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Thanks for all your help! My plan for the weekend is to suss out some low carb recipes I fancy :) and stock up on some snacks! (in between trying to sort out moving house :? ) I'm not very good at breaking habits, so I'm going to gradually try and substitute out things... when I'm planning...

Haha, tearing a plaster off (and for most things in life) I'm an all at once person... It didn't seem to agree with me last time though! Gunna see what happens... 8)

Thanks Timo, that's really helpful... I think I might come up with a vague plan before I try it again! I struggled a lot last time because I got bogged down in what I could and couldn't eat and ended up on a very limited diet (despite looking at recipes)... I guess fruit isn't low carb? Are...

Thanks! Thanks Ken- I'd already had a flick through that section of the forum... I couldn't find much on peoples experience of the actual "switch" to low carb though... I was wondering myself if it was some kind of carb-withdrawal and just didn't give it long enough.... Hmmm.

Hi guys & gals, I have been on a high carb diet since I was diagnosed in 1992, until a few months ago. I was completely fed up with high blood sugars, swinging blood sugars, not being able to keep up exercise etc etc... I tried low carbs for approx 2 weeks, and although my blood sugars were...

Hi there, Yeah it is worse when they're higher, but I have tried low carb breakfast AND having breakfast after the bike ride... same result, not to mention I'm exhausted biking without my carbs :(

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone has experienced a similar problem... My fasting blood sugars this morning were 4.7mmol/l (which is fairly typical) so I got up, had my morning doses of novorapid (8 units) and lantus (16) had my breakfast (two slices of toast) and biked into work (6.5miles ish...

Thanks three1ne, I can't do exercise in the morning, especially first thing before breakfast and insulin- my blood sugars spike up to 15+, usually the 18 mark again. If I eat and take my insulin, they go up to 12+. I have since tried going for a run with my BG at 10 and having some sweets 20...

Thanks Phoenix, that sounds exactly like what happens to me!! My blood sugars plummet 6hours after exercise, I've found carbs and protein didn't work, I just moniter my BG when I'm expecting them to start dropping- That part of exercising I have got down to an art, and find it highly...

Thanks Ken - at a glance that looks really helpful, I shall investigate when I get back from a days walking! Fergus - I'm on 14 Lantus in the morning and then my Novorapid varies considerably depending on what I'm doing during the day... Typically, on a work day when I'm stuck at my desk :(...

Hi there, I've always been quite active (running, cycling, rock climbing & dance) and I've been starting to take my running a little more seriously and started running 10kms (~6.25miles) 2 times a week... Unfortunately, it cause my blood sugars to go crazy!! I have to run my blood sugars...

Rambling sounds like a great idea- especially if the weather is nice with you at the moment- It's been glorious here! Sorry to hear you've had a rough time with the cycling- that would certainly put me off it!! Thankfully I've only had a few near misses :) it's a shame your partner has moved...

I'll vouch for the frio packs- I used them when I went trekking in the Australian outback! I hope you have an amazing time, I loved it out there!

Hi there, I really relate to feeling too exhausted after work to do exercise!! I've only just started my working life, and I've had to cut out a lot of activities I used to enjoy & helped to keep my diabetes in check... Some things that have helped me: 1) Kill two birds with one stone- for...