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Someone mentioned having peanut butter on toast to stop the spike. Tried it today. 7.3 before breakfast and only 7.8 2 hours after. Still a bit high, but not the usual rise of 2 or more points that I usually see.

I'm not blaming my anxiety meds for my bsl being high. Someone suggested that it can raise blood sugars, so I was querying it. I haven't stopped taking my meds. I was supposed to see my GP last week, but had to bury my father instead, so now can't see my GP until next month. I will ask him about...

Thank you all SO much for your kind words. You've no idea how comforting I find them. I was beginning to beat myself up over going back to my old eating habits, but you've all confirmed that it's normal, and that helps. I'm making slow improvements, and trying really hard not to be angry at...

My Dad passed away on 12th October, 3 days before his 91st birthday. He fell at home, cracked 7 ribs and developed pneumonia. We knew he was going to die, but I thought I had time to get to see him. I'm in Oxfordshire. He was in Essex. I got there about an hour after he passed away. I'm so angry...

Oh lordy, always something new to learn LOL!! I did not know that. Will definitely re-think the cream. Thank you :)

Got weighed today and have lost another 1.9kg/4 pounds in 2 weeks. That makes a total of 10kg/22 pounds since May 2016, which is when I started dieting. I'm glad I'm losing slowly, as I'm hoping it will stay off this way. My main problem is that I've been so overweight for so many years, that...

Thanks, that makes sense. I think it's something that I need to continue experimenting with. Got an early appointment tomorrow, so toast as normal (but the lower carb, which did actually reduce my bs a little from the norm), but day after I'll see how I feel when I get up. As for black coffee -...

Good question! I definitely believe breakfast is important, but some days I guess I don't feel very hungry, so it's more of a habit. When I skipped breakfast a week ago because my fasting bloods were so high, my BS just rose & rose (I was testing every half hour or so to try and see when would...

I've thought of doing that, but that still leaves the problem of what to eat the rest of the week! Have tried a lower carb bread today, 11 carbs per slice - I'm a night owl so breakfast is at lunchtime, still waiting for the 2 hour to test, but am feeling hopeful!

Thank you so much :shy: That means a lot. :joyful:

Ouch, you have my sympathies re the bad back. I suffer from that sometimes and it's not pleasant. Keep up the good work with the BS - I sometimes think it'll be a lifelong battle, but we can win it xx

Aw, thank you for asking :) It went really well. There were two other ladies there. We'd all been referred by our GP so will have a personal trainer for a few weeks. He's put us in a group of about 6 others. It was so nice having the ladies there because we chatted on the treadmill and gave...

My other bgs are fine - well within range. It's just in the mornings that I spike.

Thank you for all the replies and suggestions (sorry tho, @bulkbiker I won't give up my toast if I can find a good low-carb alternative!) I don't have a Lidl near me, so that's not an option, but, why is it that I need to post on a forum to get advice about looking for other low-carb options...

I've been doing LCHF for a few months now and doing really well on it (in general). I've continued to eat toast for breakfast (Hovis Granary - carbs total 40g for 2 slices, that's for thick sliced which my hubby likes. I've told him I'm going to get thin sliced from now on, so the carbs will be...

Wow, didn't know that :'( My last Doctor said to me recently "do you still need to take these", talking about the propranolol, but this was during a whole load of medical tests to see why I was anaemic and I just carried on taking them. Then my new doctor said that I could take a 3rd pill...

I'm taking Propranolol for anxiety. I could probably stop taking it, but want to talk to my GP first. Got an appointment for 18th October.

I've done some quick searching & so far found conflicting comments - American Diabetic Association does say that Propranolol causes hyperglycaemia, but other results are less clear. I will wait to talk to my GP before stopping the pills - he specialised in diabetes during his training, so he...

I watched that video and was horrified because I used to eat very similarly to that man. The awful thing was that my HbA1c's were always in the "acceptable" range, always under 8 (which I now realise is not acceptable), and my doctor never even questioned what I was eating, even though it was...

Yikes, didn't know that - will ask my doctor next time I see him (in a couple of weeks).