A great loss to this Forum. His knowledge and wisdom will be missed.

You are (at worst) only pre-diabetic, but many of us Type 2 Diabetic eat no bread (except for special 'low carb' bread. Whole grains are very slightly better for Diabetics than refined grains. They have some vitamins (but most commercial bread is 'fortified' with vitamins anyhow) more fibre (so...

You can't expect the same number even testing the same drop of blood twice, much less testing different fingers, since then both time and location come into play as well as the different test strips.