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Although not as bad as high BG, low BG is still pretty bad for you so be careful. You either need a bit of slow acting carb, or better still get your carbs down and your fat up to a ketogenic level so you're burning fat instead of glucose. Might be worth going to your GP for a review of...

Will get Mrs Devonbear to give me the cheesecake recipe tonight and post it here.

Lidl. High. Protein. Roll. Try it with peanut butter. Try it with butter and marmite. Try it with an egg and some bacon (low carb McMuffin for the win).

Coffee is fine, but I have it with double cream rather than milk, as milk has lactulose (sugar) and cream has a lot less. Good sleep is really important in the control of blood sugar, and also blood pressure, so avoid caffeine in the afternoon and evening. I only have coffee with breakfast...

Do you bake? My wife has developed some fantastic low carb desserts. She does a low carb cheesecake that is pretty much as good as a normal one. And little chocolate sponge cake thingies. She uses a lot of cream cheese in her recipes.

Welcome. I suspect most of us wish we'd been in your position. You're a very marginal case, they've caught you very early, and with your age, lifestyle and weight you're a very promising candidate for a complete turnaround. The key is that any changes you make have to be permanent. Given...

Hello and welcome to the club. There are literally dozens of us here who have sat exactly where you're sitting a few months, years or decades ago. Try not to fret, it doesn't have to be that big a deal! Every Type 2 here who has tried a low carb high fat diet has seen a dramatic improvement...

Two things to say about kidneys. Firstly, there is nothing quite so damaging to the kidneys as out of control blood sugar. Whether eating protein hurts them is beside the point. If your husband's glucose levels stay as high as they are, he will almost certainly develop kidney disease - it's a...

Great to hear that it's having the desired effect! If you really need pizza, why don't you try making your own "bread pizza" using low-carb bread? Half a Lidl high protein roll, or maybe a slice of Livelife low carb bread, with cheese, tomato and whatever else you fancy chucked on and stuck...

For breakfast, my standard (other than a fry up) is half a Lidl High Protein roll toasted with some peanut butter. Lovely. If you've got a Lidl nearby, raid it and buy all their High Protein rolls. You can freeze them and use them as needed. Half a roll is plenty to get you going in the...

Hello and welcome. Don't be afraid. I was diagnosed with a higher HbA1C of 59, and three months later it fell to 34 and stayed there. I was terrified on diagnosis as my mother had T2D and died at 63 having lost both legs, so I'd witnessed what happens if you don't get a grip on the ******...

To be honest, you need to make your peace with salad and vegetables. A lot of skin problems can start with not having enough of these in your diet. Do you like curry? Try suggesting that your landlord/lady makes some chicken and vegetable curry. Chicken pieces fried in butter then cooked...

I know that skin infections can be aggravated by high blood glucose, and take longer to heal, but to be honest with your current readings and your history I think there's something more at play here. I haven't read of anyone else on the forum having similar problems in your circumstances. I...

Plus one on the Lidl rolls. They are completely my salvation. The lovely crunch of toasted seedy brown bread. I also sometimes use them as a cake substitute. Make yourself a homemade, low carb jam substitute by puree-ing strawberries or raspberries and adding a bit of sweetener (I like...

Hi Tabby and welcome. Don't worry, it's not remotely too late. T2 is eminently fixable, particularly in people who have a lot of weight to lose. Your HbA1C on diagnosis is on the high side, it's true. Mine was 59. But three months later it was 34 and it's stayed there for a further nine...

Muddles, it may not look that way right now but as a newly diagnosed T2 you are one of the "lucky ones". Given that your HbA1C on diagnosis is quite low, and that it looks likely (from your weight and other issues) that your T2 is probably weight-related, that means that it is very likely (in...

Stokie, I've never had any meds. On diagnosis my GP gave me the usual pessimistic "I'll have to put you on metformin at some point, and probably statins too, but lets see how you get on with diet and exercise for 3 months" mantra. Then he was so blown away by the change in the first 3 months...

When I was diagnosed as T2 diabetic I had fatty liver disease. After 3 months on LCHF (and I mean HIGH fat - including lots of saturated animal fats - bacon, butter, Turkish yoghurt, cream cheese) my fatty liver disease had gone (after 9 years) and my cholesterol levels were slightly better...

I've yet to read a single testimonial on this site that says "I reduced my carb intake and it didn't reduce my blood glucose". So far as I can tell the success rate for low carb lifestyles in improving, and often sending into remission, T2 diabetes is virtually 100%. My GP has a similar...

Hi Stokie and welcome, As it happens, my HbA1C on diagnosis was exactly the same as yours at 59. I switched to a low carb diet and lost some weight. Three months later my HbA1C was 34. My doctor was astonished. I've just had my next follow up (about 8 months after my last - I was a bit busy...