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The Tee2 and it's test strips from Spirit Healthcare are only slightly more expensive than the Codefree. But the meter has the bonus that it connects to your phone to make monitoring the results easier to monitor. The downside is that strips are only available on the Net...

Nothing to stop you taking cocoa navy style, with water and a dash of navy rum. No carbs or sugar and sleep well. No drawbacks

Think it really depends upon what direction you are approaching diabetes, why, how well you understand them and how dedicated you are in using that knowledge. All, I know about calories is, because of my resection, I need about 20% more of them than I should. So, if I eat more of them than are...

@SlimLizzy I'll try adding the lentils to my soups, ta! Soya mince has come a long way since the TVP of the 70's. Back then it was like eating the foam from a worn out seat cushion, but without the flavour. Now, as mince especially, it can pass as meat and is used quite extensively in...

In the great scheme of things, an occasional spike is not going to do any harm. So it rather depends upon how 'occasional' occasional is. If it is once or twice a week, then a slice of bread and butter with dinner is not going to make any noticeable difference. Once a month and you will get...

Do you have IBS? If yes, the Quack will call it IBS, simply because you have it. Are you straining when on the loo, rustling up a gale force storm with pebble dash, or 'through the eye of a camel' watery? In the former case it could be an indicator of a kinked intestine or other restriction...

@SlimLizzy , Sorry if I was teaching Granny to suck eggs, but some as never learn :inpain: The important thing is that at our level, Diabetes is not going to kill you, or even make you feel a little poorly. It has some nasty friends that might, but they are not going to visit anytime soon just...

5.5 after ice cream is certainly nothing to worry about! You need a good set of readings over a period. Do tests daily: Before bed. Shortly after you get up. Just before a big meal. 2-3 hours after the meal. After any lengthy period without a meal (5-6 hours). After a month, look for: Regular...

Dropped in to the chemist on the way from breakfast yesterday. No appointments, no queue, no fuss.

Wouldn't say lots, just a fair share to keep things moving. Besides there is no embargo on fruit, just don't over do it.

Not heard either of those tweaks. Occasionally my body says I need chocolate and I comply. That seems to work. The twist that I've found really useful, given to me by a district nurse during a flush out enema, is to take two spoons of neat TCP. Not only does it kill the pain, but it stops the...

Four large meals a day, is the equivalent of what I am told I need to maintain what weight I have, given that I have what is amusingly described as a highly active job (3000 calories). But I can't eat like that. I can graze however. It used to be easy. Lunch started about 10am and finished about...

I was 12 when the Colitis appeared, so never concerned myself with fat, carbs and proteins. The problem has always been to eat enough food, while not antagonising my stomach/colitis too much. At that age it boils down to being as simple as 'If you see food, eat it!'. As I grew older, I learnt...

More or less. Too much fat will irritate the lining of the stomach, prompt complications (flare ups) and sieze the bowel. Most fruit and veg is good for loosening things, but some are too fibrous to break down, e.g. pineapple, nuts, sweetcorn etc so have the opposite effect. Lean meats, chicken...

Welcome to the club @SlimLizzy ! I have the similar problems, though slightly different cause (colitis). For what it is worth, my suggestions are:- Try not to worry. It is prediabetes. It means you have some of the indicators and symptoms that may, or may not, develop in to diabetes. You can...

Always got humour! :) Officially, the medical profession gives out the same broken plate of contradictions as they offer up to diabetes. Some of the contradictions have a different slant: No fat, no sugar, no processed, fewer proteins and carbs etc. More meat, more fibre, more carbs etc. 40...

My book says, 'Look it square in the eye and do not let it drive, whether it is crawling under the door at the hospital for a transfusion, or celebrating with an occasional reading of 10 on a bit of pizza.' I will control it and I will beat it in to submission!

As I’ve been lurking for a while, and more recently, poking the odd oar in, I thought it high time to introduce myself properly. I was diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes early this year, having made the mistake of accepting my new doctor’s invitation to go for a ‘Well man’s MOT’. I also have a...

One of the downsides of the Internet is that it is very easy to convince ourselves we are about to drop dead. There is nothing wrong with your readings. Many things can make your blood sugar peak for short periods. A reading of 10 could be because you had a pizza three hours ago, 4 because of...

Ah. I see the confusion! It all comes from banding around numbers interchangably and without explaining what they are. Particularly A1C results which are expressed in several different and unrelated ways! An A1C response of 6.1% (or 43M/Mol) equates to an average blood sugar of about 7.2mol/l...