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No my diet is called fresh start,run by dieticians assistant and is for 6 weeks.basically its a healthy eating plan and also I have to follow my current diet advice for someone with diabetes.its more finely tuned than the original diet I was given when first diabetic I did manage to loose on...

Fresh start is what it is called in my area.it does sound like your course.only mine is for 6 weeks,rolling..i am already under the dietician which I see every 12 weeks.so I am going to attempt it and see how I go on,I shall post my progress.

I have been asked to go on this course by my dietician.has anyone else tried this to help them with weight loss?

Type 2 for 15 years also has postpartum dilated cardiomyopathy.Single.

managed to loose a pound and a half in the first week..and yes have tried to keep my levels a bit more even.. as when it went from low to high I did feel so ill. Its hard isnt it as its so tempting to over treat a hypo...but at least now have been given advice and understand a bit more what to...

Hi, Thanks for that. Yes I am cutting back slowly and it is starting to become a bit more clearer what is happening,and how it all works....yes I am telling myself I am not so much on a diet but eating well and for my health and I am enjoying what I am eating..just is quite annoying as prior to...

thanks for your imput.. I managed to loose a pound and a half in my first week.I have been cutting down on my insulin and spoken to my diabetic nurse who advised me regarding exercising with insulin use. If I am under 8 I eat a apple before I go, and take lucazade with me if just going for a...

after breakfast was 8.4 after the toast and egg(had 14 units) this went down to 6.2 before lunch (had 8) my before dinner one was 9.1(had 7) Tested now just before going to bed and its 11.8 just had some 2crackers and small glass of milk going to give myself the usual 62 of lantus the diabetic...

no I didnt eat hardly any?

I have tried to do it on my own.. I have always followed quite healthy diet and counted calories..but since going on insulin I have blown up.. I am 3 sizes bigger and now weigh 3 stone more than when I was first diagnosed.Was put on weightwatchers diet by my diabetic nurse and gp., they pay...

Thanks for your imput..my diabetic nurse said the early morning and the fact that doses and results are going down shows I am going in the right direction.Thanks for the encouragement. Its maddening though isnt it that they dont really advise you properly and you have to master it more...

I sometimes do and it depends how hungry or busy I am.I find I am needing a couple of cream crackers and small glass of milk before bed as am hungry..

The hypos were after lunch.It was 5 hours after eating. I had cereal for breakfast with milk and 13 units of novorapid..(usually before ww I had 17) then ww soup and a slice of bread and 16 units of novorapid(usually I had 18) had the hypo after lunch and treated it with some glucoze drink(tiny...

hi, I wondered if anyone else who is type 2 and on insulin and stizoglipin is also doing the weight watchers diet and trying to keep to low carb?is there anyone out there doing the weight watchers diet?I was recommended by my diabetic nurse after my doctor wouldn't send me to a dietitian. I...

hi thanks for your reply.I have started the weightwatchers diet and been on it only a few days now, but have had 2 quite bad hypos. I have had to treat it with carbs, lucazade /glucoze tablets..and my current one i over treated so it swung the other way both making me feel awful.Not sure how my...

My heart consultant ASKED my gp to send me to a dietitian but he wouldn't do so.. (prob cos of costs I am assuming).I think sending me to weight watchers is the cheaper option for them .Yes I quite agree I should be able to adjust my insulin, that is what I am trying to do, by going lower carb...

Thanks for your interesting replies.. it explained what I needed well..I am on 62 units of lantus. That was increased a couple of months ago from 60 units.Then they just increased the novoraid to 18x3 .will try 17x3 today and see how that goes.

thank you all for your wonderful advice. I have looked at the on line course and learnt a lot from it.I also have the book think like a pancreas so that will help.Going to go to weightwatchers on monday and attempt to do their diet and carb count and try to adjust the insulin accordingly. wish...

I have started to log every blood test and what I eat.I seem to go low if I do more physical things during the day or about 3 hours after I eat.I have gone low a couple of times at night when I am going to sleep. I did buy the carbs and calorie book but it doesnt really explain how to adjust...