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So many of us, in various ways, could echo your "If only I knew!" But how lucky we are to know now! And to have the kind of temperament that goes in for exploration rather than denial.

Exciting article for those of us who are able / willing to exercise. (I am taking this as a wake-up call to do more, much more!) Good to counter the frustration of seeing bg levels rise short-term after some exercise. " STORY OF THE WEEK Published in Diabetes and 2 other channels Journal Scan /...

Thank-you so much for this. I have found Dr Campbell on Youtube and look forward very much to his talks.

Do you know for sure this removes the nitrates and nitrites?

Do you think this is because people are not respecting the restrictions?

Do you have a daily target for maximum carbs consumed? If so, what is it? Also, what are your normal bg levels?

I would have liked to cast my vote in this survey, but my behaviour doesn't fit any of the options. I don't wear a mask in the open air, but I always without exception put it on before entering under any roof not my own. In the street, park etc I take wide detours round anyone I meet. I only...

I too sometimes make such heroic efforts. I find the key is to approach the offending person as pleasantly and non-judgmentally as possible. I recently had a success telling a student smoking on the University campus that smoking was forbidden there even outdoors. I felt really sorry for him as...

Have you considered that even if the policy on wearing masks in indoors public spaces is mistaken, many of us do believe or at any rate hope that we may be somewhat protected from people carrying the disease if they wear masks. I am old, with lots of health problems. If I catch Covid it will...

Well done indeed!

@zand I agree, our government is incapable of coping with the current situation AND brazenly dishonest (not that I could cope myself!) However I hear lots of interviews with hospital health workers who say that they are determined this time round not to sacrifice the interests of non-Covid...

You're right, there is more bacon prepared without sugar here in the UK than I had thought. However, here is Walls bacon: https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/wall-s-thick-cut-unsmoked-bacon-6-rashers-116147011 Ingredients Pork (85%), Water, Salt, Dextrose, Glucose Syrup, Antioxidant...

Upsettingly, if you check the packets, most bacon has sugar added. I think only the best quality, probably organic, will not. I was horrified when a diabetic friend told me about a recipe for omelette he was enthusiastic about trying, which included some flour. I told him I had never heard of...

Yes, as long as you don't have a tendency to eating disorders or obsessing too anxiously over your health. Having your own meter puts you back in control. Much better than waiting around for your GP to order you another A1c test. There are several ways to test for diabetes, or glucose...

It will be interesting to see if this is confirmed by your Libre sensors. Sometimes rises can come later than expected and so escape detection by finger prick tests. Most of us here can't cope with porridge. As for the grated apple, unless apples are your favourite fruit, how about buying frozen...

This is a small tweak, but did you realise that double cream has half the carbs of milk? I note that you don't want to lose weight, so you could swap out the milk in your drinks for cream. That's what I do. I find that having cream in my coffee guilt-free is bliss. Cream in tea is a bit odd, but...

This would be hilarious if it weren't so serious and stressful for you. Could you throw a sickie? Migraines brought on by the stress of the situation, perhaps?

The bad news is that there are carbs even in green leafy vegetables, and more in all root vegetables, which most people trying to stick to a low carb diet avoid. The only carb-free foods are fish, flesh and fat (and even some fish, like sardines, contain some carbs). Diet Doctor has a helpful...

Have you tired stopping eating earlier in the evening eg up to 4 hours before bed? Also, does the position in which you sleep make a difference? I recently had to change to sleeping on my right side due to a sore left shoulder, and am having more digestive problems in the night as a result.

How about frozen salmon fillets? Very reasonably priced from Iceland (wild caught) and IMO healthier than tuna. They come rather un-ecologically packaged in separate stout plastic pouches, but these do have the advantage that they keep in perfect condition pretty much forever. NB spend £35 and...