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My husband Peter has lost about 35lbs in just under a year. He has a cervical spinal injury which means that his movement is very restricted and he can only walk very short distances in the house and not at all outside. So he has more than the normal amount of challenge.His blood tests are all...

I have just spoken to them too and they tell me they are getting a lot of feedback about it. They say that they *may* bring them back but can't give a timescale but likely to be months rather than weeks if they do. Can I suggest that we all contact them directly - people power!! Tel no for...

Hi My husband is fairly newly diagnosed with T2 (about 3 months ago). He is doing well and has lost over a stone in about 3 months. He also has a spinal cord injury to add to the fun! He is sticking broadly to a low carb diet and mostly doesn't feel too deprived. He has a small indulgence most...

Hi Streety. I found your interesting thread while searching for info on inulin. My husband has type 2but also a spinal cord injury and limited mobility so needs all the help he can get! he is doing well and bs are down to a reasonable level and he has lost 1 stone so far . We are just about to...

The article I posted a link to suggests just that - start low and build up. I'm a bit skeptical as every year someone makes claims for a "miracle" food or supplement but my sister in law is pretty savvy as she has been managing her blood sugars for 50 years and she is very impressed by how the...

The link I posted claims research suggests that it can help with fatty liver disease. Several other things too including weight loss. I know you can't always believe what you read on the internet but most research I have read makes the same claims.

Hi Zand and thanks for responding. Would love to know how you get on.

Hi. My husband is relatively newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic. My sister in law is a type 1 diabetic (lifelong) and she swears by Inulin. After researching as thoroughly as possible it seems there is some good evidence that it can help with blood sugar control amongst other things. I can't find...

Thanks Brunneria. I am feeling better after so much reassurance. It's clear we have a lot to learn yet but we don't have another diabetic clinic appointment for 2 months yet and we worry massively that an already complicated illness (SCI) can be adversely affected by another complicated illness...

Things are going from bad to worse. I am beginning to think there may be something else going on here as this morning's reading was up again to 9.4 (it had been down to 6.5). Peter has been super careful. He is so disappointed. We plan to do before and after meal tests as suggested.

I agree re the steak and asparagus - trouble is when eating at a friends house, you are a bit at their mercy. She stuck to roasted pork for the main course,which was OK but also carrots and other high sugar vegs. Also there was quite a bit of fruit involved through the whole meal. Like many...

Thank you. This sounds like good advice. We are learning all the time - but it's a lot to absorb. Until now we have been unlocking the mysteries of spinal cord injury (lol) - a complicated illness. Now a new lot of diabetes info to absorb. We'll get there!

Thanks. What I find confusing is that it went up (expected as he overindulged) - then down to what is "normal" the day after , then up again (by a fair bit) following him getting back on the wagon carb wise.

Thanks. It is very confusing and Peter's ex Thanks for this. We are still finding it quite confusing as the diabetes nurse seemed to be guiding us towards low GI diet rather than low carbs. Peter's pre exisiting spinal injury also causes many health ups and downs as he suffers from spasticity...

Hi My husband was diagnosed T2 a month ago after fasting results of 14.5 and 15. He also has a spinal injury and takes lots of other medications and his mobility is not too good. We started out on a low carb regime enthusiastically along with Metformin. Within 2 weeks results were encouraging...

Thank you . Lots of helpful info here. I have a lot to learn but it looks like there is much support to help me understand things.

Hi. Just connecting to say hello and ask a question if that's OK. My husband has a cervical spinal injury and has problems to some extent with all 4 limbs though he can walk a little and has some use of his hands though that is limited. He has always been pretty slim till the spinal op 5 years...