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Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying the lovely weather! I have just been in Boots and they sell carbohydrate (and fat) blockers. Has anyone tried these to bring blood sugars down? It is apparently one of the side effects? Or to loose a few pounds? Thanks

On some foods I can spike quite high, i.e. from a 5 to a 10 but immediately drop down again to normal within 2 hours. Do you think this is too high and doing damage, or is the fact that I drop right down immediately again ok? I am type 2 diet and metapormin controlled. Thank you

Have any of you used a Nutra Bullet and what effect did it have? Thank you

Hi apparently I am showing as a type 1.5 on my info but I am type 2 so I wish to change it, however I can't find where my personal info is nor how to amend it. I use an iPad so hovering over my name doesn't do it? Thanks

Hi all, I am in Florida right now and am hoping someone can help me with reading the labels for carbs? They measure the carbs differently here, giving me carbs per portion rather than as a percentage (i.e. Grams in 100). They also give a percentage of your days carb count which is really high so...

Hi all, I test on average between 5 and 6 before a meal and back to the same same 2 hours after, however I can spike up to between 7 and 8 1 hour after. Is this a high spike? Or am I doing ok? I am being careful what I eat and dont test as often as I used to/should, and my nurse told me not to...

Hello there, I have has a lot of success with a LCHF diet but have a question please. I now have found I am focusing on reading only the carb content on a food label (I aim for under 10 grams per 100) but wonder if the carb content is a catch-all for the sugar content too or do I need to read...

I have found that I now only focus on the carb content of foods when purchasing rather than the sugar- does this work? If something has a lot of cigar in would that always make it high carb? Thanks

Went out for a celebration with my daughter tonight to a pizza restaurant. There was nothing low carb at all so I thought 'what the heck' and 'it's a one off' ( I am usually very strict) and had a pizza, ( white base rather than tomatoe) I have been low carb high fat for ages now, lost a lot of...

Getting a bit stuck in no carb breakfasts- does anyone use a NutraBullet and what are your BG results please? Think they need apples or grapes to sweeten drinks which for me is a no no but am I missing something? Thank you

I have eaten porridge every morning for 50 years and now I have found it gives me a huge spike an hour after ( up to 13) , usually gone back down to a more acceptable level at two hours ( in the 5's or6's, however I usually run for around 45 mins straight after so the days I have measured the...

Hi just read about downloading Carbs and Cals on an Android, but can't find it on my IPad, does anyone have it on an Apple device? How? Thank you

Please can I have some opinions on testing bgl? Should I test an hour or two hours after food? When I had gestational it was two hours, on diagnosis recently the Dr told me an hour, ( but I did two hours) so recently I have alarmed myself by testing an hour after and sometimes getting high...

It is my first apt. with my Diabeties Nurse today. I do hope she is in sympathy with the thinking I find on here rather than the 'healthy plate' which got me into this trouble in the first place. If I'd have known then what I know know and all that! Fingers crossed! I am finding all of you guys...

I have been just taking my bloods 'any time any place anywhere' ( but timed with meals) and I never wash my hands before. I wash my hands a lot through the day and then always apply hand cream- I love hand cream! Should I get some little wipes ( which wipes) or something similar or doesn't it...

Hello, as a newbie I have millions of questions I am sorry in advance...... I read to test before and two hours after food which I have been doing regularly and my readings have,I think, been good 5's before 6's after generally. However as soon as I start testing an hour after food my results...

Are insulin pumps free? Available/ suitable for children? From what age? Thank you

Hello there, I am a newbie and still learning to eat to my metre. I have always had porridge for breakfast but sometimes I get a big spike ( up to 13) an hour after going down ( between 5 and 6 sometimes just over 6) 2 hours after. Does this mean I can't eat porridge, I should reduce my portion...

hi everyone. I had gestational diabetes 7 years ago and had been glucose intolerant since up to a couple of months ago. I have been sugar free since then (2008) About 6 weeks ago I was put on Metaformin and take 2 a day. Since then I have gone almost carb free, porridge in the am but I run up to...