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Would like to ask if any other type 2 ladies have the contraceptive injection (Depo) and if they think it affects their blood sugar levels and eating patterns. I was due to have it again on 31St August actually having it on Friday (4th September) last week and more so this week I seem to be...

Thank you that explains last night then I slipped and ate some bread and I was like an animal then and devoured more

I've started seriously trying low carb diet this week not doing too bad felt rough first day but since feel fine. However I just want to ask is it normal to lose your appetite a bit when cutting down on carbs. Last couple of days I've almost been eating because I have to. Or is it just me?

When I was put on metformin the diabetic nurse got me the form signed it etc so I could send it off. Got exemption card quite soon afterwards through the post. I've only had to show it a couple of times but keep it in my purse just in case. I wouldn't have known I needed one if she hadn't told...

I don't take milk in coffee or tea I drink peppermint tea most of the time. I don't get the fat thing it goes against everything you've ever been told about healthy eating. I don't know if I should go with the low carb high fat thing. I have high cholesterol and on medication for that too. I...

Good to know.

It's horrible tbh made with konjac flour from Holland and Barratt like eating rubber. First time I had it other day. They do rice and noodles basically. All the same just in different shapes. Barely any calories either. It's the carbs in struggling with when I go low carb I go hypo. I've only...

The rice is sort of passable but I had the pasta and it's awful like eating rubber.

6.6 2hours later

Scrambled eggs (two eggs) two slices of bacon. Lunch was a pack of that no carb pasta with a spoonful of pesto and half dozen crab sticks, two plain biscuits oops. But was better than the hot chocolate I was craving which had loads more sugar and carbs. Just had cabbage cauliflower and quorn...

My numbers today. 5.3 before breakfast 6.8 two hours after. Low 3.8 before lunch 7.8 two hours after and 4.8 before evening meal.

Thanks

Think I've sorted it. Just done a test about hour half after food was 9.9 I know this is high (didn't test before as didn't have monitor sorted) but I also ate rubbish ie white bread and a couple of spoons of tinned spaghetti left overs from my grandson. Not to mention stressed after a not too...

I am type 2 and I experience hypo. All the classic symptoms. I've just bought a meter as I keep being refused by diabetic nurse and it's not because of hypos but to see how food affects my blood sugar and hopefully try and control things better.

I'll try again in a bit as my grandson is here now. But I'm sure same thing happens when hold it in

If I press the centre button it turns off

Help I bought a code free monitor which has arrived today. I've turned it on set the beep to on and now it isn't doing what it says in the instructions. Not allowing me to set times etc I've just got a book symbol and it just changes from 7-30 days mm the screen when I press the left or right arrow

This is the most sensible advice I've seen since being diagnosed in October 2013 and thanks for the advice on what monitor to buy as I was getting very frustrated asking the diabetic nurse if I should test and being told no and not needed. I've Just ordered the code free monitor as I've looked...

Sounds like they're a waste of time from all the comments

I've just bought rice, pasta and noodles from Holland and Barratt not tried them yet. They almost seems too good to be true, but I'm going to give them a go. Hoping they do the job as I am having trouble cutting the carbs. When I do cut them down I seem to get hypos and they take a long time to...