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I have been taking 30 Diamicron MR (slow releasing) and Glucophage (metformin) 850mg x 3 a day. I stopped taking the Glucophage myself for over a week now as I was feeling very tired and sick on them. I still took the 30 Diamicron MR in the morning and with cutting out all the major carbs I...

Hi, was wondering if anyone here have counted calories to help lose weight and how successful is it? I am cutting out most of the main carbs like pasta, rice and breads etc but I still want to eat lots of veg. I want to find a diet that is kind of in the middle ground. Lowish in carbs with...

Can long gaps inbetween meals make a difference in your readings like if you had breakfast at 9 but missed lunch and had dinner at 6pm? Or not eating enough times during the day effect a reading?

Eating low carb, I am still unsure as to how much fat I should be eating. Should I still be opting for low fat cheese etc? Or just the likes of olive oil? Can I still lose weight by eating fat on a low carb diet? What are your experiences?

give a rise in a reading? I deceided to see what would happen if I ate very few carbs yesterday to see what difference it would make to my readings. My sugars through yesterday were staying between 5 and 5.9 and yesterday evening my last meal was just some hard boiled eggs with some mayo and a...

I was just wondering if I should count net carbs when counting my daily carbs and what would a normal carb count a day should I start on? (taking into account that I need to loose weight too) What are peoples feeling on Atkins? Is 20g net carbs a day too low to start with? How many carbs do...

Has anyone here ever use any low carb Baking Mix or bread mixes like Carbquik Baking Mix or other low carb products? If so any they any good?

I am newly diabetic and my dietitian insisted that I only have 2 portions of protein a day, an egg would be one or a small skinless chicken breast for example because too much is bad on the kidneys. Said I could eat as much veg as I like, about 6 portions of Carbs like brown bread, brown rice...

Hello all. I am new diabetes and to this forum. I was diagnosed as Type 2 just after Easter. I am 36 this coming Monday and I am about 19 and a half stone ( so lots of weight to lose). I am on a lot of medication for depression and for the last year or so I felt that I was on a self...