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Since T2 diagnosis in December, I have been using canderel as a sweetener in cups of tea without any issues at all. Three days ago I ran out and switched to sweetex (as that was all the shop had), and since then I have been spiking like mad. Tonight I tested my BS two hours after my meal and it...

Now living with T2D and medically controlled, I have had to wake up and start living in the real world. I have now changed to a low carb way of eating and I do admit that it has not been easy. I'm not the greatest eater of vegetables - or at least I wasn't - and like the majority of everyone...

Just a quickie - when people talk about sticking to 20 carbs a day, are they referring to the total carbs for that food or the sugar reading within the carbs. For example, a particular dish might have a total of 20g carbs per helping, of which sugars are 3g. There's a heck of a difference...

Being new diagnosed with T2D, my BG currently sits around 10 or thereabouts. Even eating something very low carb causes it to spike up, usually by 2 or 3, but it lowers again after a couple of hours. What I'm not sure about is what is an 'acceptable' spike, or should I be trying to eat only...