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Two pregnancies only down to Metformin [emoji33]. I assume I'm safe being a bloke?

The easiest way to explain it, (I'm no expert so please someone feel free to correct me). My body can no longer process sugar correctly. If you don't have diabetes you could sit and eat Mars bars all day and your body will deal with the sugar so that your blood sugar levels remain normal. A...

Mainly just low carb. I started out walking more but the past few weeks the weather has been awful and I've had lots of work. Hoping the weather will buck up so I can walk more. Little things like walking to the shops instead of driving etc.

Basically I cut out bread, potatoes, rice etc. Cut out most root veg. Mainly had meat with salads, celeriac or butternut squash instead. My little treat was homemade trifle. Sugar free raspberry jelly, Lidl sugar free custard and real cream with some 85% chocolate grated on top. Found some...

Thank You. I was diagnosed with Type 2 on 23 January this year. (Blood sample taken on 6 January). My HbA1C was 57 and I was prescribed Metformin 500mg twice a day. I felt my surgery were more of a hindrance than a help and could not get an appointment to see the doctor to discuss the results...

Hi all. I've been lurking for a while and haven't posted yet. I was diagnosed with type 2 on 23 January this year. I was so shocked I didn't make a note of the HBA1C level. Doctor told me to book another blood test for a month later then book another appointment to discuss results. In mean time...

I went low tech. Got a Sharpie permanent pen and wrote the days of the week on the bubble the pill is in.

I got a packet of Golden Pork Crunch from Co-Op today. They are pork rinds but much more like Bacon Crisps than Scratchings. No hard tooth shattering bits at all. They were more like thick Frazzels.