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Forgive me all, but I feel like having a rant. I am getting really bored with my diet and have been looking for items to add to it. I read that butternut squash has only got a glycaemic load of 3, so I thought I'd give it a try - 7.7 two hrs after eating, which is way higher than I want my...

36 :):):):):):):) !!! so that's a year now without metformin - everything else normal, bp 128/76 and i haven't lost any weight since last april despite staying on lchf diet (i didn't want to lose any more). needless to say, i'm a very, very happy bunny.

HI, i've just had a pretty graphic illustration of what stress can do to my bg levels - i only test a couple of times during the day twice a week, but on those days i always do it first thing when i wake up. over the last year or so, my morning bg has usually been 5.5mmol or less, unless i'm...

Can anyone tell me why Diabetes UK still gives people such dreadful advice about diet? Since joining this forum, I have realised how many thousands of us there must be who have had brilliant results by adopting an LCHF diet - I don't for a moment want to suggest that everyone should follow it...

I've been completely carb-free for well over a year now, i.e. no pasta, rice, cereals bread, potatoes, and no cooked root vegetables. As my BG levels have been really good, I decided to try relaxing a little when I'm going out, as it's really difficult to find something carb-free on a menu that...

HI, I have been diagnosed T2 for 3 and a half years, but have been told that I must have had it for approx 5 years before diagnosis, when HbA1c was 104. I'd had odd sensations in my feet before diagnosis, but once I was on Metformin they became much more noticeable. It took me two years before I...

HI, I've just signed up to this forum. T2, HbA1c 104 when diagnosed 3 and a half years ago My job is sedentary and I've always hated running or any sort of exercise that got me hot and sticky, and I've always been pretty lazy physically. The only exercise I can keep up on a regular basis is...