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Thanks KennyA. I am also using a libre3. These babies are expensive, so I don't want to use them on a permanent basis. My interest is getting feedback as I tweak my diet, does A affect my BS level? what about B?, etc. Once I have a stable diet setup, then I won't need to check my BS so often...

Thanks jjraak. Yes, the finger prick values are always lower by around 10 than the CGM. Your suggestions are very welcome. Drinking water is a real problem. I don't mind coffee or tea but unless I am really thirsty, I hate drinking water...

I'd like to ask a follow on question, with such expertise available. I notice that the glucose level from a finger prick test is consistently lower than that of the CGM. My hands are always cold and I find it hard to get a blood drop out for the test and often squeeze the area. My blood is...

Many thanks for the interesting and useful replies. I have some homework to do here ;)

I typically use a finger prick based approach to measuring my blood glucose level, before and two hours after each meal. These levels are within the range given to me by my doctor, so no worries. Since this approach is a nuisance, I am trying a Freestyle Libre 3 CGM (continuous glucose...

One criticism made of this research was that if there was a correlation between eating onions and lowering blood sugar, then in India, where a huge amount of onion-based dishes are eaten, there should be fewer diabetics than in other countries, and this is clearly not the case. More work is...

This is just so true. I have learnt not to "trust" online recommendations on eat this/that until I test them out. Things might be OK for some but not necessarily for everyone.

Many thanks for the shared wisdom: 1. I love Greek yoghurt and blueberries (and walnuts) but stopped eating it to get my weight down. This was always as comfort food at night with Netflix. I’ll try again as a breakfast option. 2. Leaving the cheese and meat to later in the morning sounds good...

Nah... I live in Spain. I have however used the Abbott Freestyle 2 sensors a quite bit (up until now I have had to pay for them, although they have just become free on the public health system here, so I will be using them all the time once my doctor gets his finger out), but they don't show...

Wow. Thanks for the information. For breakfast I have two small slices of "protein bread" sold for people who want to lose weight or with diabetes in my local supermarket (3.1% carbs), liberally covered in cold pressed extra-virgen olive oil and crushed fresh tomatoes, two slices of jamon york...

I've got T2D and was diagnosed a few years ago. I take a pill morning and night. Regardless of what I have for breakfast, about two hours later, with a good blood sugar level, I feel hungry. My doctor says I should tough it out, drink tea/water but not eat anything more until lunch. This is...