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Snacks? Walnuts are a good snack - just 2 seem to go a long way and they are apparently good for your cholesterol. As I refuse to take statins I have a daily chopped up clove of garlic washed down with a dairy-free Benecol drink. As long as you don't chew the garlic no-one would know you ate...

I've half a mind to report this post ! decidedly pornographic... :shock:

I'm sure destiny means eat these in preference to the 'white'/processed versions. The low-carbers on here, of which there are many, will say you shouldn't eat any rice, bread or flour (well maybe a teeny weeny bit if you really must). :wink:

good advice on here... viewtopic.php?f=15&t=42725

It is possible to have tea without sugar and without honey. as a teenager I took 3 spoons of the stuff but I converted to zero in one go! - as a T2 no sugar/honey this will be much better for you! BTW quoting the benefits of honey from a honey sales site is not the best reference :wink: As...

Well done! 40g is low though. I don't think I could stay that low. Your body will take time to adjust to your new diet - don't give up but also don't resist making moderate changes to what you are doing. I've stuck to around 60g most days with 100g a couple of days a week. I found this easy...

That sounds great Cass - I wish you all the success!

Hello and good luck. You say you have had your gallbladder removed. This will affect how you approach a 'low-carb' diet as you won't be able to rely on fats as many of us do, so I assume you are taking this dietary change with the full agreement of your GP?

Sketcher, Could you reference your source for this please. I can see that this is a 'recommendation' from diabetes organisations but I cannot see that it is a government 'requirement'. The guidance is here: https://www.gov.uk/diabetes-driving Ta

at diagnosis aged 48 my BMI was 25 (barely overweight). For the previous 25 years my BMI had fluctuated around the 22 to 23 mark and I was doing shedloads of exercise (3 hours a day average). Prior to that (student years) I was a bit overweight, say BMI 26 for a year or two. before that...

You only need to test if your diabetes is treated by insulin. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 120413.pdf

careful.... carbs(sugar) lurking everywhere :?

To test nor not requires a different answer depending on whether you are taking insulin or not. This thread was started by someone who I understand is not taking insulin and therefore testing advice by insulin dependent diabetics is confusing - sorry guys, you need to step into Q's shoes. Q -...

You've done really well Irw60. Brilliant in fact. If those Hba1c figures creep up - you know what to do. :wink:

You didn't need to test to work that one out though. I think you have made my point for me. Testing is not really much help. Common sense and avoiding carbs is the pragmatic answer to keeping BGs down.

Irw60 that looks like a lot of carbs there... in fact that looks like a lot of food... 60g of porridge is a lot of porridge! Baked beans have a lot of carbs in - I love 'em but I won't be eating them any more. Butternut squash is also fairly high as is beetroot. Low fat yoghurts almost always...

If only testing were as simple as some make it out to be... I for one eat meals which are comprised of a number of different foods. If I were to test afterwards I wouldn't know which of the foods had spiked me. So to understand what actually spikes me I would have to eat single item meals...

Q007 Just be aware that not everyone believes that BG testing is the way to go for unmedicated T2's. The diabetic community is split on this with more medicated T2's recommending it for obvious reasons. BG levels can be confusing and vary wildly. Many unmedicated T2s rely simply on Hba1c...

If by normal you mean 'what is a non-diabetic' Hba1c then it is <42mmol (or under 6.0% old money). I have been diabetic for 9 years and I once got mine down to 41mmo (5.9%) and was told (stupidly) that I was no longer diabetic. At my last test it had crept upto 48mmo (6.5%) and was told...

Yes you should get it checked. However, 'floaters' are common and usually totally benign so don't worry yourself stupid in the mean time. I can't remember never having had them. Sometimes they seem worse than at others, but my diabetic retinopathist isn't at all worried about them and says my...