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whats the score with using powdered spices like ground ginger, garlic granules etc, do they affect the carb content, none of the bottles give nutritional values so im a bit wary, but it would be nice to add a little heat with some smoked paprika on some crispy fried belly pork

1st week over and done with. Weight was 99.8 now 97.7! Carb flu was awful..... but passed in 18 hours. Was on 4 x metformin 500 and 1 x gliclazide 40....... now (waiting for docs appointment) 2 x metformin 0 x gliclazide - bloods test readings -- before on full meds ----- morning 9.7 teatime...

im presuming this is ok, although it's car rating is 61g per 100g, but 0% sugars... holding off having some (got that meaty taste! )

hi there i started yesterday, and today feel a bit woozy, and rubbish overall... however my bg levels have only peaked at 8.4, and falling to 6 ish. i need to lose weight, and have done atkins before i was diagnosed... anyone any advice, have i maybe gone too low carb?

Been diagnosed nearly 8 years now. and have moved from dietary to metforming, and now to glicazide. but since losing the comfort of metformin, I've been all over the place on testing, as high as 18 as low as 4. it's making me panicky, and I cant get docs to agree they've got this one wrong...

But seem to be much higher spikes, I've not made a big error and should be taking metformin with glickazide? was on 4 500mg metformin daily, now on only 1 cglicazide. but not feeling nearly as good.

Hi. I'm type 2 on 2 500mg metformin daily. and currently 15 stone 2 lb, which is around 2.5 stone overweight for my height. Recently I've been on a weight loss mission, have completely cut out bread, and most high carb foods, but not all, and for the 1st 4 weeks I managed to lose 12 lb. which...

Hi I've been eating fairly badly, largely due to financial reasons etc, But health now needs to be taken seriously My last hba1c was 7.8! I think a lot was to do with 3 weeks eatin in florida, and forgetting my entire supply of metformin. I'm on 1 twice daily and my cholestorol is 6.5! which is...

Hello, been I while since i posted, was dietary for 4 years but now on the minimum metformin dose. and hba1c'ing at around 7.4, down from 8.6. My weight however has gone up I'm now 15 stone 12 and at only 5ft 9, and with it all being round my belly I look like a balloon :lol: So I joined...

I was put on two 500mg metformin 4 weeks ago. seemed to be fine, was getting readings around the 5.5 - 9.5 after eating, but last night after a normal meal i tested at 14.2, adn this morning after a brekkie of porridge and coffee, I tested at 13.6 I've been execising and have lost 8 lb's. is it...

hi there. been dietary type 2 for 4 and a half years. last hba1c was 7.9 so doc has put me on two 500mg metformin 1 at breakfast and 1at evening meal. Was advised by the pharmacist to just take 1 initially for a few days then move up to the full dose. seems ok, but I've tested a few times, and...

Hi there. I use a freestyle mini to test my BG levels, usually 1.5 to 2 hours after eating. Last night after eating a good healthy balanced meal I tested and it came up 23.7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was panicking. but retested a couple of minutes later to find in was in fact 9.7. Can anyone or has...