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I have had a huge relapse in my low carb diet since Christmas, we are talking full on pasta binges. Since getting back on the wagon, I'm getting a little sick of my fish and broccoli staple, and was wondering if lentils in small quantity with other veg could be a good option? I see they are...

Hey guys, Just looking for some tips of high fiber foods, as all the foods I know to be high in fiber are also hight in crabs........with the exception of Broccoli, but already feel like im going to turn into a ******* Broccoli!!!!

RALLY missing ham salad sandwiches!!!!! Is there some substitute bread, wrap, pita that wont send my BG sky high?

Will it was yummy! Had a slightly iorny taste to it and work really well as a rice substitutes........unfortunately sent my BG up 3point :cry: I don't get this BG thing, one day I eat cake and there is no spike, next day I eat a tiny bowl of wholegrain and BOOOM! double figures.

Will do! Will try it as a rice substitute in a curry tomorrow and report back!

just doing the weekly shop, and wonder what will likely have less effect on my BG, quinoa or brown rice?

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HI Ann per 100g is 51g carb (31g of suger)......would it help if I had another slice just to test? :angel: Not a lot of fat, had chicken cabbage and broccoli before the cake So GnT is a go! (take it i should still avoid sweet liquors like amaretto)

No, not a drop.......really not a big drinker, but if it keeps down the BG, what tipples should I be considering? No, it was a Sainsbury's Seriously Chocolatey Cake, nom nom nom! per 100g per slice Cal 440kCal 371kCal Fat 23.5g 19.8g Sat Fat 9.3g 7.8g Sugar 30.0g 25.3g Salt 0.2g...

Was my girlfriends birthday, and I had a slice of cake (mmmmmm chocolate cake!). Now Iv only been diagnosed a couple of months, so really working on getting my numbers down, going low carb and testing my BG ALLLLL the time to try and get and handle on that foods do what to me. I was total...

what to expect next, well when I was diagnosed I got a phone call and told they were putting me on metfomin pills 3x a day and would take another blood test 6 weeks later......come pick up the prescription and make a appointment to see the nurse! Then that week I saw the nurse from the GP...

See the International Diabetes Federation recommend pre prandial of 4 to 7 mmol/L, and post prandial of under 8.5 mmol/L But at how high a mmol/L before you are doing damage?

Was diagnosed type 2 a couple of months ago, and have been on a low carb diet ever since, and with the help of metformin have got my levels down from 15-25 to 5.9-9 range. But, eating with friends last-night I had a small bowl of pasta, and 2 hours later my levels were the same ( 7.8 ), and...

love me some sweets, and as wondering can someone school me on what to go for, and what to avoid? Iv tried the Sula and Werther´s Original Sugar Free, but they seem to be 100% crab action! Not a huge fan of hight coco dark chocolate, so having trouble finding my sweet treat.

Thanks phoenix, that really handy info, So Jerusalem fartichokes will be OK in moderation? (girlfriend grows them at her allotment too)

yumyumyum! that sound soooo good! Think I may go with fish pie with a grilled sweet potato and cheese topping tonight :crazy: Shame as parsnips, sweet corn, and peas are in my to 5 (and the girlfriend grows them at her allotment)

Thanks Mileana, I will give that a go, and keep a eye on the numbers!

Thanks for all the information guys (and the warm welcom)

I LOVE cured fish, and up until being diagnosed T2 I would make my own Gravlax most weeks Side of salmon half cup of sea salt Half cup of light brown soft sugar :cry: tablespoon white pepper 1 bunch fresh dill, chopped Splash of vodka or aquavit So short of building my own smoke house to...

Only been diagnosed for a month, so have been totally lamenting about how I will never be able to eat anything stodgy and filling food again. But last night I had mashed sweet potato with chicken, and not only was it delicious, it had zero impact on my BG :clap: Any other stodgy diabetic...