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Hi I’m newly diagnosed and put on Metformin modified release. The GP and pharmacist label said one 500mg in morning for one week then same at lunch for a week and then third in evening. The medicine information leaflet in box said one in evening to start and then second in evening if blood...

I have reduced my weight and blood HBA1C by sticking to 700 to 800 calories and less than 15 carbs a day, following the same boring repetitive diet of my own devising. I have used meat, chicken, cheese (30 gms a day), eggs, a little lettuce and mushrooms I have continued quite happily for 6...

In April this year told I was definately type 2 with Hab1c of 48 and now today it's 40. I am so pleased after thinking that my BG's weren't really getting any better and that all my hard work was for nothing. I am so grateful to you all who have responded to my posts and all the encouragement...

I don't know if anyone else gets 'upset' when they read the comments from people who are type 2 and have reduced their BG's quickly and are in the low range daily. I read them and think mine are much higher and I am really trying hard, why aren't mine doing the same. Then somewhere at the end...

At the beginning of April I was told I was a) definately type 2 or pre diabetic according to which doctor I saw. As my fasting BG was in the 7's or 8's i thought I was diabetic so started a very low cal and carb diet to try to fix myself. I read everything I could and joined this most helpful...

I am just so fed up with all these programmes and articles saying 'oh go low calorie/low carb for 8 weeks and you will be cured'. I have strictly stuck to 600 to 700 calories a day and less than 10 grammes of carbs for 10 weeks and i have seen only a very slight reduction in BG. Admittedly i...

I was reading through the forum and came across a brief mention that some people do not eat any veggies at all. I thought I might give it a try t try and lower BG. Does anyone do this? How do you cope without the vitamins, minerals and fibre? Love to hear from anyone doing low carb like this.

I got a suspisciously high BG the other morning and I didn't understand why until suddenly a flash of inspiration hit me (very painful). So this morning after my normal breakfast, my BG was 6.6 and then i drank one dose of berocca and 2 hours later my BG was 8.6. Really one small vitamin...

At end of March and again inApril I had fasting bg and HbA1c level done. The 1st HbA1c came back as 46 and the 2nd as 47 and BG of 7.2. The DNS phoned me up and told me I was 'definately type 2 diabetic' and my cholesterol was high. Then I got a letter from my surgery to say that they had put...

On Saturday I decided to try the extended intermittent fasting idea. I ate at 10.00 am and 3.00 pm and then didn't eat till 11 the next morning. My BG at bedtime Saturday was 6.4 and in the morning it was 6.9. I only ate 650 caolories and 10 gms of carbs so I thought it would be much lowere...

Has anyone seen the article in the Daily mail today about a study done in University of Alabama, Birmingham about eating all your meals before 3pm. At the minute i never eat after 6pm and usually don't have breakfast until 10.30 or 11.00am. That's a gap of 16 to 17 hours. if i finished at 3pm...

I weigh and count every calorie and carb that i eat and am sticking to under 800 cals and 20gms of carb. As you can imagine every morsel is precious under those levels. So yesterday I was going to have broccoli with my main meal but i didn't take my calorie, fat and carb bible into the kitchen...

I was diagnosed type 2 about 4 weeks ago and I have put myself on a very strict 800 calorie and very low carbs diet. I have stuck to it and don't eat anything that isn't weighed and measured. My BG started falling until I was managing to get into the 5's early in the morning. However, I...

Is it cheating to take your blood glucose before you get out of bed? I have been borderline for 2 to 3 years but 2 weeks ago a fasting test at my doctors showed it was 7.7. Doctor said i was definately diabetic. So i put myself on a 800 - 900 calorie diet with carbs as low as i could go which...