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Hi All Just a quickie, iv'e been low carbing for a bit now and my sugar has been pretty well controlled. However I have been getting a spike to quite high levels now and again and I couldnt work out why. I looked at what I was eating and there was no common food, that was untill today when I...

Hiya :D I fancy making a watercress soup and wondered if anyone has any recipies for a low carb version I wait in anticipation Cheers Tony

Hi Folks I've not been on here for a while as work has been nuts nuts nuts. I am still low carbing and my bg has been fine for the last few months, I go to the gym twice a week and am fitter than I have been for yonks. I wondered if I could get a laymans idea on something if you can help. I...

Hi all Sorry not to have been around for the last week or so but work being work it has been a tad busy. Anyway, I went today to get my hba1c results. The story so far is that when I was last tested my result was 11.1, my sugars then flew off the radar and got stupidly high and then I joined...

Hi folks Today I went for my HBA1C blood test after 3 and a bit weeks of low carbing that has seen my sugars plummet from 20's to close to normal range. I have tested quite a lot during this time and this has helped to keep the control levels good. Whilst I was having my blood taken this...

Hi Just a quickie, although low carbing is working wonders for the old sugar levels and health in general there is an element of constipation involved. I wondered if anybody else had encountered this and any solutions they had to get things back to a more regular timetable. Any help would be...

I know I keep giving a running score but after 2 weeks of low carbing I today hit 5.6 pre my evening meal. This is just amazing bearing in mind I was in danger land and hitting anywhere between 13-20 2 weeks ago. All week I have not budged above 7.7 after food so from where I was to where I am...

Hiya I have just checked my sugar and yippee am down at 6.3 late in the day which is a fantastic result considering it was up in the high double figures only a week and a half ago when I joined the forum. My new low carb lifestyle is going well and I have a lot more work to do but I am...

Hi All I have been a member for just over a week and took advice from the forum about low carb eating, my sugar pre forum was getting ridiculous and I was losing the plot unable to figure out how to reduce my numbers. This evening I hit 6.5 which is the lowest for many a year, I am trying...

Hi all Sugar down to 7.1 today, not brilliant but considering it was starting at 11+ a few days ago and was hitting some scary numbers is a major step forward for me in the space of four days. To those who lead me to low carbing a big thank you, I aim to keep working at this and want my sugar...

Hi All Wow what can I say, I only joined the forum last night and I have had a result already. I have been struggling to get my sugar down for months and I decided to try the low carb approach after reading about it here last night. I have gone on low carbs today and with an hours excercise...

I have been type 2 since 1999 and for the most part have been able to hold my levels under 10. The last few months I dont seem to be able to keep my levels below 11 and they are rising I have just been put on metformin but I need to know how to get this under control as every time i eat my...