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My Husband has today been put on metformin by our diebetic nurse as his yearly blood test figures (not sure what they are called) had risen to I believe 7.9 and she said she thought it was now time to give this drug a try. She has told him to take one tablet a day for two weeks then two tablets...

Brilliant, thank you all for the imput, we have recently discovered celariac but normally have it mashed with some swede, I never thought of using it in place of potato :) we like broccoli and cauliflower so thats good to. Lots of information to absorb so thank you all once again. Carol

Just when we think we have got a hang of this whole diabetes thing hubbys sugars have a wobble, now I am questioning the whole right / wrong vegetables thing :confused: is there a vegetable that is best avoided ? peas for instance? We have been trying to keep potatoes down to a minimum and...

My husband has to be very careful with sweeteners, he can not tolerate aspartame, so I have to read all the labels and its scary just how many products it is in, I have found him some sugar free humbugs in our local shop that do not contain it and are very tasty to. Plus as they are so expensive...

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Really thick here :) but is there a reason you all go for goose fat other than the obvious taste and crispiness? I mean is there any diebetic reason for it or just personal taste ?

Thats brilliant thankyou very much.

Hi all, can anyone tell me if cauliflower is a good vegetable for diabetics or if it is full of carbs? Are there some vegetables that are better for diabetics than others? Thankyou Carol

I like to use the Hartleys sugar free jelly sachets, our favourite flavour is orange and I use a satsuma sliced up and cooked down gentley with a little sweetener in the base of a glass, the zest of the orange is added to the jelly which makes it more yummy. A little custard made with half milk...

Thankyou all for the interesting replies, my husband was originally put on to metformin but they in turn dropped his sugar levals to low so the doctor took him off them again. :? She then told him he did not need to test his bloods anymore :) she said his levals were fine. He was getting...

Can I please pick your brains? My husband is type 2 he was diagnosed over a year ago now and until recently we have managed him by diet alone, but recently his sugars have spiked and now we are really watching the sugars in food with a vengeance to avoid having to go onto tablets. My question is...

Hello, can you please tell me if the gelatine is added straight from the packet or mixed with water first? Thankyou Carol