Search Results

Luckily my Hba1c is still at 39. So I will eat everything - just won't have a box of celebrations/roses/heroes or toffees around the house. Can't stand mince pies/Christmas cake/Christmas Pudding so no temptation there. Vodka with diet lemonade whilst at home (diet coke when I am out - as...

Don't care. It is part of who I am - it is a descriptive word - just like saying I'm a red head. Therefore I am a short - *****, grumpy, diabetic, mother, nanna, sister, friend, red - head with an under active thyroid and is a bit over weight who volunteers at the junior rugby league club, and...

I had flu when I was 19 (no other conditions) and I was really ill. I had the flu jab for the first time last year when diagnosed - along with the pneumonia jab on the first visit with my DN. I had my flu jab this year when invited. Yes I felt a little tired and warm that night - but my...

A total of 17.4 kilos have gone now. Just need to lose a little bit more, and then buy some new clothes.

My DN says 5.0 is acceptable, 4.0 is good. So she only 'offers' them at over 5. I was 5.3 at my first test - if it is sill at that level next time she will 'offer' them. As long as my diabetes is in remission I will refuse them. And she will accept that. My sister's was at 5.2 - she reused...

I'm okay with apples, and I believe pears are similar (don't like pears anyway). The softer, and more tropical the fruit the higher they spike your sugar. So berries that grow in our moderate climate tend to be ok. My DN recommends a portion size of berries to be what fits in the palm of your...

I told my dn that without me buying my own meter it would cost the NHS more in diabetes meds and anti - depressants. That their current policy is short - sighted, she agrees with me but her hands are tied. For a control freak like me - I need to be able to test, reassurance and confirmation of...

Low Carb High Fat. Not everyone follows this - but many of us significantly reduce carbs.

Just for balance there are some good ones out there - ones who at least try to keep up to date. When I said I had bought myself a monitor she expressed how sorry she was that she couldn't provide the monitor or strips. When I said I ate an apple most days without major increases in blood sugar...

That's great, well done.

My cholesterol levels were 5.3 and 1.1 (don't know what that means) - apparently those readings are normally seen in men????. My DN said she would put me on statins if it didn't come down to 5 (would prefer 4). Haven't had it rechecked yet, but if my Hba1C stays at what it is I intend to...

Ask your GP/Nurse for a proper explanation. Sometimes they give you the results and move on to what happens next without explaining exactly what everything means. And by 'what happens next' I mean what they need to do - what medication to prescribe, not what YOU need to do. They forget that...

Hi, it's not unusual for mine to drop after eating, sometimes it is unexpected. Liver dumps can happen at any time during the day - especially if you miss a snack (I try to have something every 2.5-3 hours). Don't forget that the act of eating and the subsequent digestive process uses energy...

Hi. No symptoms - caught in the 40-70 health check. I was diagnosed back in October - my Hba1C levels were 48 and then 50 on rechecking 10 days later. I was quite surprised how much weight I had put on in the previous year (I had just started to notice my clothes getting too tight). So...

I find that snacking helps me. I tend to eat every 3 hours, so that I avoid larger portions, and so that my bs levels don't go up and down in peaks - but rather only move up and down slightly. I don't touch cereals at all, a slice of wholemeal toast has a lot better effect on my bs levels...

I have physically eaten more since my diagnosis. More regularly and more food - just LESS CARBS. My stomach upsets have stopped since eating less/brown carbs. The problem I have with her 'experiment' is that once your body gets used to the weight it is harder to lose it. So it was easier for...

Almonds are my least disliked nuts, I can tolerate the taste of marzipan - so from the sounds of it I should be ok. Not sure about coconut though I really don't like that. If I am going to include treats in my diet - and my blood sugars and weight loss so far say that I can - I would rather...

Hi vit90 - I found my bathroom scales say I'm heavier than the Dr's and I'm good with that - prefer it that way round.

I have lost 10 kilos in 9 weeks. (22 lbs or 1 stone 8 lbs). Not hungry - eating more. Only counting carbs not calories. Stay around 100g of carbs a day - including fruit, wholemeal bread, and chocolate in my diet. Potatoes only on special occasions (quite a few recently) no pasta, no rice...

Thanks everyone.