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I read this this morning. So what does it mean. Meat has no carbohydrate or little anyway. It says you can eat grains etc as much as you like. I can't see how this would work. Rice, pasta, potatoes all the things I have to be careful about and they are saying you do not have to watch them -...

The last two days I have had a couple of very low readings and feelings of being light headed. I take two metformin SR one with lunch one with tea ( I only eat twice a day, my fasting reading in the morning is 6-7 so if I have breakfast I go way over the norm even if I take a tablet with it...

I think I can pinpoint exactly what I did to cause my diabetes type 2. Over a couple of years I got addicted to a tropical fruit juice, obviously full of sugar I could drink easily a couple of full glasses every day. A 2 litre bottle lasted no time. Over 30 years I probably ate too much...

Can I ask a question please. On this forum there seems to be an assumption that we need to exercise every day and for a certain amount of time. My sugars are under control 4s to low 8s at the very highest. Very rarely do I get a high reading. I eat to my meter and although I do not check...

I do not have a very sweet tooth but once a day I fancy a bit of chocolate. I know I caneat dark chocolate a small bar and it hs no effect on my sugars, I also know I can eat say a couple of milk chocolates they also have little effect. I also very occasionally will have a bit of cake - I do...

Can I ask a question my levels are fine at two hours but sometimes after certain foods such as baked beans I have a high reading after 1 hour so it could be 10 at 1 hour but at two hours it will be 7 to low 8 does that mean I should not eat that food even though after two hours I am OK. the...

At the moment I seem to be lurching from one infection to another. I was diagnosed from a urine infection - sugar in my urine and since then I have had a couple of bacterial infections and now I think another urine infection. I have been diagnosed with background retinopathy although only...

I would like some sort of explanation for what has happened to me. I went to the eye casualty with an abrasion on my cornea, Saw the Dr there who are exactly the same doctors you see if referred by a doctor with say glaucoma or say if you have diabetic retinopathy and need some treatment. He...

Could some of you experts explain cholesterol levels to me please my readings are 4.6 total HDL 1.5 LDL 2.4 well for a start 1.5 and 2.4 do not equal 4.6 what is the rest then? My Dr says its good the Desmond course girls I went to last week say its not and should be under 4 So should it be...

I think this is in the correct place but if not could admin move it to where they think it should be. In another forum for something quite seperate from Diabetes that I belong to, they use a way of sending unwanted items to people who they would be useful to. It depends to a certain extent on...

I have had diabetes T2 for 5 months now. I have read both sides of the story Low carbing or not. I need to have this clarified for me. Do you put a figure on this do you need to be eating less than a certain amount of carbs to be low carbing? It seems that this forum has split into 2 with...

I have just looked at the low carb warehouse site - Ok most of it is out of stock but I am aware that they are quoting net carbs a lot of the time on their food items. I know that net carbs means less the fibre but we count it do we not? and if so what effect does the fibre part have on our...

Can somebody explain to me please if you attempt and mainly keep your levels under control why are there so many postings re things like infections from scratches on feet or cracks in hard skin etc. Are diabetics more prone . Surely we are no different to "normal" people if the sugar levels...

I am starting a new thread. Things that we cannot use as diabetics, because its written on the packets. I have found this printed on various items and am going to start a list with the obvious reason why - just in case we are not intelligent enough to work it out - we are diabetic after all...

A warning. Tried quite a few as I do like the taste and the convenience of ready made salad bowls, M&S Tesco and Boots spike my blood sugars and yet I can't see why. Must be the mayo's they put in it or the small amount of pasta - anyway there is something in them thats very bad. I did look...

Could someone give me advice. I am three months in from diagnosis. I started at fasting 12 and was spiking to 18 after some meals I am now after a medium low carb diet 80-90 carbs and 1 500mg metformin each evening with dinner down to 6s and 7s at night before bed and 7s and 8s in the morning...

Can anyone tell me what kind if effect saturated fat has on your blood sugar reading. I used cocunut milk in a curry last night and although the carbs are low at 4g per 100ml the post effect has lasted a long time. readings at 2 hours after eating 9.4 that was about 8.30pm which I would...

Presumably you all know by now that you do not have to pay VAT on diabetic supplies if you have been diagnosed as diabetic. Lloyds have Vat relief on their online chemist shop just click it. I will be asking for my strips to be VAT fre when next I go in they after all deal with my prescription...

Have you all given up chocolate alltogether or do you have something every so often to deal with your sweet craving.? I have to admit to having a small chocolate wafer (dark choc) it says 14 carbs on it made by Ainsley Harriott, I find one of those or a couple of pieces of 70% aldi choc is not...

Sometimes supermarkets have it sometimes not where did you buy yours this week?