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I am working out at the moment what does two things: 1. keeps the BG low with minimal fluctuations. That seems to be not too much food, eaten once or twice a day, very low carb, higher protein, moderate to high fat. No articicial sweeteners, and getting used to absolutely no sugar at all. In...

I haven't posted on here for a while. I am 17 weeks into my reboot now and have dropped a bit more weight, and I am feeling so much better as a result. I am doing LCHF plus plenty of exercise, and after a few stumbles in February and March, I have finally managed to get my head sorted out so I...

I found that stopping eating all bread, potatoes, rice, pasta etc and sticking to meat, fish, dairy and lots of green veg - cabbage, cucumber, courgettes etc did wonders for my BG and interestingly, my tastes have change enormously. I used to love bread and potatoes and anything starchy, but...

If you want to continue to eat pizza, fathead pizza is delicious and very similar to a bread dough pizza - it is also very hard to eat more than slice as it is very filling. https://headbangerskitchen.com/recipe/fathead-pizza-crust/ I get a lot of recipes off this site - he does lots of...

WHO estimate for annual deaths worldwide for seasonal influenza: "The WHO estimates that between 290,000 and 650,000 respiratory deaths globally each year are associated with seasonal influenza." Which would be an average of between 795 and 1780 deaths per day. At this stage of the COVID-19...

Get higher fat content Greek yoghurt if you can - we get the 10% fat one from any supermarket. If you cut sugar and carbs from fruit and root vegetables from your diet, your tastes will change very quickly. Things that you didn't think were sweet will taste VERY sweet. I sometimes melt a...

You have done fantastically well with your weightloss. I remember you posting when I was on the site before, talking about waiting for your bariatric operation. It is brilliant that it is turning out so well for you. I am using small targets - smallest are - each day hit the target for...

Thank you for your kind comments. I am right back near where I started out when I first got diagnosed, but with a lot more knowledge of what I need to eat to bring the numbers down and get the weight off. I am adding in exercise every day to improve general health as well as bringing the numbers...

Hello everyone. I am back after over a year and a half of stress and life going down the toilet due to family illness and bereavement. However, I am drawing a line under that now and tackling the weight and the blood sugar with LCHF and exercise. I am also testing again, and getting the BG down...

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"Sandwiches" made with big red pepper slices instead of bread, filled with salmon, avocado and chopped up tomato and a little spring onion.

Not great results this week - FBG is higher, and there is some weight gain. I suspect this is partly to do with what seems to be a chest infection developing. I am still trying to get into the doctor's for an appointment - none available today, so I will have to ring tomorrow first thing. I...

Quite appalling. That DN should be ashamed at her patronising and quite frankly harmful advice. Testing once a year is ridiculous. You are doing the right thing and being responsible for the management of your own condition. One of the things I have found hard is gaining an acceptance that I...

I have made some ice cream tonight with 70 percent dark chocolate, greek yoghurt and double cream. It tastes great and has a good texture, but the yoghurt gives it a really citrussy taste, which is fine, but not what I was after. I am thinking of trying to make a custard based ice cream with...

I use weightlossresources.co.uk which has a really good food and exercise diary. I find it invaluable for tracking nutrients and carbs - you can set your own macros on there too. It is a paid site, but there is a free trial period I think.

How long do you cook them for, Jim? I eat a lot of boiled eggs, but I have yet to get the set white gooey centre that I am after. Just realised you have put down your method in a post above the sone - thanks. I feel like I am going to turn into an egg at the moment, they are my goto food for...

I think that @NoCrbs4Me is right that lowering carbs has a much bigger impact than anything that herbs and spices could do, I was just curious to see if anyone had any anecdotal evidence. The problem with anecdotal evidence in this case is that if the effect is very small, there are too many...

I am already lowering carbs to less than 20g per day - what I am asking is whether there is evidence that herbs or spices could also improve things.

Do you have any experience of taking bitter melon to lower blood sugar?

I am not on medication (T2), and I am controlling my blood sugar by diet and lifestyle changes. HbA1c of 82 on diagnosis, last HbA1c 42 after 4 months. I am fine tuning my diet at the moment, with several aims: reducing insulin resistance lowering blood sugar improving the immune system weight...