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Hi, Bumpyswife. I am a self taught chef/cook since the age of 11. I am now fast approaching 76 with a lost interest in cooking for more than my wife and myself. Being a type 2 on a low Carb diet and pills, I have struggled to make interesting foods that I can tempt my non-diabetic wife with. One...

What I meant was, it is accurate, but not without its inaccuracies; inasmuch as there isn't any other test to replace it as yet that is better. We are all hanging on a thread when it comes to testing. lol

Being a type 2 this past 12 years I have to say that I never started regular testing until 2 years ago. Finger pricking may not be as accurate (an impossibility really) as some would hope, but it is the only way to take control of this disease by adjusting medication and/or diet. Without that...

This is true. I have tried finger pricking two different target areas one after the other and there is always a slight difference in the readings up or down. Finger pricking gives a rough idea of what is going on at any one time and should only serve as a warning to adjust meds or diet. The...

Hi Andy The T2 club is one club that I never welcome people to, but I will welcome you to the forum. Diabetes is an insidious disease but being diagnosed with it does make us sit up and think that perhaps our lifestyle needs overhauling. Being diagnosed with this disease is not the end of the...

My meds were recently reduced because they were putting me at risk of a hypo after weight loss. Since then my post prandial before bed is between 5.4 and 7 and on waking (fasting) they have usually been a tad higher, but normally around 6.2. These numbers are considered to be within the normal...

Congratulations on your success. I can confirm everything you say because over the past 18 months I have brought my BG numbers into manageable remission too. I have gone from steady double figures to well below the target range for type 2 diabetes. My last HbA1c was 42 which resulted in my...

I was taken off Gliclazide two weeks ago and one of my Metformin reduced. In the past 18 months of a self planned low carb diet I have gone down from 13.1 stone to 10 stone 12 lbs. With the Gliclazide my fasting BGs were from 4.7 - 5.9. The last few days they have hovered around the sixes. This...

Like you I was diagnosed with background retinopathy and was told that it wasn't anything to worry about. By early 2017 it had developed into maculopathy and to be honest, that scared the pants out of me. The one thing that I dreaded the most about diabetes was the thought of going blind. I have...

Hi, I'm 75 and diagnosed with type 2 12 years ago. I don't frequent the forum that often but I do like to come in now and then just to keep up.

Being type 2 myself I know just how hard it is to get a diet plan that suits your needs and taste buds. It took me a few years to get to grips with foods I could eat and those I couldn't - or had to be wary of. Others have already mentioned and advised you on blood testing and you should ask...

Hi rprprp. It seems to me, that like most of us have been at one time or another, you are still in some denial and quandary over your diabetes. It took me almost a decade with numbers well above 7 mmol/L and often numbers in the low teens to get serious about the food I was eating. Also the fact...

This post is so encouraging and thank you for it. I too took back control of my type 2 of 16 years with this disease at the end of 2017 by lowering the amount of carbs I was eating. Since December 2017 I have brought my numbers down from double digits to prediabetes and non-diabetes levels...

Mine were 5.2 this morning but in general are now between 4.2 and 4.9. I have been on a low carb intake since Dec 2017 and at my annual review last week I had lost 1.5 stone bringing me down to 11 stone 7 lbs.

Everybody spikes whether they have diabetes or not. That's the nature of food. Clearly, diabetic numbers will be higher. I take metformin in the morning before breakfast and metformin and Gliclazide before my evening meal and my spikes have all but settled down within 2 hours of eating my carb...

I suggested 20 minutes based on this article. https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/soon-after-ingestion-food-blood-sugar-rise-1399.html It was not meant as advice because I am in no position to advise, not being a doctor or medical practioner. It was merely a take or leave it suggestion.

It seems I got the 20 minutes testing wrong and I apologise for throwing a spanner in the works. However, spikes can happen much earlier if eating a meal with carbohydrates included. Clearly, I have gone against what has long been considered best practice but my suggestion was just that - a...

I hope you don't doubt me about eclairs, Guzzler, because for me it is as much a fact as eating oranges: they don't seem to effect my numbers for some reason. http://ezinearticles.com/?Diabetic-Friendly-Chocolate-Eclairs&id=4347905 My numbers have dropped from double figures to prediabetic...

Like you, I'm in my mid 70s. I had some dealings with diabetes back in the 1960s because my stepfather was type 1 and indeed died from it in his early 50s whilst sitting in his chair. I know that treatment and attitudes have moved on somewhat since then but on the whole it is a very personal...

Hi Addyb. First off, I think most people who are diagnosed with this little blighter of a disease becomes scared to put food into their mouths. It's a normal reaction so don't worry yourself unduly about it. Secondly, food can be your best friend or it can be your enemy, as we have seen with the...