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I was given the same advice. Not been on Metformin since 2013.

There is a fair amount of dairy in that diet. It can be surprising how the sugars add up. They may be small in each item but combined they may be raising your levels substantially.

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I have found that wine has no noticeable effect on BS. The only beer that I drink is craft beer and that elevates my BS about the same as a low carb meal.

Personally I have found keeping cabs under 100 g most days by eating very little bread, pasta, potatoes and rice. I have not totally cut them out but keep a close eye on my BS levels. How many carbs usually depends on how active I have been that day. after a while you get a good idea of the...

I have found Morrisons own brand is lower in sugar than most, It's the one with pale blue print on the lid.

I found on 800 cals I had no energy and had to up it to around 1200. Weekdays I can usually keep the carbs down to 80 grm or less week ends 150 or less.

I believe this diet has around a 70% success rate. For me personally it has not yet totally successful but it has got my HbA1c down and my GP has halved my medication. My carb intake is well down and I have lost about 4 kg, my wife who is not diabetic but eating the same diet has lost about...

It gets us all differently. I can have a cream cake once a week or the odd beer now and then my sugar level will spike for a couple of hours then drop back into sync. I have been doing a bit more exercise recently and it burns the sugar off in no time.

Being a bit simplistic. There are many more factors that can cause T2 these should also be mentioned.

I was diagnosed T2 in December 2011 and like everyone else was given the standard NHS advice. When I saw the dietician she thought my diet was pretty good and only required a small adjustment. It would appear that by following NHS guidelines it's only possible to control your diabetes with...

I was under the impression that blending negates the fibre ingredient of the food and reduces its efficacy.

I was diagnosed T2 in December 2011 and was on Metformin for two years until my kidney function took a dive. I was taken off Metformin and reverted to diet only as my HbA1c was down to 47 this was ok until last year when it shot up to the mid 60's. By last November my HbA1c was down to 52...