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I wasn't sure where to post this so I hope it is in the right place. I have been low/no carbing to get my BG down to within the guidelines which I have done and am starting to experiment with carbs. I've been reading a bit about low GI/GL but it won't let me search the forum to read more about...

I have psoriatic arthritis which is (among other places) is in my hands and my thumbs don't work very well which means I can't cut my own toe nails as I can't use clippers or scissors. My nails also have psoriasis in them which means they are thickened and shatter when they are cut. Hope no...

I have reduced my BG levels considerably recently and was waiting to start feeling a lot better but to be honest I don't feel any different, apart from my eyesight improving. I've had a massive family crisis this week and have gone off track (pizza) on 2 different nights. My BG shot up but it...

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Hiya I am also limited to exercising due to psoriatic arthritis and other joint/pelvic problems and have difficulty walking but I do not have the terrible problems that you do .. it sounds really difficult. I don't know how much of this is relevant to you but here is what I do. I walk short...

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I thought it was too good to be true that I could have all the lovely creamy sauces on my chicken :( so I guess that means I'm one of the ones who is going to have to count calories as well. I'm turning into a human calculator as it is :P The 7lbs I lost in the first 3 days and thought...

I think it is as follows: Glucose sticks to the haemoglobin to make a 'glycosylated haemoglobin' molecule, called haemoglobin A1C or HbA1C. They test to see how much of this molecule is in your blood and gives them an idea of what glucose has been in your blood for about the previous 6 weeks...

Do the NICE guidelines still work on the old system or the new? Does it need to be: (roughly worked out) 4 - 7 waking and no more than 8.5 2hrs after food or 4.5 - 7.9 waking and no more than 9.5 2hrs after food

Hi Annie Yes I defo need to lose weight but I am the type of person it drops off when I put my mind to it but goes back on at the same speed unfortunately. I'll keep plodding away and hopefully it will kick start as you say.

Re: Recipes. My Chicken Curry Recipe Tomato gravy 1 tsp cumin seeds ½ tsp coriander seeds ½ tsp fennel seeds 5 cardamon pods 5 garlic cloves - sliced 1” ginger (equal amount to garlic in size) - sliced 1 red chilli – de-seeded and sliced 1 med onion sliced Everything else! Oil – not olive...

I have just upped my fat intake as I read a post on here where someone gave an example daily menu and I wasn't eating nearly enough fat. I thought that if you ate low carb you had to up your fats. OK back to the drawing board. Thanks for the advice.

This is the monitor I have and am concerned now about my readings. This would make my lower readings of 5.1 actually 4.59? How do I know which reading my monitor is giving?

I have been eating very low carbs to bring down my BG for almost the last 3 weeks and have not lost anything at all. I am actually doing it mainly to lower the BG but I keep reading about the terrific weight loss as well and wondered what I am doing wrong? I am eating low/no carbs and using...

I'm so glad to hear it's ok to let go over Christmas. I wasn't looking forward to missing the roasties and parsnips. I don't have a sweet tooth so not bothered about sweets but there is a melton mowbray pork pie with my name on it :wink:

Hiya Yep I checked. I opened it on the kitchen worktop and it defo wasn't there. I didn't think there would be a way round it. Thanks anyway.

Went all the way into town today to get 10 test strips as forgot to get my prescription :roll: Get home tonight to test before tea and no code chip :evil: I have an Accu-Chek Aviva monitor and wondered if anybody had the same and knew of a way round it. I think I know the answer already...

I tested for ketones to see why I am not losing weight and wondered if my diet was not working the way it should as others seem to lose.

I am eating very low/no carbs at the moment but am not losing any weight at all. I have just bought some Ketostix from Boots where you would think I had asked for crack cocaine and they nearly didn't sell them to me :shock: . I have tested with ketostix and the reading was 1.5 mmol/L. Is...

I know the NICE guidelines for type 2 are on waking below '7' and no more than '8.5' 2 hours after a meal but what are your goal figures? I have got down to just within the guidelines but feel I would like to go lower but am not sure how low I should aim to get a low Hba1c.