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Thankyou once again. Yes, guess I need to get sorted with my diet. I just can't get my head round low carbs yet. I need to try it and do a bit more research. Things are just so confusing at the moment. Anyway, Its a little lower today, so I'll be careful until I get to see the Dr next week...

Hi, Well, I thought my bg had started to fall at last after taking Metformin 1 x twice per day. On Christmas day, I had a reasonable portion of lunch with a portion of trifle, then a glass of red wine. Went to our daughters for about 4 and had another glass of red, but made it last until 7 when...

Merry Christmas to you all Merry Christmas to you all :) and thank you for all your replies. (p.s. sorry if this is in the wrong category?)

Thank you Johnmac for your reply. It sounds very sensible advice (and I wont sue you if it all goes wrong :wink: )lol. My BG levels have dropped from (the highest) 25.6 last week to 13.2 (fasting) and 17 two hours later. This is with taking the Metforn, so I do feel more at ease that it is...

Hi Scotchpie, I also gave up smoking 8 year ago, and I tried many times before that and failed. Then one year I had an awful chest infection and couldn't breath, but instead of giving up then straight away, I gave myself a date when I was going to stop. I too have an addictive personality so...

Hi All, I survived over the weekend with my high BG levels until I went to the Drs yesterday. The Dr I saw takes the diabetic clinic at the surgery, so she made me feel much more at ease and reassured me that I should take the Metformin to lower my BG levels, then we could talk about managing...

Thank you all for your advice. Should I ring the NHS helpline about the high readings. What can happen to me if I don't get my bgl down??? in the next day or so???

Thank you for your quick replies, I need to sort my head out about living with a low card eating lifestyle, as its been drummed into me to eat less fat most of my life?? Can a low carb eating plan be used with the GI index??? I need to find out more. Is there a good book to read that will help...

Hi just a quick question as Ive written a novel to introduce myself, but saved it in drafts and now I don't know how to get it onto the introduction page?? where can I get help for this? I was diagnosed last week for T 2 and have a very high reading of 23.9 mmol/L. Ive just taken the test, The...