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    Coconut oil

    I've read a lot of enthusiasm from some people about including coconut oil in their diet to help their diabetes, but no links to studies or evidence. Does anyone know of any?
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    Defatizing - 8 weeks in

    Well, that's me at 8 weeks on the diet today:- Starting fasting blood sugar levels: 12-14 mmol/l (216 – 252 mg/dl) Fasting blood sugar levels now: regularly around 6 mmol/l (108 mg/dl) Starting weight: 95.7 kilos (211 lbs or 15 stone 1 lb) Weight now: 89.4 kilos (197 lbs or 14 stone 1 lb)...
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    Diabetes UK recipe

    I was shocked to get the latest Diabetes UK email newsletter, and see that the recipe of the month was barbecued fruit with icing sugar! Could they have come up with anything worse?
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    Metformin and Prednisolone effects

    Hi All, I was diagnosed with T2 about 2 years ago (with a bs of 17mmol) and have followed a low carb diet (after reading Dr. Bernstein) since then, along with increased exercise. This has been fairly successful, and I was regularly getting readings of 7-8 mmol for waking and before bed. My GP...