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Being not hugely talented in the kitchen :) I was wondering if anyone had a simple recipe to make a low carb breadcrumb coating for chicken/fish etc out of some low carb bread, srsly or similar? I'm guessing I blitz a slice of bread (fresh or stale??) and use egg to make it stick, but...

Has anyone noticed Malitol spiking your blood glucose ? I've had a couple of huge spikes recently (I've been wearing a CGM) that I can't explain by anything other than eating a pack (70g) of fellows sugar free ***** bears . . . . . In the last 8 hours I've eaten a chicken and hard boiled egg...

Has anyone else had issues with tiredness when taking statins? I was put on Statins a couple of months ago and have been having issues with tiredness and "lethargy" ever since. I can get out of bed, walk down the stairs and sit in an armchair and promptly doze back off! I stopped taking...

Currently on a combination of empagliflozin and rybelsus. Also currently wearing a libre 2 free trial. I forgot to take my empagliflozin yesterday. And as far as I can see from the libre app it made absolutely no difference to my glucose levels through the day, or my fasting level first thing...

Hi All Despite being told by my DN that the world would end in armageddon if I tested my own blood glucose, I (T2) decided to try the free trial of a libre 2 sensor . . . . I followed all the instructions, washed the back of my arm, let it airdry, attached the sensor with the applicator...

Can protein cause blood glucose to spike? I tested at 7.8 first thing today. And ate a larger than normal almost zero cooked brunch (sausage bacon eggs and mushrooms) as I was feeling hungrier than normal at around 11am At 4pm I tested 9.6! Nothing to eat in between. No real exercise either...

Could I ask what apps people re using to count carbs? I used to use my fitness Pal, but have recently logged back in and found that they have put the barcode scanner behind the paywall. I've d/loaded and tested MyNetDiary, but I'm finding it's database is very inaccurate, the carbs shown in...

I love my slow cooker, especially at this time of year, but I'm trying to reduce carbs and looking for lower carb additions / accompaniments - Beef stew is just missing something without dumplings, and sausage casserole really needs a nice dollop of mashed potato . . . . Any suggestions ? TIA Mat

After a recent very high HBA1C test, I've embarked on a plan of reducing carbs and increasing exercise. As I can only have an HBA1C test occasionally I'd like to use a meter to roughly track my progress. Is the best way to do this to track my fasting level in the mornings? Look for a general...

Hi Everyone, I've been here before, but a long time ago. I was diagnosed T2 12 years ago now, and kind of fell off the good management wagon during lockdown etc. I had my first blood test for 4 years last week, and was somehat shocked to have an HBA1C of 93!! I came away from my...

Are Atkins chocolate bars really as low carb as claimed on the wrapper? Just noticed a really big spike in my BG an hour after eating a 30g Crispy milk chocolate bar! 3:15 tested at 7.6 Went for 20 mins swim, 10 mins in jacuzzi 4:30 starting work (driver so testing every two hours), tested...

I've been doing a lot of reading of these forums over the last few days, and remember seeing a post about a brand of Metformin that was designed to be absorbed in the stomach rather than the intestine to avoid the side effects, but can't find it again!!! Strangely searching with the terms...

I've always been keen on frozen deserts, especially during the warm weather. Wondered if anyone had had any success making lower carb desserts using an ice cream maker and sugar substitutes such as canderel or splenda? I'm particularly thinking of my favorite, lemon sorbet, I appreciate that...

I've not posted here for a while, but have just had a rather disappointing review. Has anyone else experienced a large weight gain while taking Gliclazide? I was slowly but steadily losing weight until I was put on Gliclazide, since then I have put on almost 12 kilos, and am almost back to my...

Got an appointment tomorrow for my first Retina screening, bit concerned about the leaflet mentioning blurry vision and pain or extreme discomfort as possible side effects! Could someone tell me what actually happens at these appointments, and how bad / long lasting the side effects are? I'm...

Anyone know how much carb / sugar in a lemsip drink? Got a stinking cold and would like to take on before work tonight!!

I was switched from standard metformin to the SR version about t wo weeks ago, and since then the side effects seem to have got worse, not better! Has anyone else had similar experience? is it possible that im simply not able to tolerate any form of metformin? Currently taking 2x500mg twice...

Any tips on how I can reduce my fasting / early morning BG level - it seems to be the highest reading I get all day! often well into the high 7.x range. The rest of the day I seem to test at low 6.x apart from directly after meals! I try not to eat anything high in carbs after my evening...

Just got my first HBA1C result since diagnosis and going on Metformin. - 64, or 8% in the old system according to the convertor! This result is 6 weeks after diagnosis, and starting Metformin, is this OK for this stage ? Can't get an appointment with my nurse until the middle of next...

Just wondering why we test 2 hours after eating - did a set of tests today that have somewhat shocked me! I have been allowing myself an occasional small bag of maltesers as a treat - after all the first couple of times I tested after eating them the 2 hour test looked fine - well under 7 both...