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I’m at the end of hope, diagnosed in 2005 type 2 I’m ashamed, embarrassed, constantly losing my temper, always tired, unemployed and unemployable. Stuck in a viscous circle still overweight and with high blood sugar I darent get my latest blood test result. I can’t see joy in anything or a...

Hi all, I am sure this may have been asked before but despite a search I am unable to find a definitive answer. Most foods are labelled with 2 carbohydrate figures, 1 'total' and one 'of which sugars' For example a box of Kellogs cornflakes is labelled thus- Carbohydrate of 84g (per 100g) and a...

Hi all, I am sure this may have been asked before but despite a search I am unable to find a definitive answer. Most foods are labelled with 2 carbohydrate figures, 1 'total' and one 'of which sugars' For example a box of Kellogs cornflakes is labelled thus- Carbohydrate of 84g (per 100g) and a...

I was diagnosed type 2 a few years ago and to be honest I haven't done as much as I can towards alleviating the illness. After buying a test meter I have been taking irregular readings but mainly 1st thing in the morning and before and after eating to see how certain foods affected me. This...

Whe I look at food labels I notice there are 2 figures for carbs... 1 for carbs and the second of which sugars....Should I be just concerned with the second (sugars) figure or are the both as bad? I am going mad here trying to eat more healthily, steering towards a low carb diet.... Any info...

Hi All, Hoping you can help me! I have just bought a Blood test meter with the intention of testing to find out what I can and can't eat, my question is should I start with a fasting test (probably tomorrow morning) then test for a period of before and after meals? Thanks in advance! Colin

I was diagnosed over a year ago (type 2) and in my ignorance I thought that just cutting sweets and sugar etc would be enough....how wrong was I?? I have proabably been in denial that this diabetes will and is affecting much more than I realised. Ignorance about carbs etc and maybe the benefit...