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Vicki - that was perfect thanks for posting that, I'm going to aim for between 70-100g per day to start off with and then see what effect it has on my BG. Serena - Off to check for viv's diet now, mant thanks.

Hi everyone, I've tried low carb before with some success but could do with some help to get me prepared to try again. Has anyone got a food diary containing what they eat in a typical week for each week so I can get a better idea of what kinds of things to get for meals. I know there are loads...

When I was first diagnosed my Dr said that although my Cholesterol was only 3.7 they put all the diabetic patients on statins as a matter of course. Prevention being better that the cure in her mind. Reading above maybe I should check back with my new Dr and see if we should review this...

Thanks everyone good to hear I'm not alone with this one, wierldy the last couple of days havent been as bad but still not great. Think I'll mention it to my DN next week and see if she has any ideas. I'm finding testing really demoralising at the moment as my BS are all over the place...

Just wondered if any other Type 2's suffer from night sweats. Virtually everynight for the last 2 months I've been waking up soaked to the skin and having to change the bed covers after drying off. I havent made any changes to my diet or medication and I have never had a Hypo in my life and oubt...

I can really sympathise with you here as I too have been struggling to get control of my BG. I was diagnosed in June with levels similar to yours, I tried eating healthly but it wasn't having as big an impact as I expected and my average BG was about 15 spiking to 19. Last week I started with a...

I can laugh about this now but a few weeks ago I was horrorfied. I was diagnosed type 2 at the beggining of June, the day I saw the Doctor she gave Metformin and a link to the Diabetes.org website. I was told to excercise more and eat healthyly and come back in 3 months. So I read what I could...

Had a bit of surprise a few weeks ago as I hadn't been to doctor or felt the need to for about 18 years. I went to register with our surgery last week after a house move (7 Years ago )and they did some tests as I hadn't been seen for so long and found glucose in my urine and so tested my blood...