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Thank you MrsGruffy and HR-Guy - you seem to have a handle on what I'm asking / trying to explain. My BG is sticking between 7 and 9 (I did spike to a 12 the other day but know why) - I'm just at a loss to understand why this desperate urge to drink sweet things. Interestingly, I've never been...

With regards to fruit and veg, I've pretty much lived on it since diagnosis without issue - losing 2 stone in less than 2 months (although I craved sweet drinks, I won't actually drink any hot drink with milk or sugar and haven't for over 30 years). With regards to all fruits, I did a huge...

What sort of berries? I did a lot of research on the Sable Grapes - (I was surprised as anyone) to discover they are a great blood sugar leveller and until the last few weeks I've been absolutely fine - if I have a craving - a handful of grapes kill it dead (I don't eat them all in one go, the...

Believe it or not- the black "Sable grapes" have a strong association with balancing blood sugar and have done so for me for quite some time now - previously, my readings seldom exceeding 7 - if I hit 4.5 or below I start shaking / sweating and become very disorientated - normally my BG Levels...

It's been a while , but since my terrifying waking glucose of 33.1 - I've been a (relatively) good girl - taking my tablets as advised; I have the odd sweet thing - but trying to get into better behaviours such as eating during the day etc. My last HbA1C was non-diabetic level. Over the last...

Meters are a must - mine quite probably saved my life recently - OK - admittedly what happened was my own fault, teaching me a harsh lesson - but my actions, and the outcome. may have been very different had I not had a meter. ATM I'm in major checking mode; I'm in a wheelchair so it's quite...

Mine was all over the place when I was diagnosed - then I went through a rather naughty phase because of the meds upsetting me ending up in A&E with a very frightening (for me) Hyper of 33 - several litres of water and 6 units of insulin later I was down to 17.1 - so once again I'm going through...

How much is environmental and how much in the genes is anyone's guess - my grandmother, dad's sister, my dad and my sister - the first two were full T2 diabetics - my late dad and sister both had gall bladder and pancreatic issues - my father passed away from acute pancreatitis which turned...

Thank you - one of the few times I wish i could put my care firmly in the hands of my GP and family (and believe me, that isn't something I say lightly) - between my sister, daughter and mother, they have more experience (and qualifications in) diabetes than I could shake a stick to. When I...

UH! - Have you ever seen the generic market? I used to be an inventory manager for one of (if not the biggest) UK Pharmaceutical wholesaler - drugs are kept on license for 'x' amount of years to enable developing companies to recoup their costs which at least in part go towards developing new...

I can't say I've read it all, nor have I read every response, however (and I appreciate this may go against the grain for some of you) - but since diagnosis, I've lived on a diet of fruit (Lots of people say fruit, noooooo), fruit juice with more ice than juice, no added fat omelettes (I bought...

Yes, I have lost a fair bit of weight - not far of 2 stone (being virtually house / wheelchair bound - it's very difficult to "take more exercise as both my diabetes and Fibro conditions recommend" thanks to serious spinal issues including at least one fracture with minimal opportunity to get it...

Hi I've not been around for a while - however - yesterday I went for my blood tests - 3 months ago (when diagnosed with Diabetes) my Hba1C was 106 - this week it's 44 - which I personally think is a massive step in the right direction - BUT Whilst all that's been going on, my cholesterol has...

That's interesting, because, despite being (IMHO) one of the blandest fruits I've ever tried - I was surprised to discover they have one of the highest sugar levels of the berry fruits - only going to prove that what works for one, won't for another. I've played around with various fruits -...

small world - how long did you live in Swansea?

Hi This is a bit of a strange one - I was diagnosed three weeks ago and quite quickly got a handle on my blood glucose levels. I've lost 11lb since being diagnosed and have joined Weight-Watchers on the Welsh Government 12 weeks free scheme - until today I'd been doing OK - the odd higher...

I haven't read every response, so all I can so is speak for myself - I'm a serious needle phobic (to such an extent I have high levels of oral sedation for even minor treatments involving needles and have given talks to teams of NHS staff (incl consultants) on the matter (I've had more than a...

Thanks Clive - I still get the occasional "spike" but touch wood, nothing on the scale I had - I don't think I realised how potentially dangerously ill I actually was - my OH was struggling to wake me and keep me awake - because I have a number of other conditions including Fibro and mega...

4.9 This morning the lowest yet (and a late night bowl of strawberries) - although doing some research last night - some of those that some deem "bad" fruits are actually believed to be good blood glucose levellers - as are onions which apparently can work as well as insulin - not that they...

You would not believe how glad I am that I stumbled across this thread - I use (under the instructions of my optician) the reading glasses - but in the last few weeks (starting around the time my Hb1AC and BG hit the top of the shop according to the chart I saw today) - my eyes have been...