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Re: is diabetes reversable My fasting levels are so low now 4.5 for example ,this morning, that it does look as if I have now reversed my type 2 diabetes. However I am pretty sure that if I stopped my low carb/low GI diet with lots of aerobic cardio exercise it would be back!! I will be...

I just test fasting these days but when was first diagnosed I tested all the time to find out which foods my body could tolerate and which it couldn't. Incidently manlitol - a sweetener in foods like no sugar halva and toffees makes my bs shoot up after 2 hours. I am on a permanent low carb/low...

If my fasting blood sugars are fine now <5.5 often <5.0) do I have to bother testing other than that. I used to test before and after meals but haven't for ages as I am afraid that sooner or later my regular precription for strips will be noticed and will be stopped. I have been lucky as I am...

Have you tried a low carb/low GI diet like I use as I reduced my Hb1Ac down to 5.5 from 6.6 with this . I take no medication. I am also not overweight and new have been. I also exercise in a gym a few times a week and do body system classes.

I'm one of the lucky ones who is still getting strips at the moment as I think they have forgotten about me. The doctor who originally prescribed them has now retired!!! This means I am scared to ask for an Hb1Ac in case they realise my luck and stop my strips. I get a repeat prescription so...

I stopped eating them when I realised they were not veggie!!! I now buy Nature's Plus Ultra Energy Acai bars which they advertise as Low Glycemic sensation and "suitable for Diabetic lifestyles"!! They do have 21g protein in each bar, Total carbs 13g, of which 9g sugar, dietary fibre 1g ...

I have had a similar problem with Freestyle lite. Normally my fasting numbers are <5.5 sometimes 4.8. Last week I started a new tub of strips and I got readings of 6.5 one day 6.4 the next. I got worried and then realised it was a new batch of strips. I then found a meter that was sent to me to...

Before training if I am hungry I put 1 small carton of no sugar fruit yoghurt (Irish yoghurts or Activa low fat or Shape zero) in a mixer glass, add water and a spoon of pure soya protein powder Holland and barretts or GNC own and shake it up. Taste delicious and minimum carbs. However I am a...

I did a boxing circuit as well as the spin so it was 6 hours when I tested again and it was 5.1 . I wasn't hungry which means I think that the oat bran was slow releasing which is good.

This morning only 4.7!!! (thats 4 days in a row it has been <5) Had a oat bran pancake and a small oat bran muffin at lunch with my usual salad and too much humous!!. 2 hours - 5.9 3 hours - 6.7 Now going to the gym to do a spin class so won't be able to do it again until 4 hours but the spin...

I have been reading about the Durkin diet which uses Oat Bran. Does anyone know if Oat bran is as good as Oatflakes for a Type 2 diabetic diet? I have made the pancakes and the muffins (cocoa and vanilla bean flavour - no sugar needed) and they seem to have really filled me up. I know I should...

Very interesting as I started with 2 hour sleep stints at menopause 9 years ago, was diagnosed I think about 5 years ago. My fasting blood sugar is stable at <6 - usually 5.4 ish (control on lowGI/low carb diet + exercise) and my sleep pattern is no different!!! I have to say that at least I go...

I make my own muesli up by mixing equal amounts of Dorset farm original muesli (blue box with nuts) with jumbo oats and then add , pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, goji berries, cocoa nibs and a load of wheat germ. I mix this up in a large tin and use a handful in a bowl with...

I make my own muesli up by mixing equal amounts of Dorset farm original muesli (blue box with nuts) with jumbo oats and then add , pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, goji berries, cocoa nibs and a load of wheat germ. I mix this up in a large tin and use a handful in a bowl with...

I use that micropore tape :D

I look out for 100% chocolate and you can get it!! I think Lindt do a 95% . Moser Roth from Aldi is 85% with Carb content 21.4g. I bet Green and Black have added more sugar!!! I never eat the sugar free varieties as they contain Maltitol which spikes my blood sugar as I found out when I bought...

Since I wrote last my feet have stopped burning however they are still itchy but nothing like they were. All the splitting and peeling skin has stopped on my feet and it looks and feels more normal. I am still moisturizing like mad. No athletes foot and I stopped the vinegar ages ago. I still...

I am also Type 2 - diet and exercise only and just want to say that my BG goes up if I am getting a bug/have a bug and also when stressed. Recently I had the flu and my normal fasting BG of around 5.5 shot up at the worst to 8. It took 12 days to get back down to under 6 and frankly there is...

This is soooo scary as I am also a Type 2 controlled on diet and exercise and I would panic if I didn't have my strips. It's what alerts me to do more exercise , eat more, less etc. I count myself lucky every time I get my tub a month. At least I have been through the food testing and know...

I only eat kosher food and as a type 2 on no meds I eat just the salad starter and the meat part of the kosher meal and leave the rest. I always have nuts with me and oat cakes in a little tupperware box so they don't crumble to bits!! Low GI protein bars I buy from the health food shop are...