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Not the vegetable, the "extract of...whatever" advertised courses of pills/tinctures etc. There are some remarkable costs, almost as unbelievable as the claims made.

The mid point of "normal" HbA1c is 38ish. If yours proves to be 34, then your BG is now normal and I would expect at your next review there would be a consideration of what medication, if any, is needed. Metformin lowers HbA1c, but only by a fairly small amount. I have no experience of it...

I haven't. I think there are much older threads about it from around 2019/2020 - I recall it being talked about when I first joined the forum. Nothing I recall seeing had anything worrying that would make me say that you shouldn't try it: but equally (for me anyway) there was nothing...

Fibre's one thing. but the impact of carbs - ie sugars and starches - on blood glucose levels is quite another. I get all the fibre I need from green vegetables. I don't think you need to eat carbs and sugars to obtain fibre. Food in general has very little impact on cholesterol - around 80%...

I'm interested to know who told you oats, dates, banana, honey etc are good for Type 2. They all are very high in carbs and sugars and I would expect to see my blood glucose rocket if I ate them - so I would be thinking twice before eating any of those foods.

1.5 lb beef minced; 4x chicken fillets; 1 lb back and streaky bacon (from butcher) 6 bratwursts; assorted salamis and ham sliced; chorizo; gorgonzola; shallots; passata; green beans; Polish spiced ketchup; one bottle dark rum; lard; butter; double cream (from Lidl) Highland Blue Murder and...

Hi and welcome. I'm assuming your GP is correct, and it's your low carb way of eating that's causing the weight loss. It does do that - I had a similar experience with fairly quick and substantial weight loss. However I didn't (and don't) take any medication, so that will complicate things a...

It hasn't. Here's what has - Last reviewed: 18 February 2026 We reviewed the evidence on medicines for type 2 diabetes, and made and updated recommendations for people with no relevant comorbidities and for people with common comorbidities. We also made changes to recommendations on insulin...

It's worth thinking about. I was able to reduce both my blood glucose (within four months) and my weight (over three years) just through low carb way of eating, exercise wasn't any part of it. No medication. I stopped eating bread, cereals, pasta, rice, potatoes, fruit, all sugar, that sort of...

Hi Andy and welcome to the forums. It's an established fact that the biggest single influence on our blood glucose levels is the carbohydrate - both starches and sugars - that we eat. While both mounjaro and metforin can affect blood glucose levels, it seems from what you're saying that this...

I had a full range of diabetic symptoms literally for years while my BGs were only slightly above normal range. The "you can't have symptoms while you're pre-diabetic" is complete nonsense. NHS textbooks on diabetes clearly recognise that symptoms can start at only mildly elevated levels, and...

Agree with the above - I'm totally unconvinced. They seem very shy about telling you exactly what's in it - seems to be some form of silicate. I simply don't understand what "...a technology based on mesoporous silica particle (MSP) – a colloidal amorphous silicon dioxide matrix.." might be or...

Just off to have some lamb rump steaks, cabbage and leeks, mushrooms in cream. Previously today about six coffees (cream) and one low (6g) carb bagel with butter and marmite. Edit: plus two three glasses of a Lidl Barbera d'Asti, rather nice.

As you probably know, metformin has zero impact on whatever carbohydrate you eat. What it does is to increase insulin action and slow down your liver making glucose itself. This usually means a relatively small variation in blood glucose levels. The level of change you're reporting is quite...

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I'd strongly recommend testing your blood glucose when eating. That will show you what foods do to your blood glucose levels. All carbohydrates - that is both starches and sugars - are digested to glucose and so will raise glucose levels in the body. Starches are found in things like bread...

If I was lactose intolerant (I'm not) I'd just exclude cream, butter and soft cheese that I currently eat. That leaves meat/fish/veg, so still plenty of natural fats and proteins.

Was in the big M&S on Middlebrook in Horwich yesterday. Forgot to look.

That sounds nothing like my neuropathy, which was all tingling, pins and needles, stabbing pain. No numbness. As is usually typical, mine was (only) in my feet. It didn't affect muscle strength and usuing muscles didn't trigger it. Not everything we have is related to diabetes. Bilous and...

Starchy foods are by definition carbohydrate foods. Carbs when digested become glucose, so they will have a considerable impact on your blood glucose and therefore insulin requirements. I seem to get all the fibre I need from green leafy veg, which are generally low carb options.