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My post breakfast reading this morning was 10.6, which was a bit of a surprise :shock: . Breakfast was a small slice of wholemeal toast with a couple of poached eggs. I would usually expect a reading of under 7 after that. I've had a sedantry morning in front of the PC so was surprised a...

Looks like the Nutritionist Nazis are about to go on the attack again: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healt ... -warn.html :shock: :shock: Just in time for my annual argument with my diabetes nurse about the benefits of my low carb diet! :roll: :lol:

Just had my latest blood test results. Had one a month ago & my nurse was concerned over my liver function numbers, so had another test last week. In the meantime I've been a bit more disciplined with my low carb diet & been hiking more than usual. My average carb intake over the month has...

Hi all I've had a puzzling couple of hypo situations over the last week. I'm lucky in that I usually feel hypo symptoms pretty strongly relatively soon after my levels fall below 4.0, I've never gone below 3.6 without feeling something. But a couple mornings this week I've felt pretty bad, full...

My wife works in a care home for the elderly. Over the weekend they received a new patient from our local NHS hospital. The staff that handled the discharge declined to mention that the patient was infected with the Norovirus. :shock: :x My wife & all of her colleagues who came into...

Hi all, I'm researching Low Carb & thinking about having a go. I'm a Type 2 who can usually keep my BS under control, though I tend to od on fruit :shock: I'm puzzled about dairy products. All of the stuff I've read lists cream & cheese etc as acceptable, but none makes any mention of milk...

Hi All, Not a new diabetic, but it's taken me 14 months to pluck up the courage to type this! Not good at this community stuff. Diagnosed with Type 2 last March, treated with Metformin, Simvastatin & Glimepride. Levels are now mostly under control, though I guess I still need to be a bit more...