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We are all likely to have our own reaction to stress and I believe that the recent heat is quite stressful. I was in Thailand recently and coped with the heat and blood sugars were fine . I think this was because I was in air conditioned accommodation so no trouble sleeping and I was swimming...

We are all different so can only give my experience . I can go a whole day without drinking and rarely get thirsty so I have to force myself to drink. I know when I do not drink enough my blood sugars increase not sure of the exact physiology involved but there is for me a direct correlation...

We are all different and what works for one may not work for another . I found that too much protein can turn into too much glucose in the blood . I found I had to keep my Protein to 0.8 gram of the weight I wanted to be so for example 64 gms if I wanted to be 80 kilos . I increased fats (...

Yours does not look precisely like mine . So I can only explain how mine works and see if helps you . You never actually see the lancets as they are in a drum and the button to push the lancet into the skin is at the top and the white button moves the lancets in the drum The way my accu...

Listened to this programme this afternoon . As people had said all going well until got to professor Levy who seemed to take the view there are no evidence as regards low carb. In fact he referred to fads so think he is unlikely to change his view anytime soon I think. I found interesting was...

You have done really well . As others have said you hba1c is an average so if you say have an average turnover of blood cells which can be about 12 weeks and you had 5.4 weeks ( 18/4 to 25/5 ) at reduced bs and you had about 3 weeks with the higher medication and the balance of 3 weeks (...

We are all different in how we react to change in diets. I can give my experience which was that I lost steadily a pound or so a week and lost about 2 and a half stone and then stalled for a few weeks then suddenly lost 7 lbs in a week then stalled again for a few more weeks and then lost...

Do not despair , I had a similar experience when part way through a tub of strips suddenly going up between 1 to 2 more than I expected . Only when I started a new tub did it fall. I had the same issue with a tub bought at the same time ( ie sudden increase in blood sugars part way through a...

Just watching on catchup and not doing much for my blood pressure . I know that there will be a second programme so hope it will be better than this one . One of the first points I noted was that some of these people had been diagnosed for a couple of years but still had high blood sugar...

I am a leisure cyclist but there was something interesting on the TV last week . If you believe what you see on the TV ( in the recent BBC programme about carbs ) it is possible to get the benefit of the sport drink on your performance but not take in the Carbs . What you do is swill your...

The instructions I got from my dentist is that you should not rinse as the toothpaste protects your teeth. This is also what the NHS site suggests as well. I use sensodyne and there is not sugar listed in the ingredients but I would be surprised if any toothpaste had sugar. I have been using...

You could try a mug “bread” . 25 gm of almond flour (coconut flour is an alternative but as you do not like coconut may not for you) , a bit of olive oil, half a teaspoon of baking powder, one egg , a bit of salt if you like salt , mix put in a mug , microwave for 90 seconds . Turn out of the...

I think we are all different. I lost very gradually ,then stalled for 4 weeks and suddenly lost 7lbs in a week , stalled again this time for 6 weeks then lost 7 lbs in a week . In total lost 4 stone or so over 6 months . I ate to my meter and did not count the calories but when I stalled I made...

I regularly go out for coffee - we go to a pub nearby which has a great selection of teas and coffees , and very few cakes on show to tempt ! Personally I have earl grey tea with no milk but I think that an occasional coffee or tea with milk should not cause the issue - one has to live

I had some accu chek ones which after about the first 10 started reading high , took me a bit of time to cotton on - I bought a new pot of 10 and compared reading taken at same time and consistently the old pot reading was higher so concluded that just opening the old pot had caused the...

As an off the wall suggestion, what about colouring the shell of boiled eggs - food colouring or onion skin in the water and then you have a very low carb easter eggs .

I agree with resurgam go back to your doctor . Maybe you could have developed a reaction to your meds for example as per NICE ( see link below) an uncommon side effect of pregabalin (sic ) can be hypoglemia so it may be that what is causing an issue rather than the metformin - you...

I went into Boots today and saw that there were some Accu chek items on sale - so thought goody and got some more lancets and strips - only to be charged the full price - I pointed out the error and was told actually the goods are going on sale tomorrow but they had updated the price today...

Marks crackling crisps are, I find, better than Mr Porky and have the advantage of being softer on the teeth and just pork rind and nothing else so no flour, dextrose MSD etc and I have never had a rancid pack - as always the disadvantage is price .. sigh !

I made my pancakes ( 2 medium sized ) by 25gm of coconut flour, an egg , a teaspoon of double cream mixed all together and then added some water to make the batter (I guess you could use milk instead of cream and water)- cooked them in olive oil - lemon juice when cooked - was very...