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Just as I feared..

This is fab. I can't wait to try it. Just wondering does anybody manage to eat brown/basmati/wild rice without bad effects? If so which?

Hi Ryan for what it's worth I get that exact same effect in my legs after eating a meal containing carbs - it's usually the evening meal. The more carbs the worse the heaviness in legs and weakness in knees. I thought it was the glucose failing to get into the right cells...but don't really know...

Kefir is one of the best and easiest ways to get a multitude of beneficial gut bacteria. It's like a drinkable yogurt and it's lovely blended with blueberries or raspberries. It's fresh and cheap - I buy it in the local Polish supermarket.

Thank you Claire, that's all most helpful. I don't have extreme thirst and loo trips quite like that, but if I eat an average amount of any carb at all, I get blurred vision and I might need the loo a couple of times in the following two hours. My legs would feel weak or slightly crampy too. It...

Hi Claire, sorry if this is slightly off-topic but I'd be interested to know how your T1 was discovered and what led up to it - I'm also female, 44, with 2 kids and haven't got a proper diagnosis yet (ie I'm prediabetic) and I don't seem to fit the profile of a typical T2.

Thanks DeejayR. GP said best not to start testing yet or I'd get too 'hung up' about it so I will just have to buy the strips myself. No matter how well balanced my day is, even without eating after 6.30pm I still get this sugar dump in the early morning. I have seen a thread about it and I'm...

Thanks Daibell. It all seems so complex and unpredictable. I never even knew I could develop diabetes at my age (44 ).

Actimel usually has sugar. Kefir is a really good option it's like a drinkable yogurt but more 'live' with less lactose and you can add berries or stevia and vanilla extract if you want.

Thank you. I actually was given this exact information when I had diabetes in pregnancy. However, despite following all guidelines carefully, I can't seem to find the solution in my diet. I can feel great sometimes and then the early morning spike starts to happen for days at a time. Would it...

I notice that very gentle but sustained exercise makes me feel better within half an hour and panicky feeling goes away. basically I just walk around for a while outdoors, not too slow and not too fast.

Thank you for this! At the mere mention of metformin I get horror stories and gasps and dire warnings - all these from people who are not diabetic but have 'heard of' someone who is. Typical day's menu Breakfast 7am - Half slice of Biona rye bread, butter, 1 fried egg with no fat Snack 10.30am -...

I'm currently diagnosed as prediabetic and my doctor also fobbed me off when I asked for test strips to go with the meter (I got it when I had gestational diabetes 3 years ago). In fairness I used to get a terrible panicky burst of adrenaline whenever I saw anything over 8 so I understand their...

Hi. I developed gestational diabetes 3 years ago and my glucose levels seemed to be ok a few months after delivery. In April a random test of my fasting bloods showed 6.5 so my doctor plans to do an A1c next month. Any disimprovement and she's going to start me on medication. Will I be stuck...