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I was never told I was pre-diabetic, was never over weight and ate what was considered a healthy diet. After developing a couple of symptoms I asked to be tested for diabetes, not even my doctors idea. He was reluctant to do the blood tests as I wasn’t at all overweight. The diagnosis did come...

I use cauliflower rice often. Fry a few chopped onions, mushrooms and a bit of garlic then add the cauliflower rice. Actually prefer to to ‘normal’ rice.

Welcome to the forum. I’m probably not the best person to help as I have type2, but try not to worry, but try to maintain good control. A friend of my mother’s was diagnosed type 1 age 15, she hasn’t lost any limbs, only problem recently her eyesight isn’t what it used to be. She is 85 so been...

Olive oil or butter, all the time

I can see that you can nit pick and find faults with the program, but I believe for someone that hasn't been introduced to low carb it would give them a great insight and hopefully spur a lot of people on to give it a try. There are still a lot of people with type 2 out there who are still just...

I felt this was a very good program and hope my doctor and DN were watching!

I was on that amount of gliclazide and had to reduce it when I started lchf. Didn't reduce it enough at first and had a couple of bad hypos. So be careful. Ps Never liked olives before but now I love them! Glad my taste for red wine hasn't disappeared.

Have you seen Sarah Hallbergs Ted x talk? Available on you tube and very helpful.

Hello and welcome to the 'club'. Perhaps too much fruit, grapes and bananas are particularly sugary. I stick with berries and full fat Greek yoghurt, if I don't have eggs for breakfast. You will be lucky if you get good, worthwhile advice from your DN, most people don't. This is the best place...

I believe 7 is too high 3 hours after eating for someone who is not diabetic. Good luck with the doctor.

You won't be wasting anyone's time. Given what you have said, I agree, you should ask to be tested. Good luck

Welcome to the forum, you're in the right place to get lots of useful advice. To start - Up the meat and veg and you don't really miss potatoes, cauliflower rice instead of normal rice. Egg and bacon or berries and full fat Greek yoghurt instead of cereal, nuts or pork scratching instead of...

I was type 2 for 9 years before I discovered this forum and low carb. Was on lots of meds and next step insulin. Drastically reduced carbs and meds and get best bs levels ever. Must be a bit more difficult to go lchf as a veggie but I know a lot do. Best of luck.

You may feel shaky because you are used to having high sugar levels. Your levels now are probably not too low but may be normal. Unless you get a meter and check you can't be sure.

I used to work in a primary school office and helped 2 children from age 4 who have type1(finger pricking and dealing with their hypos) I feel I am much luckier developing diabetes age 50 than those who were diagnosed at 2 or 3 years.

What a very good friend you have. so many would not understand/bother.

Excellent (for an Arsenal supporter!) You have made a brilliant start, well done.

At least by finding this forum you are in a great place to receive advice. It is up to you whether you take it or not, or face the probable complications. I was never overweight and was told my diabetes wasn't diet related so just kept taking the ever increasing meds for years. Next step was to...

So glad to hear you signpost patients to this site. I followed the wrong advice for years before I found this.

Recently on a cruise I ordered the sugar free pannacotta for dessert, it came with a pineapple pure and slice of pineapple! So they haven't quite got the hang of things. Best to stick with cheese.