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I am Type 2 - diagnosed over 20 yrs ago and I take 26 units of Humulin M3 twice daily. I was put on insulin after I had Covid twice in 3 months and my blood sugar went through the roof. It took around 3 months to get under control again and I now generally run at between 4.5 and 6.5 mmol/l. I...

Hi James I find I react badly to gluten free goods. I bake my own low carb bread normally using low carb flour. It never used to spike me but it does now. Not as high as the sourdough but still a spike. It’s about 2 carbs a slice. All I really want is to be able to have a commercially made...

I don’t understand, I’m told sourdough bread is better for people with diabetes. I’m type 2 and recently had to go on Insulin due to random and erratic blood sugar readings. I had Covid twice in 3 months and this was when things went haywire. I’m now on 22 units of Humulin M3 twice daily. I am...

Thank you. I intend to stay low carb but would like more variety with some fruit and different veg like I had when I was on Gliclazide and Metformin. I don’t really want to lose more weight or I’ll disappear :( and really would like my blood sugars in the 4’s and 5’s again as I feel so much...

Thank you. Ok, typical days menu:Incidentally carb content is normally less than 20 g per day. Breakfast: Scrambled Egg, 4 button mushrooms boiled. Coffee with tbsp lacto free semi skimmed milk. Snack: stick of celery With desertspoon of Almond butter. Lunch: Lettuce 1 cup, 4 slices...

Been diagnosed with Type 2 for around 12 to 14 years and was in denial until last year when I got a letter telling me that I had mild diabetic retinopathy. My HBA1c was high I can’t remember exactly how high but 13 sticks in my mind. That panicked me so I took the bull by the horns and started...