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Hi. I have been incredibly stupid. After ( last year) being in remission..( diet & exercise controlled)..I went off the rails. For the last 6 or so months, I have been drinking far too much, and ‘ relaxed’ my diet. I gave up alcohol 2 weeks ago, and started some light exercise, and eating low...

Hi, 5 weeks ago I decided to sort out my blood sugars after developing a taste for beer during lockdown. I’ve also been exercising 3 times a week for the last 2 weeks, and have been careful with my carb intake. Only started taking readings from Christmas Day onwards. I’ve been finding that my...

Just had my diabetes review today, and I'm over the moon. My last Hba1c was 70 ( go wanted to put me on meds...I'm currently diet controlled). BP was 160/91. Today Hba1c was 43. BP 122/68. She told me that I had achieved my goal of sending my diabetes into reverse/ remission... and added that...

Hi to all. I've had a cold (I think for a few days now...since monday in fact. Trouble is I cannot eat as I'm waiting for my BG levels to drop. I usually eat when they drop to 4-4.5 but today it hasn't dropped below 5.5...I've only eaten 3 very small meals since Monday!! What do I actually...

In my ongoing quest to find foods that I find tasty and do not send my sugar levels up too much...I started using Burgen bread (soya and linseed) as I found that wholemeal bread (and pasta) were giving me high-ish readings. It seemed to be working out ok..having a slice of toast with scrambled...

Hi , I'm new to this forum. I have read a few things about low carb diets being a 'good thing'. I have type 2 and am currently controlling it using diet/execise. The thing is this..if I reduce my carbs does that mean I can up my fats ( good fats) and protein? I had a pancreatic condition and...