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It is a long time since I posted. For some months now (8+) I have been experiencing ache/pain in the sacral pelvic region. The pain is mainly central but can radiate out into buttocks or top of legs. i) The discomfort is always worse when seated - softer seats are worse than firm seats...

You will see from my previous posts that I was diagnosed type 2 in Oct 2008. Since then I have been diet/exercise controlled (no medicine). At the time of diagnosis I was probably just under 13st, I am now 10st. Something strange has happened over the last month or so. All my bg figures seem...

My BS levels have been pretty predictable now for some months. I do not take tablets or insulin - I control with diet (relatively low carb) and exercise. (I am type 2) Normally my late afternoon levels (before my evening meal) are around 5.2/ 5.8. However for the last week or so I have noticed...

It is over a year now since I was diagnosed T2 (Oct 2008). I remember being very scared and unsure about what it meant back then. These forums certainly helped me through those early months. I now control my diabetes with exercise and diet and I am happy with the results. Back then I became a...

May sound a daft question but I thought I would throw it out there anyway. I can predict my BG rise/fall after meals during the daytime. I am wondering what happens when you eat immediately before going to bed - assuming that you fall to sleep straight away. eg if I eat a meal with say 20g...

Having lost over two stone in the last 6 months I now want to try to stabilise my weight - ie do not want to lose anymore. My diet is relatively low carb (approx 60/90 per day). For reasons I won't bore you with I want to try and avoid fatty foods so bacon, sausages etc are out. I am...

My BG numbers are pretty good overall - usually 5.5 to 6.5 and rarely over 7.7. My feet seem in relatively good health - no pain or discomfort. However I have noticed that on three of the toes on one foot the bottom of the nail is now white/cream (across the full width of the toe where it would...

It seems to me that it is the BG baseline level which is key to BG control. If we put aside the 'dawn phenomenon' it seems that my body will always return to a certain 'baseline' BG throughout the day. It is as though my body sees this figure as the 'natural' level to be at. BG will rise from...

Type 2 (diet/exercise controlled) I made a post last night, now deleted (by me), in which I was wondering why my 'base' BG had been raised over a 24/48 hour period. It is normally around 4.8/5.4 but has refused to drop below 6.0 for almost two days now. This was perplexing me because I had...

I am T2. I seem to have got my BG under quite good control at the moment. By restricting carbs to about 12/15g in any one sitting I am able to keep the BG below 7.0. Ever since I was diagnosed as T2 I have checked my urine for Ketones. Today, for the first time, the strip changed colour -...

Of all the foods I miss (and there are so many) it is chocolate I miss the most. I allow myself the occasional luxury of: - party size aero (5g carbs) - party size choc button (8g carb) What about the so-called zero carb chocolates I have seen advertised. Am I correct in thinking that these...

I know this has been discussed many times before but I am now getting into a pretty serious testing regime which is costing me a pretty penny (it is getting results though - so that's good). I can't get prescriptions. At the moment I have a FreeStyle Lite and a Accu-Chek compact plus. Cheapest...

I am T2, diet controlled. For a little while now I have experienced a pain at the base of the little toe, topside of the foot. There is nothing visible on the surface of the foot. Genrally (touch-wood) my feet appear to be in good health - ie no blisters, corns, toe-infections etc It feels as...

In an attempt to get a better control over by BG I am now testing post-prandial on a regular basis. I have two different meters: - Accu-Chek Compact Plus - Freestyle Lite I am getting quite different readings from the two meters on blood from the same sample. For example: Accu-Chek: 5.4...

I am not sure if there is an answer to this - but I thought I would just throw it out there anyway. Which causes the most harm, a single very high spike for say two hours or several smaller, consecutive spikes. For example: Say I want to eat 45g of carbs in the morning (for now let's put aside...

I am 53 and was diagnosed T2 at the beginning of Oct 2008. I have made several lifestyle changes (exercise, diet etc). I have Dr B's book and have read endless articles online. I have not been prescibed any medication - ie I am an exercise/diet controlled T2. The purpose of this thread is for...

As a newly (relatively speaking) diagnosed T2 diabetic I am trying to get my head around the question of how often to eat. My BG never seems to drop too low - so my focus is on trying to ensure it isn't raised more often/for no longer than it needs to be. If, generally speaking, it can take 2...

I apologise if this has been asked before. Is there a particular time of day that one should do a fasting BG (home test)? I have tended to work on the principle that provided it has been 12 hours since I ate/drank it dosn't really matter. ie 8am if I ate last at 8pm, 10am if I ate last at 10pm...

In October 2008 I was diagnosed with T2. Got the usual depressing advice from the GP. After much research online (and the purchase of Dr Bernstein's book) I embarked upon a low carb/(relatively) low fat diet. I also started exercising 30 minutes (treadmill) almost ever day. By the beginning of...