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I haven't posted in a while and just been lurking for recipes, but I had to post this as inspiration for others. Just had my one year blood work results after diagnosis and I'm happy to say I'm still on track. My Doctor took me off of Metformin 3 months ago when my A1C was 5.5. After this...

Hello. My wife was planning of making home made tapioca pudding for christmas dinner desert. It has 3.5% milk and whipping cream for the liquids. Also using splenda brown sugar to sweeten. Does anyone know what the GI is of the tapioca its self? I will probably have some no matter what but don't...

Hello again everyone. In my previous threat I stated I'm off metformin which is really good. Bad news is my cholesterol is up slightly. From a 5.2 to a 5.8 total (LDL HDL and TRI). I've got an appointment with the dietitian in a few weeks and I know she is going to want me to cut out eggs (I...

Got my third a1c back and I'm still in the mid 5's (5.5, 5.7, 5.6) so my doctor said to stop taking the metformin and we'll see what happens in three months. So I've been off of it now for a couple of days and I've got the shakes and weak knees just like a low blood glucose would be. I've...

Just saw this on the CBC website. http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/study-type-2-diabetes-questions-medical-dogma-no-evidence-1.3762658 It sounds like he doesn't have all the information or he's cherry picking. But he does have a point that we may not be exploring all avenues. This doctor...

Hello all. I've been lurking for the past little while but I need to ask a question. I just had my 6 month blood test and it was for A1C and lipids. I'm pretty sure my A1C will be fairly good at least under 7. But I'm a little concerned about my lipids. I suspect they will be higher then...

Just finished listening to a CBC radio 2 part discussion on fat and suagr. Over all I thought it was very good. They did give both sides but I think they favoured the fats side and really the whole foods side. Check it out at http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/fat-and-sugar-part-1-1.3635209 Sent...

Just about everyone here speaks highly of the LCHF diet. I have also found that severely reducing my carb intake has helped control my diabetes. But one thing I don't always see is what exactly are the high fat foods in this diet. I thought a thread on what higher fat foods people are...

I just watched this documentary on Netflix called "Sugar Coated." They talk about how sugar intake has jumped in the past 30 years and the problems that it have been seen because of it. Type 2 being one of the biggest. The one thing I took away from this was that the low fat craze that took...

I found a recipe for a black been chocolate cake that is moderately carby. I'm looking to do a black forest cake with this but don't want to use a regular tin of cherry pie filling. The sugar in a tin of pie filling would make any one diabetic (as my Mom would say). Does any one have any...

I found this erythritol and monk fruit sugar at our local Bulk Barn http://www.bulkbarn.ca/en/Products/All/Monk-Fruit-Erythritol,-non-GMO,-naturally-sourced, (you will need to add the comma manually to the end of the link to see the product). It's 100g carbs per 100g of sugar. I'm just...

I'm type 2 and have a fatty liver. I quite often suffer from a morning sugar dump which raises my sugars in to the mid 6's to mid 7's. Its been a few months now on metformin and trying to be as low carb as possible. That doesn't always work and I've fallen off the wagon a few times. What I'm...

After reading so many rants it's my turn :) So it was another birthday at work today and we all go out for lunch. This time to a chain restaurant and they have their menu online with nutrition info. We have to pre-order so I spend morning coffee looking over everything. Finally decided on a...

Just wondering if any one has used or knows anything about the Dario meters? The Canadian site is at http://mydario.ca/. I'm really tempted to try one. One it's got the geek factor going for it and I'm an uber geek. Second keeping everything in one small package looks really handy. Not sure...

As I've said many times I'm not a baker so this could be all my fault. Today I tried making bread. Here are my ingredients: 80g whole wheat flour 130g oat flour 175g almond flour 30g flax seed meal 30g golden flax seed meal 85g Super 6 grains (chia, whole flax, whole gloden flax, sunflower...

Hello everyone. I'm looking to make a nut bar for snaking. I've heard goji berries are better for blood sugars and would like to include them in a nut bar. I was thinking of using as a binder like one would use dates. I need some help with a recipe and how to get the berries soft and sticky. I...

Just watching the morning news and they are talking about bowl problems. The lady (not a doctor or dietitian but is a pharmacist) says us low carb eaters don't get enough fibee. Not sure about the rest of you but i get tons of fiber from vegg and my low carb breads. Most carbs I take in ate...

I just saw my doc to get a new Metformin & coversyl prescriptions renewed as it's been just over 3 months since diagnosis. First thing he says to me is that he's surprised I'm there. Aparently he was sure I wouldn't be back for at least a year if not more. He said most patients are in so much...

I bought a couple of ebooks for low carb breads. They all look good but... Almond flour is really expensive where i am so i would like to use it a bit more sparingly. Also they call for white bean flour which is only slightly better then wheat flour. So what im looking for is guidance on using...

I read a couple of threads that we should test before, then 1 hour and at 2 hours after a meal. I was told by my dietician to test at the 2 hour mark. Doing this my numbers were okay. Not always spectacular and a few times high. Yesterday I decided to check at the 1 hour mark and it was at a...