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It was a mushroom omelette so mushrooms, tomatoes, a little Parma ham and three eggs. It was cooked in a non stick pan so very little olive oil just to lubricate the pan.

Thanks for all the information. Since joining the forum I am learning loads so hopefully I will be able to get things under control before too long.

Thanks for all the information. I have found it really helpful and am just in the process of going through it to understand things further.

I have only just started on the journey to reduce my blood sugar levels so time will tell. Now I know, I am monitoring my carb intake for various meals and taking a reading just before and two hours after. My first readings yesterday of 4.5 were encouraging before I ate a very low carb omelette...

That's interesting to hear that your cholesterol level has gone down through reducing your carb intake even though you have increased your full fat intake.

I am only just getting my head around the whole carb thing. To begin with I only looked at the sugar content within the carb count, now I realise I must take into account the whole of the carb percentage within the food.

A typical days food could be as follows. Breakfast. One rich tea biscuit, two cups of coffee, bowl of porridge with a small handful of grapes. Lunch. Small tin of sardines on three pieces of whole grain, seeded toast. Dinner. Three or four green veg, carrots, fish or meat plus a small potato or...

I have cut out sweet or carb high puddings, ice cream, sugar in drinks and substituted whole grain versions of the carbs I was eating but have not increased the quantity to compensate for the foods I have cut out. I have increased my consumption of oily fish but not ones in sauces. The problem I...

Thanks for the advice. All the readings I have done so far were fasting readings taken first thing in the morning so I will try seeing how it varies during the day and after food to judge how my body is coping with or dealing with the intake of carbs and sugars.

I am aware of the problem of carbs but have just gone over to whole grain versions of those I previously ate without increasing the quantity. I will try to reduce them and find low carb versions.

I should have said that I am not overweight. I am 6ft tall and 12 stone 6pounds. I am eating porridge, brown rice, whole meal seeded bread and whole meal pasta but none of these in quantity.

I have been pre diabetic for 10 years but my last blood glucose reading was 6.5 or 50 which takes me into the type 2 diabetic range. For the last month I have cut out almost all sugar and got myself a home test kit. Can anyone tell me why my blood sugar has gone up significantly since coming off...