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What's the best curry paste / base for making curries? We like to make our own curries, but obviously the stuff in jars tends to be ridiculous. We found the little curry pots which are better. What curry pastes / bases / sauces can you recommend ? Or if you make your own, can you post a...

Ok so we have two blood glucose meters, one for in the house and one for in the car. We always make sure to use the same meter for the before and after readings. We decided to test both meters, as we seem to be getting much higher readings when at home. At home we have the codefree meter that...

Just a bit of fun really....What's the biggest glucose spike you've had? And what caused it? My partner has just been diagnosed T2, so we're in the 'test before and after every meal' stage, to see what does and doesn't spike her. So far we attempted a sandwich from Greggs (Bad idea, but she's...

Does anyone have any links to any half decent baking recipes, for cakes etc ? Perhaps that use almond flour , insted of normal flour , and stevia instead of sugar ? And what is the best sugar free chocolate to buy as an occasional treat? (Preferably not dark) As I know some can be really...

So we were very pleased yesterday when my other haf (T2) got a midday reading of 6.7 , a premeal reading of 6.4 and an after meal reading of 6.5 Today she's not had anything yet today, and we did a quick reading before lunch (fried mushrooms) And the reading came in 8.7!! She's had literally...

So we arrived home from Holiday today and it was my other half's first day with a glucose meter, and combined with the MySugr app it's already helped a lot ! We managed to get a first reading today of 6.7mmol , that was early afternoon when she'd had a double cheeseburger (minus the bread) for...

How many carbs per day would people say (on average) is the limit to consume? How many grams of carbs should I definetly not go over per day ? And how many carbs should there be in a meal to be classed as low carb? For example , my other half hates oily fish but likes these fish in sauce by...

So for anyone who's not seen any of my other threads, my other half has been diagnosed T2, yesterday. On Monday we go away camping for 3 days. The plan had been to enjoy our holiday, and eat at various fast food / take away places (McDonalds, Chinese, Indian) whilst we are there, so we don't...

So my partner was diagnosed type 2 yesterday ...and we are floundering a bit We've spent all day on here trying to sort out the Keto / low carb diet, cutting carbs and sugars and planning what we can eat from now on. We've been planning on cutting out carbs by getting rid of cereals, breads...

Condiments / Sauces / Dressings...what can I replace them with ? I am totally new to this, and trying to find the best options for my partner's diabetes T2. So far I have found (but correct me if there are better alternatives) Mayonnaise ( Full fat hellmans seems to have lowest sug/car)...

When looking at low carb foods, especially snack foods , what % of carbs are acceptable and what would be deemed too high ? So for example, I picked up some Quorn picnic sausages. They have no sugar , but have 10g of carb per 100gs , so 10% carb. Is this acceptable as a snack / treat ? or is...

What is the Best replacement for sugar in tea / coffee? My partner doesn't like cream, so with chucking the milk and replacing it with unsweetened almond milk , it's left it a little bland. We've been told some sweetners can be pretty bad too, so can anyone recommend a good alternative to...

So my partner has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. She's 31. The nurse said that usually they'd wait until a second blood test to confirm, but her results were very high so she's very confident it's type 2 , especially as there's a lot of diabetes in her family (Mother, Aunt &...