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I've been told fruit is good for me. I had a banana for pudding and me sugar went ape I changed it for grapes and noticed me sugar was still high in places Berries are good I've been told but are too expensive Plums are next in line but again price is an issue The object of the exercise is to...

Are grapes a fruit we can eat or are they like banana's to high in sugar?

Not been on here a while but I have a question. Since my heart attack and being told I'm type 2 in Feb this year I've been taking blood readings every night before bed on average 10pm. I've added all the readings up and worked out the average per night. It's 8.4 Now bearing in mind it is the...

Just been reading about no carb oils. If these oils have no carbs in them does it mean that I can fry beef in the frying pan with these oils and it still has no carbs added? I was thinking about mince being fried in the pan, draining the fat and using the cooked mince added with veg for a meal...

Is there anything wrong in being a good boy all week then having over the top treat? I'm thinking about a cup of tea, two sugars and a box of six cakes.

Question for members if I may? With my evening meal I have a drink of Fizzy Pop, 250ml at 0.6g of carbs/sugar What would the carbs/sugar be in a cup of tea of the same volume with milk and two teaspoons of sugar?

Never had any chocky easter eggs this year. First time in my life. Never found an egg that I was able to have. What a bummer eh? Some say this high coco chocky is ok but it's still high in carbs so how can it be?

Had my first blood test last week after my episode. Everything was fine and things are coming down nicely One thing she mentioned was that I no need to do a blood sugar test as much as I was told ( four times a day) I was thinking twice a day. Once when I get up ( so I'm not hypo for driving to...

I'm refering to the traffic light system. Looking for differant food to feed myself The powers that be say the Green traffic light is best as a indicator. WRONG Some food manifactures CON us A Green light looks good on there label so people thing grest I'll buy that. WRONG READ what it says My...

It's been 5 weeks since my insident and went to my Diabetic doctor last night for a 'check up'. I've been taken off the Gliclazide and told to check my blood sugar instead of 4 times but twice a day for 2 days then have a day off. Is this a sign things are getting better or what?

Are there any crisps out there that are both low in fat and carbs?

Being new to this I have a question about spikes in me blood sugar. From what I've sussed out so far is that a rise of 2 in my blood sugar level 2 hours after a meal is ok. What about if I get a sugar spike during the day that happens beween tests and it goes down when I do test? What are the...

I've been told to take my blood sugar reading four times day. On my diary it's been written that the levels should be between 5 and 7 Atm my levels are up and down depending what I'm doing. Would it be right in assuming that the average accross the day would be a good way of going?

I'm asking for advice here. Normaly for work I take these items:- Two thins with three slices of square ham on each and cheese and onion sandwich filler. Two thin cheese squares One packet of cheese puffs Two home made muffins One carton of grapefruit segments Two chocholate buiscuit bars 1 ltr...

I'm mobile again. It's been a week after the attack and we went shopping. Now before when we came back from shopping we used to have a cup of tea and a fresh cream cake. The cake is out the question now but I was wondering if a few plain buscuits dunked in me tea would be a good alternative. I...

New to this as from Tuesday just gone. Testing my blood. Now getting blood from my finger is like the title says. I warm my hands (as suggested) I have them by my side for a while (as suggested) I massage my fingers (as suggested) I have the tool set at the deepest setting, yet when I prick...

Sorry if this has been asked before but I have a few questions to members. The Orange Squash that I have states Carbs of which sugar at 0.2g per 100ml. Q1) Is this a good measure to drink say 1ltr a day without taking blood sugar levels over the top? The fizzy drink I have has the same Carb...

Hi members, I've just escaped hospital after been rushed in on Tuesday after a heart atack. I'm sorry if this a repeat bunch of questions but I would like answers to a few questions I have. Before this attack I was not a diabetic but after the attack I am now classed as on. After the attack my...