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Mr or Mrs Fox Yes I have read it. Seems more amusing to me than vindictive. Made me smile. Can we get back on topic?

Welcome Tanya I'm firstly donning the flak jacket and pith helmut as I tell you my low carb typical day. It works for me as when I was first admitted to this club I tested lots of foods and found a low carb way made life so much better. So typically: breakfast is generally eggs cheese and meat...

Carbs in the starchy form are not needed for exercise. I present myself as evidence. Have today run for 40 mins at start of day. My fuel was an americano coffee with slug of double cream and a chunk of cheese. Back from run shower pick up bike and OH and we're back from 5 hours cycling. Stopped...

AD Can only answer as T2. I also have to watch the wider diet although you have drawn a really short straw. So some things won't work for you that work for me. I did what hcp peeps said and like you I am here trying to not get any more woes.

Sue I thought this was a discussion. A answered questions posed. Commented that she hadn't claimed what another poster said. Sorry don't get the point you are making. I like reading all this stuff and when people say "but what about" or challenge conventional wisdom. If the latter was so great...

If the ultra low carbers hadn't been so passioate I think I would still be sick with my ailments. Even pre diagnosis I tended to avoid the starchy carbs with bread and pasta being very rare bit actors in my diet. So for me Ali is part of the all round mix that pointed where I needed to go. But...

I support Alib's take on this and put myself forward as evidence that changing to a non-processed diet plus low carbs does heal. At diagnosis I had so many ailments. Now I don't. That can't be coincidence. Don't knock it until you try it I was always told. So what if she is passionate. You...

Not everyone falls off the low carb wagon! Why would you when you see how bad it makes you feel? I choose to avoid more complications by avoiding foods that cause spikes in bg.

I take hard boiled eggs for breakfast on the go (do the night before). Or flax bread or homemade low carb muffins. Or cheese on its own if I'm badly organised!

HeyHUey there what is your diet? Lots of starchy carbs will send you bs high. You need to test what particular foods do to your levels. And get rid of the baddies.

Hey there My drug of choice is v low carb diet. Has cured my what was chronic neuropathy. What is your diet like? Could be that it feeds your pain. And if it's not working then time to change. You only have the pain to lose!

Hey there I can so relate to all of your ailments. At diagnosis I had the whole lot and more. Now by going v low carb I am no longer ill, depressed or in pain. Any amount of starchy carb Inc brown pasta or rice sends me heading for the world of crazy land. Get yourself a meter and test what...

Hey there Joan63 Difficult this diabetes but choices are ours to make or not. Low carbing keeps my numbers low and I believe will keep me healthy long term. I need my feet and eyesight. I don't need chocolate and bad carbs. Those are my choices. Good that you here thinking about doing things...

Hey there For me the starchy carbs are the devils work. Test your blood sugar after a meal based on nhs diet advice and prove it! This disease does not have to be progressive if you keep you bs under control. For me that is below 7 after meals. Keep researching there is loads to learn.

Google cauli rice. I also think it's on recipe space here. Two methods: grate or chop in processor cover in cling film and micromave or fry an onion add grated cauli then cover and cook until firm Debate with your doc the issue of strips. How do you know what an individual food does? YouR hba1...

Give it a whirl. You have everything to gain. Cauli rice = rice Shredded blanched courgette = pasta test and test all food stuffs to see how it impacts your sugar levels. Adapt diet accordingly. We are all different. Your diet will be your diet. But can't find anything that says there are no...

HEy to both of you. Better things can happen than db. Have a look at how a low carb diet can get your numbers into normal range. Works for me and cured me of a whole range of ailments. Try it your life may depend on it.

I can't eat cereals as raise my bs sky high. I do eggs in many guises. Or yougart w rhubarb and or berries. Does cereal raise your bs?

Hi there How thoughtful of you. If diet controlled I assume she is low on carbs so may I suggest the following: meats and fish. I make fish cakes using celeriac instead of potato and coat with ground sesame seeds instead of breadcrumbs. This coating also works on scotch eggs. Green salads are...

Hello I used to get lots of twitching spasms in my legs prior to diagnosis. Then I changed my life around through the miracles of a low carb diet. Then I stopped getting any more twitces tics restless legs whatever. Bliss.