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A struggle for sure. One thing I am looking more closely at is that in balancing all the various systems your body relies on patterns or habits. It's VERY good at working out a response to any pattern it can identify. Dieting is a pattern it can deal with. It kicks in what I call the 'crop...

You are right of course. Diabetes is a hugely complicated problem. And with so many affected / impacted systems any improvement is gradually. Form my own personal experience, and this is just me, I have researched hugely on what my actual calorie requirements are per day. And just about every...

Fingers crossed. It does really get your moods in the wrong place having BG so high. 1 X boiled egg? Not much of a breakfast. Have you tried protein shakes? The stuff bodybuilders use? If you shop around you can get some high protein but low carb stuff. Make with really cold water. Cold water...

I am not promoting in any way but I use a free app from Medivo called On Track. Allows me to keep track, look back at visible history and take notes aka Diary. I've tried a few but for Android this is best I've found.

Ha! Yes I should have mentioned/cautioned if you DO want a drink then Vodka and a diet fizz mixer is probably best. Doesn't mean you HAVE to drink :-) I tried cutting down on the high carb food stuff but as I lack will power I my portion sizes and control gradually drifted back up. So last 6mths...

I think key for me was realising that managing T2 is actually quite hard work BUT succeeding makes other stuff easier, I'm losing weight, moods are better, more useful energy. You don't have to be fixated and consumed by it - but it's not easy. I eat before I exercise (used to be after), I...

Hang in there! Sadly the medical profession are genuinely under so much pressure they seem to have lost sight of the fact they are here to help us, the public! I've found self help to be more reliable for sure. I know T2 is a very personal experience but for me the key is diet. I'm an engineer...

On the apple cider vinegar. It's good stuff and my personal is juice 3 fresh lemons, 8 tablespoons ACV, around a level teaspoon of fresh grated ginger root. Mix together with water up to around 1.5 litres. I drink around 250ml a day - chilled. BG seems much more stable of late.

I have the same problem and although I'm low carbing and exercising and keeping BG in good limits I suffer blurred vision. I wear glasses for reading - this is just blurry vision for about a week and it seems to come and go. In fact I started recording it and it's on approximately a monthly...

Hi. Ok my twopence worth. Too many calories. We are all made differently with differing BMR etc. so the one size fits all calorie recommendations are not often right. Nonsense on turning fat into muscle as the difference is negligible . Losing muscle will drop your weight and it's possible to...

I do a lot of travelling for work - usually more than 2 flights per week. There are ways around all this. 1) Use compressions socks - and make sure they are good ones as there are some real shoddy ones around! I of course have hypertension as well and swollen ankles takes a day or two to improve...

Oh yes - before I forget - if you have a smart phone try the app MyFitnessPal or similar - its great for tracking just exactly what you are eating and totalling up for the day - works for me.

That early morning reading is a real ****** to control - I only manage it by ensuring I do not eat after 8pm EVER. I too stick with LCHF diet as much as possible and try to test before and after most meals - its a bit of a voyage of discovery to learn what foods do and do not make a difference -...

I am merely a Type 2 and diet controlled (OK Wife Controlled also but that's a different story) - As I am keeping to the diet control route for now and keeping my Hba1c below or at 39 I do tend to measure BG more rather than less often (It helps being in Scotland where my doctor doesn't limit...

Hey Stillo - sound slike you are having a tough time. But some of the posts here are right - if you dont maintain a basic calorie level your body tends to stoe what it can when it can and it can be counter productive. Also if you are exercising as you say (or at least have some significant...

Hi - I read this post and thread wih interest. Being fairly recently described as Type 2 and also suffering from a number of other 'issues' such as High BP, overweight - the usual cocktail - I also suffer from a need to know more about everything that affects me! I am trying to manage my type 2...

Re: Hello there! Sadly just joining the forums as new diagno Wow - yes - its the side effect of the drugs and the preipheral effects o f diabetes really that make up the whole package I suppose. I suspect that being diabetic from such an early age must have been very difficult - at least mine...

Re: Hello there! Sadly just joining the forums as new diagno Daisy - thanks for the welcome and initial advice. Appreciated. I shall be reading everything that I can find - I do tend to go a bit overboard on information acquisition - ! My downfall has always been white bread and whatever could...

Hi Folks, Robin here. Well i suppose having reached 53 and overeaten, overstressed and generally abused the traditional stereotype of 'good health' it is not a surprise that i have now been diagnosed as diabetic. :( Started just before Xmas with frequent urination, dry mouth and a general...