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Type 2- Excuse my rant but I have to just write this down to get it out of my system. This week after months of high readings I finally couldn’t cope anymore and broke down at work. My vision is blurred, I’m tired, I can’t concentrate and I feel worthless. My readings have been high teens low...

Hi everyone, so I need some help understanding Gliclazide. I’m on Metformin and have just been put on Gliclazide just over a week ago. Previously I controlled by diet only, low carb (60 Grammes a day spread equally over three meals) but since I had covid jab, an operation, wound infection, then...

November 21 I had a covid booster, a week later my stable blood sugars went through the roof, from 6 to 8, to 15/17. (Hba1c had been around 48) A dramatic change as I’m not on any medication. “Ignore it” my diabetic nurse said (not my usual one but another lady). I contacted them again a month...

Morning all, in a few days time I’m having my gall bladder removed, the advice is to have a low fat diet, but I control my type 2 by a low carb diet already, (80 g of carbs a day) I’m not on any medication. Is it possible to have a low fat, low carb diet?

For the last 3 weeks I’ve had readings of around 8 first thing in the morning. Previous to this they were around 6. Readings after breakfast are now 9 whereas before they were 7, readings throughout the day haven’t changed. Last nights meal was 6.2 pre meal at 6 pm, 9.4 at 8pm , I did half an...

Had a very frustrating argument with my Daughter tonight, so much so I forgot to take a reading pre food. After food it was 10.5, normally I would expect 7,5. Is it just one of those things or does emotional state have an effect?

Hi everyone, my first week back in the fold, had a **** 18 months in lockdown, let my diabetes get out of control, piled on the weight, and felt absolutely ****. After being told by the Nurse I needed to take back control I started back on low carbs, came on here, got some great supportive...

Hi, type 2, controlling by diet and exercise, lost my way during lockdown, got depressed, stopped exercising, put on weight, got more depressed, stopped denying myself food I liked so put on more weight etc etc. Upshot is I’ve just had my check up and I’m 27kg heavier than my pre lockdown weight...

Hi, I’ve just been diagnosed with gallstones and will have to have my gall bladder removed. I’m currently type 2 (HBA1C is 46 up from 40 a year ago) which I got down by changing diet to reduce carbs (<100 a day). Since lockdown I put on 2 stone and got slack on my diet due to depression...

Just had my blood test results, 2 and a half months after diagnosis, dropped from 55 to 42 and lost 19 kilos, purely on reduced carbs and exercise. Doctor and Diabetes nurse absolutely chuffed to bits and DN doing lots of research on low carbs to advise others. Thank you all for advice and support

Hi, I had a real strange day yesterday, T2 using low carb (70 g a day) diet, no meds. I normally have fasting figures around 5.5 -5.7, and figures through the day of 6.5 and under. Yesterday I didn’t check first reading as i wanted to monitor through some exercise. After breakfast ( an hour) I...

When a hungry man goes shopping, and sees a bargain. 15 packs of cauli rice (less than half price at Waitrose). I love this stuff, it’s helped me lose 10 kilos in 6 weeks

Hi I’m currently eating between 75 and 100g of carbs a day, on Saturday I’m going out with the guys from work for a meal, originally it was a curry and then drinks, now it seems to have changed to drinks then possibly a curry if they get round to it [emoji12]. I’m not a drinker anyway, but what...

Hi, T2 for a month, and trying to improve by reducing carbs and exercise. Over the last fortnight of testing I can see a pattern emerging that if I have any more than 50 g of carbs in a meal my bs at 2 hours is 3.5 to 4 higher than starting reading (5.5 to 6). If it’s around 25 g then the...

Hi, I am averaging 120g of carbs a day so not low low, but a huge drop from what I used to eat before diagnosis a month ago. Any way what can I eat in an Indian Restaurant? We are going out at work and all I can see is carbs, rice, naan, beer, (Cobra is the only beer I like, I have maybe 10...

My first self test was 5 minutes before dinner this evening, result 5.5, this was 6 hours from lunch. My second test was 2 hours after starting dinner, result was 6.7. Meal was 380 calories, carbs 27g, fat 15g, protein 31g. This seems to me to say this meal was fine, total carbs for today was...

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with T2, and before my first meeting with the Diabetic Nurse, I have started dieting and exercising and want to test my blood regularly. I have ordered a contour next one and have the app on my phone, The app is confusing as I dont have the monitor yet to test...

I am a reasonably experienced cyclist, I have done many 100 mile rides in the past but last year (prediag) I struggled with energy and on several rides crashed dramatically, hitting the wall and not being able to turn the pedals at all, heart rate going through the roof and brain all fuzzy...

Hi, my name is Mark and a few years ago I was diagnosed as prediabetic, I lost 30 kilos and was back to normal. Stupidly I let myself go and put back 20 kilos in 2 years. I have just had 2 blood tests and found out I am diabetic ( haven’t been told which one but due to my weight I take it that...