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I'm not even going to try Nutella again, it was bad enough giving the stuff up pre-diagnosis when trying to loose weight, that stuff is the crack cocaine of the chocolate spread world :) Mat

My carb counter lists Chocolate Spread, Hazelnut, Nutella as Per 100g Calories (kcal) 533 Protein (g) 6.6 Carbohydrate (g) 56.4 Sugars (g) 55.2 Fat (g) 31 Saturates (g) 10.3 Fibre (g) 3.5 Sodium (g) 0.033 Not my idea of low carb!! Mat

I've been looking at my average BG score over the last 7 days as my indicator of how well I'm doing overall, this includes a test first thing every morning, and a 2hr test after most meals, although I'm no longer testing after meals I'm happy are safe for me. It also includes some 1hr and...

Being a driver by day, and a keen angler packed lunches were a big issue for me when I was first diagnosed! Now I make really "meaty" salads in a seal-able plastic box the night before - for tomorrows fishing trip I've packed a camping stove, and bacon mushroom and eggs for breakfast, and a...

It's still quite high carb, although a little better than white, also it tastes like eating the scrapings from the bottom of a hamsters cage! Personally I've taken the decision that if I can't have proper white crusty from the bakers then I'm not going to bother with bread at all :( Mat

Not really keen a cheese, or any "matured" dairy products. I have been trying to drink 1/2 pint of semi skimmed milk each day to make sure I'm getting some calcium. To be honest the above list is pretty much what I used to eat, I've just cut out the spuds/chips/rice etc that I used to have...

Thanks to both of you! In my case going on Insulin or any other medication that could cause hypos would mean the loss of my job, as I'm a licensed private hire driver, and so subject to the tougher group 2 driver medical rules, the nurse is aware of this, I was diagnosed as T2 during the...

I think the Byetta was mentioned as I also need to lose a significant amount of weight, the nurse was very enthusiastic about it! I'm not keen on taking drugs, although currently taking 4x500mg Metformin a day. I've lost almost 2 stone since diagnosis just from that and diet changes, so...

When the Dr sent me to see her he introduced her as "Our Diabetes specialist", but I've not seen any certificates :) It's a large surgery - around 10 GPs and 5-6 nurses. I'm having my first HBA1C since being diagnosed soon, was hoping to get the results a bit quicker than that! Also...

Just called my surgery for the first time to arrange an appointment with my DSN, told that her first availible appointment is 17th April !!!! Is it normal to have to wait over a month ?????

I've been trying to reduce my carbs as much as possible for the last couple of weeks, but am a little concerned that I may not be getting all the nutrition I need from my diet I really don't like eating cooked green veg, dunno why but I just can't eat it without feeling nauseas, in the past...

Sounds like you may have a duff unit or pack of strips then! I've been using mine for two weeks now and have had a good spread of results from 5.1 up to 9.0 - as you'd probably expect from a newly diagnosed experimenting to see what foods he can still eat! And those results do seem to...

My kids want to treat mum to her favourite Takeaway on mothers day (Despite my offer to help them cook her a nice leg of lamb :cry: ) Any suggestions for what from at typical Chinese takeaway menu might be a bit more suitable for me other than my usual chicken chow mein and egg fried rice ...

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Did my normal wake-up BG test this morning, and scored 7.1, a bit higher than usual for me, so decided to walk my son to school to try to get it down a bit. After walking for around 20 mins, covering about a mile, I test again and get 8.0 !!!! Took my metformin, and a multivitamin with a...

That describes exactly how I used to feel in the week or two before my injection was due. And was the reason I asked to have the jab every 8 weeks instead of every 12. Mat

I didn't have a meter at that time, I will test myself after we eat the other half of the pot which is currently sitting in the freezer :) I do however seem to be able to manage a moderate amount of carbs, after the roast lamb dinner, which contained around 90 carbs I tested at 6.3 before...

I have been trying to hit a compromise, but it's still feeling a bit one-sided So far this week I've cooked roast lamb with all the trimmings and simply reduced my carbs by having an extra slice of meat and half my normal amount of spuds Spag bol - used wholemeal pasta, they didn't even...

I seem to be OK with a moderate level of carbs, I'm trying to find ideas that the whole family can eat without me having to cook two separate meals every night! Mat

Anyone got any suggestions or recipies for making a "better" pastry? I'm a lifelong fan of meat pies and sausage rolls, and would love to be able to still have an occasional treat! Can pastry be made with wholemeal flour ??? Mat