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Im Type 2 Diagnosed 9 months ago and have been aggressive in tackling this. Test 3 times a day but after a light lunch of chicken salad tested an was nearly 12mmol I nearly fell over Tested again on another finger as was 5.2mmol Now Im worried my readings aren't accurate. Is this sort on...

Everyone is different. Beer is called 'liquid bread' but I just went out and had 2 pints and barely a blip on my BG level. Others cant even look at a beer. Like everything the only way to know is have a couple and test after an hour and two hours But I have massively reduced alcohol intake as...

I'm not sure about the NHS but in Ireland we have 'GP DNs' and they just happen to be the nurse for the practise who has had a couple of trading days about diabetes. I got the same type of consultation I went to private (as we have a two tier system here) and saw an actual DN who was wonderful...

We have all been there! I started at 19...total shock as I lived a fairly healthy life and BMI around 21 However I liked the chocolate and sweet stuff Have a look in here for food ideas and get a couple of recipe books, There are lots of salads, fish, meats and cheese options The sugary...

My love of a few Stella's was the first thing in my mind when diagnosed a few weeks back. I had very high blood sugar level (19mmol) but am very slim with an active lifestyle and reasonably good diet I have found a few pints does very little to my blood sugar whereas I only have to look at...

Haha...no! The wholegrain brown stuff. I have tried a few different breads and I spike on all of them

Bread is made by the devil - in my first week I had a sarnie from M&S and hit 13

Hi I'm 4 weeks in and had similar BG levels. I'm on Metformin and aggressive diet change plus cycling for 3-4 hours a week and same at weekends I'm now down to between 4-7 Most important thing I found was cut carbs and test 1 and 2 hours after each meal and note what is causing BG levels to...

Oh great I better do some more reading! Thanks for the tip. Im still trying to get my head around bread and fruit. I have been referred to an endocrinologist as well as the doctor thought mine was a strange case. I will ask the question when I see him. From a level of 19 mmol I am down to...

Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 3 weeks ago Im 41, 5.11 and just under 11 stone with a reasonably active lifestyle My initial blood sugars were 19 mmol/L which made the Doctor jump and when I came in the next morning my fasting level was 17...that will explain the raging thirst and tiredness...