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I am not sure who mentioned this in a post on here recently but I downloaded it and have finally had a look. I think it's a really good resource to introduce people to the idea of low carb. The text is straightforward and easy to understand. The science is explained clearly and again in a...

Well, low carb has done it again. Not as dramatic as it could be but I have been less stringent with carbs and allowed myself some things which I completely avoided when I was first diagnosed. I have managed to get from 64 in January to 52 this week. Hilariously, until I'd just typed that I was...

Hello! Doing well so far with getting carbs right down and bg is already showing huge improvement in around a month. My question is simply- what side effects did you notice when starting? Last time I was going low carb properly, I was also coping with stupidly high bg and I think that masked...

Hello! So nice to see familiar names around since the last time I slunk off to be a not so good T2. Last hba1c of 64 proved that I need to go back to properly low carb to get it down and then find a balance to keep it sustainable. I've been logging bg more again this past two weeks and overall...

Hello! I have come in from the wilderness and back to this app again. Sticking around again and planning on getting involved. T2, current hab1c is 64 which is high and needs addressing in the next 3 months so I can avoid further meds. Thinking a good logging app for food and bs would be a good...

Haven't posted or even lurked for a while. HBa1c is higher than its been since diagnosis (currently 83) and much as low carb worked for me to start, for many reasons it hasn't been sustainable for me. Not ruling it out but need medication to support lowering BS. We had a long discussion about...

Well..... back again with unsurprising news with hba1c. This time was 73. Went from 101, to 48, 36,47 but that was probably a year ago. So a very good start. Now, however, the nurse has told me that my cholesterol is high. 6.1 and she is sending me the other numbers but basically wants me to...

Oh how I love this forum! It's so lovely to read through and see familiar names. I am back again having actively avoided coming on for a long time as I'm sure my poor diet, rising weight and BG are visable over the internet. I'm basically embarrassed that I lost control of my eating and...

So... 2 years post T2 diagnosis, masses of symptoms, went low carb, dropped hba1c by 2/3 into almost normal range. Doing well. Then... well, I could make a few excuses... lockdown, losing my mum to covid (helped by her T2)...and the carb cravings came back. Bigger and more obvious and too big...

Diagnosed 18 months ago t2 with hba1c of 101. Got it down to 38 in 6 months. Lost weight, felt healthy etc. However, over the past year I have lost more and more control over my carb intake. Lock down has definitely impacted on me - just like most people. There are many reasons for my current...

Hello, My husband's diet is dreadful despite me having T2. He is invincible (!). Except.... this morning checked his BS as he occasionally asks me to do out of interest and it was 9.9. Do we think this is high? Glucose dump aside, this was literally just after eating a bacon sandwich. On the...

Been away for a while again, doing better with LC than at full lockdown but not perfectly and now in need of advice! I was diagnosed T2 a year ago so last years heat played havoc with me as I had such high blood sugars at the time. This year, in this heat wave, I am struggling just as badly to...

It's been a rocky few months. I'm coping emotionally with the loss of my mum in April but in the mean time I seem to have mentally decided to take a holiday from being a t2. As in, acting as if I can consume carbs, not testing bs etc. I dont need anyone to explain to me why this is a bad...

Strange question, my carbs have been higher than normal today for a number of reasons. But now, I have very cold feet! I definitely had cold feet as a symptom of diabetes before I knew it what it was and I dont get that anymore - even in the coldest bit of winter- now I'm in control (normally!)...

My mum has been in hospital for a few weeks and contracted the virus there. She has t2, badly controlled, chest problems, heart failure. Shes fine at the moment but probably just about to enter the bad bit. She was tested 5 days ago and only got results last night. She says the staff are...

Anyone who has read any of my posts knows LC has worked for me and I'm more than happy with sticking with it. However, I'm intrigued as to if there is a similar level of research into plant based whole food diet having similar effects on bs and 'remission'. As the forum community has many...

Just rang drs for my hba1c result from last week. Nice message from the diabetic nurse who is again impressed by the result!! 101 at diagnosis 46 after 3 months 39 after 7 months All down to low carb with a little help from metformin. Going to stick with the metformin for now but I'm going...

For years I have had no periods due to my pill. Been on it for years and they've stopped it basically. Or they had.... since starting metformin they've started up again. Bit of a shock! Anyone else had this or similar? I've often wondered in the past if I had PCOS due to other symptoms but...

Hello! I'm rolling along with my LC not always perfectly but infinitely better than my previous eating habits. Just in the last day or so I've had bad stomach cramps and that horrible tender feeling like when you've just been sick. I can't think of anything I've eaten differently this week but...

A while ago I posted about how I might get weightloss going having not lost that much. Thanks for the advice and support! I have avoided the scales but have had to start safety pinning skirts so they don't fall down! So stood on scales today and I've lost 2 stone in 4 months. That's a lot! I...