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Morning all. This is me -Type 2 on no meds, about 9 years from diagnosis and a bmi of 25.2. Haven't had a HbA1c for ages. Generally bumble along with fasting bloods a little too high. Work has been stressful of late and there's been a lot of group comfort eating of home baked cakes. Fasting...

I'm on my holidays and catching up with a bit of reading. The two books I've got on the go at the mo are John Yudkin's Pure White and Deadly and Nina Teicholz The Big Fat Surprise. Both look at the evidence base for today's healthy eating advice, which isn't nearly as robust as you'd like to...

Okeypoke, here's the deal. Research says that we're more likely to stick to plans of we announce them in public and make ourselves accountable to friends who will be interested in how it goes. I thought it might be good to have a thread where we could state our objectives for the day and then...

Over the past week I've become aware that my thyroid gland is enlarged and slightly tender to the touch. I've read the NHS info site and know that it's not likely to be anything scary but I need to see the GP fairly soon to double check. I'm planning to go on Monday. In the meantime I thought...

I'm looking for tips on identifying a GP practice that will support me managing my diabetes. My current practice require me to see the Diabetes specialist GP for absolutely everything. That GP is not interested in working as a partnership to manage my diabetes, I am to do exactly as told and any...

To help them make sensible food choices? When I'm in a good place emotionally I'm very good at making sensible choices and bring my weight and BMs right down. When I'm not -stressed or feeling sorry for myself because I can't healthily eat the same as my friends or family - I tend to eat the...

I got my diagnosis of Type 2 in January 2010. For the first year or so I did very well, reduced carbs, got my HbA1cs right down, lost weight and all went well. However, shortly before I had been diagnosed I was made redundant, and it took me until June this year to get a real job. The three...

Type 2 diet controlled diabetic here. I sem to have picked up an infection allong the edge of my big toe nail. It has improved a bit overnight with the application of TCP lotion then ointment. I can't get to the GPs until Thursday so will have to treat it myself til then. It has been suggested...

I saw the Truvia and other commercial Stevia preparations in Sainsburies today. I think I'd prefer to try one of the tincture or powdered leaf forms, is anybody able to recommend a UK based stockist, internet or real shop? Thanks

That it really :D Any info/experience gratefully received

For a relatively newly dignosed type 2 on a trial period of diet control what HbA1c result would lead to an expectation of medication being prescribed?

getting in to the board? The saved address on my favourites bar was saying that the address was unavailable. I could open links from Diabetes UK e mails but none of them would let me access the Board Index. The Diabetes UK board directed me to a different support community. Is it just me and...

Type 2 diet controlled, usually low carbing but very occasionally doing stupid things like eating Nutella on white bread or (or maybe even, and) hot cross buns with lemon curd. I know this is part of some kind of rebellious phase of the process of accepting that I'm diabetic, I'll be thinking...

in the smell from the inside of Easter Eggs? OK, not a serious question :D I spent a happy few minutes earlier today just inhaling the sweet chocolatey smell which, if I'm honest, has always been my favourite part of the egg. It made me ridiculously happy, I can't imagine I'd feel as good...

I just wanted to ask fellow low carbers about their attitude to eating on high days and holidays. 1) Do you stick to the low carb diet on your Birthday or Christmas (other religions' celebrations available :) ) though actually you'd quite like to trough on down and it makes you a bit sad? or...

I have Hereditary Spherocytosis (HS), which is a form of haemolysing anaemia (the red blood cells are a different shape and the spleen destroys them before they are actually defunct leaving the patient with anaemia) It is often treated by removing the spleen - splenectomy. My spleen was removed...

If I figure out the amount in grams of carbohydrate for each raw ingredient I use when I'm cooking and then divide the total by the number of servings will that give me the carbs per serving or does cooking do stuff to the carbs?

A couple of questions for those of you who limit your intake of carbs to help control blood sugar levels. First, how did you arrive at the daily amount? The chart on the side of the oatibix box talks about a guideline daily amount of 90g "total sugars" which I'm taking to mean carbs. Obviously...

Hi, I've just been diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic and am looking for a bit of advice about figuring out whether I need to eat or not. One of the things that is puzzling me at the moment is how to interpret physical sensations. I have always, if I left it long enough between meals, found I had a...