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hi does anyone else struggle to get warm? I am constantly cold my home or lounge is at a steady 18-22 degrees (kitchen and bathroom lower) yet I am always cold my feet are often like ice and my hands and like now I am shivery is this to do with diabetes or maybe something else? dont like...

g0mrl thats how I use to be before diabetic attitude towards breakfast I use to be 5ft 3 and 12 st 5 lbs and now 26st 12 lbs took me a long time to do breakfast but even if an hour after waking its better than none and the reason you are so hungry is you probably arent eating enough in reality...

You Are Doing Great Lucy :D baby steps thats how to get this one I believe :lol:

SO Day 2 Waking BG 7.2 woohooo same as yesterday am happy with that for now :wink: Bf 1 sausage, 1 egg and 3 mushrooms Post breakfast BG 6.6 not higher than 2 point above pre meal but higher than yesterdays post breakfast ?carbs in sausages Try diff types and see which I get best results...

oh man thats not good welcome scorpian Hope you manage to get your blood glucose under control again Remember 1 step at a time Vicky_l

had avocado apple and nuts and now am so hungry want a hunk of meat :( didnt give in and eat again just had pt of water :D

Happy Eating baby steps will get you there :wink: Vicky_l

oh Lucy Having just read your normal day intake of food my mind went ohh that is so high in carbs I am type 2 so different I know but was told to avoid bananas as most diabetics find them too high in carbs and you eat complex carbs at every meal which I would also struggle with if I ate your...

hi titchy ok firstly I have only read your first post not the whole thread please please do not give into pressure I have been diabetic for 14 months now and only in these past few weeks since I joined two forums online did I get the damage I was doing to my body having just some of the foods...

thanks Luna21 yes I have a freezer but right now its survival as no carer coming in to work so make what I need for now and eat then worry about energy to clear up and so on but in time once I work out what is ok to eat for me and what isnt then will work on making batches and freezing cant...

Waking BG 7.2 breakfast of eggs and mushrooms Post breakfast BG 5.7 quite a happy girlie :crazy: Pre lunch BG 6.3 lunch of smoked haddock (lots) carrot and 2 sticks of celery Post lunch BG 6.3 :o exactly the same :lol: Pre dinner BG 6.6 hmmm :? going up is...

Ok taking control :!: as of today am low carbing I will conquer this disease or at least slow its progression down :D will continue my progress reports in journey has begun :D Vicky_l

Today I start low carb properly Made myself get up and make breakfast before 10 had finished it Had two eggs and three mushrooms YUMMY :lol: in an hour will take blood glucose to see effects of that meal on my levels and see if that breakfast is ok for me as a person if it is mark it as...

:D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) scrambled eggs with butter is good love them and oh fresh coffee and double cream bad but maybe once a week as a treat :wink: thank you Vicky_l

hi Lee sounds good never been to that beach but I know of it ahh well dont think you going to get your weather just yet ITS UMMM SNOWING EEEEKKKK its ok breathe dont panic tiny flakes probably wont come to anything :lol: haha had you for a moment then didnt I be honest :wink: lets hope...

thanks sainsburys and ocado dont deliver here and asda too expensive due to min spend so its tescos as for local authority they just cut my carers budget by 300 a month so dont think they will want to help either its keep juggling finances until I find a more realistic way forward hoping...

oh if only there was a one fits all we would have it sorted in a flash :wink: baby steps same as me am just starting on this journey of finding way to be in control of this condition instead of it being in control of me :oops: happy eating :lol: Vicky_l

Hi skinnylizzie What a dilema and am not sure as not medically qualified yet I do know from medics I have talked to that nuts and seeds are ok and meat and there is I believe a debate about whether 1. fat makes us fat and 2. whether fat alone affect cholesterol so mayb try a little more fat...

WOW lots of info and seems people pretty much opt for similar breakfasts here so am guessing that works well oh that recipe for devils porridge made me wonder if thats actually got any food products in it as it all sounds like cement mix to me :o :roll: :shh: :wink: ok so scrambled...

sadly not nearest supermarket to me is 7 miles away and carer sold car last weekend so no supermarket trips except online got tesco delivering today mostly fruit and veg will do another shop Monday (normally or use to have Waitrose on Monday before the income cut they deliver for £50 which is...