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It's just a thought, but for the purposes of getting to grips with your diet, I would use finger pricks to test your blood before and after eating. Finger pricks are real time whereas the libre lags behind 15 to 20 minutes. Use along side the libre by all means.

Sugar replacements are personal. I won't have xylitol in the house as it is toxit to fur babies. Forget about dp for now. It's usually the last number to come down. Concentrate on getting your numbers down. Take a reading before you eat and again 2 hours after the first bite. If the rise is...

Things have moved on considerably since your mum and grandmother were diagnosed. This forum is full of a wealth of information from members who live with diabetes of all different types. They share their knowledge and time for nothing. Your answers to questions will help people offer...

So far as I can tell prolonged hyperglycemia just means you have had high numbers for a long time. If you want to take control of your health, you can try to do it. If you can bring your numbers down with diet, you may not need insulin at all. Read the link in my signature. Do you have a...

Do you need to lose a lot of weight? My first thought was that you are very young for T2. T1 and T2 are completely different conditions.

I don't believe T2s can.

Welcome to the forum. If you have T2 then you should not eat honey. You should avoid sugary foods and carbohydrates. Do you know what your hba1c number was on diagnosis?

Fruit apart from berries are bad for T2. The only organ that can use the fructose is the liver. Porridge can be problematic for some. Your meter can tell you. Rice and pasta also not good. Consider spiralized or ribbon cut courgettes, cauliflower rice is a good alternative. As for snacks...

Welcome to the forum. Diet is key. Have a read of the link in my signature. What are you eating in a typical day please? Tou should test before you eat and again 2 hours after the first bite. Your rise should be no more than 2mmol.

Google keto chocolate mug cake. Keep up the good work.

Sadly not available in the UK. Have a look at this link. https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/keto-wheat-flour-16-oz

Welcome to the forum. Whereabouts do you live?

Good luck. I have a bottle of syrup in my cupboard.

When I first started, I kept a box which contained olives, walnuts, cheese which I used to snack on or use as a lunch when I was out. Breakfast is not necessary. Have a coffee with double cream. You could make some keto muffins, made in advance you can just grab from the fridge. There are...

Welcome to the forum. It depends what type you are. There is a vegetarian sub forum. Have a look at the link in my signature which is general info for T2.

I read the labels and add it up in my head.

Keto is the best medicine.

It's the dawn phenomenon. Annoying but you can't do anything about it. It will come down in its own time.

Don't lance the pad of your finger, it hurts. Ideal place is the side of the finger, just under the nail.

Welcome to the forum. If you take a change in diet seriously, get yourself a meter, you should lose weight and reduce your A1c considerably. Haave a look at the link in my signature. We can help with meters.