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Thank you for your replies. I can see that exercise would be a start on improving things but where I was a while ago was so goodI feel like I'll never get back to that. Accepting that I'm going to have to start from scratch is difficult. The counselling thing might be a way of helping with...

Dear All I have been 'off the wagon' for a year and feel terrible. I couldn't keep up the low/moderate carb diet and have stopped exercising and feel incredibly low. I was doing so well but just lost momentum and am in a worse place than when I started to make improvements. I don't know how...

What an inspiration! I've been struggling getting things under control agin recently and stories like yours make all the difference in wanting to get back to it and do something about those darn numbers. Well done Ian. :thumbup:

Thank you Fallenstar, Chocoholicnomore and Whitbyjet. Since reading your replies I've decided to just try and get on with it again. This forum is a really the only place for me to come with these things and I'm lucky there's members who have something kind, as well as constructive, to say...

Hello Everyone The wheels have well and truly come off my wagon. I've been low carbing for a couple of years now and been doing well but since April this year I have been really struggling to keep to any of it. With pretty horrendous bingeing on all the bad stuff. It was this kind of binge...

Thanks for your info Bowell. I'll certainly have a look at the links. Also, it's good to know you have your GPs backing - how can you not have with such results! Congrats on being off the meds. Mimi

Hello all I'm considering the 600 kcal diet to see if I can improve my HBA1c and to get rid of some pancreatic fat (apparently the biggest contributor to getting type II in the first place). I'm seeing my doctor next week to ask about support and/or to find out if anyone locally (diabetes...

Hello all Does anyone know how much having a cold in the week before having an HB1aC test can affect the results? Mine was a bit higher than expected recently but I had a streamer preceeding it. Thank you Mimi

Cinnamon Supplements Dear all Does anyone use cinnamon supplements as an alternative way of trying to lower bs levels? I'm thinking of type 2s. If so, what kinds of reduction in numbers have you had? If any... Thank you Mimi

Hello Jan I sympathise. It's really hard when you're trying to change your lifestyle and eating habits for the better and I find that when I hit on a food-formula that doesn't raise blood sugar levels too much I stick to it without much variety and drive myself nuts eventually till it makes me...

Thank you both for that. I had a look at the thread you recommended Sue - some differences of opinion there. I guess I'm lucky to be in a position where I can make a difference to the levels at all (i.e. no insulin etc.) so should just get on with doing my best. I guess I was looking for a...

I've been doing the low(ish) carb thing and have got my HB1AC down from 8.1 in July 08 to 6.0 in December 2008 and am hoping for anything below a 6 next week at annual review. It's been really hard to maintain the low carb diet, so I give myself occasional treats, say, once a month, of a slice...

I'm following low carb diet 50g-80g per day. Since I've been doing it it's the first time I have felt free of the tyrany of food and dieting! I guess that's because I was literally adicted to carbs. It's also the only way I've managed to keep the weight off. It's amazing really. Mimi.

I have tested when waking up really sweaty and find that it doesn't seem to be an oddly high or low number usually in the 6s (i expect it to be higher for some reason), so not sure about it being a glucose dump. I also seem to wake at around the same time 3.15 a.m. Have checked with husband to...

Stress! I'd forgotten that that mucks up blood numbers! In the middle of trying to finalise house sale at the moment and things are getting a bit tense (to say the least). Thanks for the reminder Ken. I'll go an practice some deep breathing :shock: Mimi

Thanks Ken, I checked my bg at the time and it was 6.7, so don't think it was going too low, maybe just under the weather thinking about it, as today I can't get below a 6 even before meals, which is unusual. Being Ill messes things up as well doesn't it? Mimi

Dear All Does anyone know if night sweats (not menopause) are a feature of type 2 diabetes? Thanks Mimi

Thanks for that. I guess that I just need to be as careful to avoid lower readings as well as high ones. When I was diagnosed a couple of years now the nurse said that type 2s rarely have the problem of hypos so don't even think about it (but then if you're eating rice, pasta etc at everymeal...

I'm diet and exercise only at the moment, so still finding my way. I think I'm being too cautious until I can find out what works for me. Most of my results are ok apart from when I go a bit off the rails and things are too high but that tends to be hormonally driven and I know when it's due...

Hello Can Type 2 have hypos? I'm currenly experimenting with low carbing and have recently made some mistakes with low carbing and exercise e.g. 3.2 two hrs after a meal and (mild) exercise when I felt faint and shaky. I was due to go to bed, so could that have lowered further in the night...