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I tried the Libre 2 sensor, via a free trial. The sensor fell off in the bath in the first 24 hours, and so the whole thing was a waste of time for me. It is a shame, as the sensor works well, and the ability to check your BG at any minute of the day was fantastic. Since installing the app on my...

I've had this problem on and off, and after trying Deep Freeze and things like that, I've realised it is nothing to do with ordinary sprains. I think that if you're diabetic and bang your foot, the swelling can move around the foot until it eventually heals. I have a walking stick just in case I...

You can buy 2lb of cockles for £16 here: https://www.kingcrab.co.uk/acatalog/Cockle-Meat-160.html I'm enjoying these, but adding vinegar, of course.

I read online that hookah (shisha, Arabian waterpipes) are associated with diabetes mellitus, but the word "associated" is generally a cheap shot used by lazy academics who find statistical associations, but can't be bothered to look for the actual scientific causal links. So I'm wondering: is...

Morrison's sells this: Frank's Diabetic Vanilla Ice Cream https://groceries.store.morrisons.com/products/100002088/details Carbohydrate 19.7g Of which sugars* 13.8g *Made using fructose which leads to a lower blood glucose rise compared to foods containing sucrose or glucose I daren't try it...

Morrisons sells Greenside Grated Mix Cheese, 500g for £2.50. I have found to my cost this has 4.1g of carbs per 100g. Compare Cathedral City grated cheese, only 1.6g per 100g. But £2.00 for 180g. It seems the cheaper cheese should be avoided.

I made a burger with no bun according to a recipe and it came out well. 1. Beef mince and some bread crumbs. You can mix the mince with the bread crumbs and make a burger to fry. Bread crumbs are carbohydrates, so I think you can be sparing or possibly skip the bread crumbs. 2. Diced red onions...

I had my retinopathy screening at the hospital yesterday. In case people wonder, it takes only a few minutes. The drops the doctor/nurse puts in your eyes sting a bit, but it's not actually painful, and nothing to worry about. I was worried before the scan that I might blink with the drops in my...

Hi, I went to the GP today about a fungal growth on my toenail. The chemist's wouldn't sell me Curanail for £30 as they aren't allowed to sell it to diabetics, and so I got the GP to prescribe something similar, and so I will get it for free as I have an exemption card. While I was there the...

Hi, I downloaded myfitnesspal, and looked up leg of lamb (I buy a whole leg of lamb from the butcher and then pick on it for days). There are at least 20 entries, all with different calorific values, in Myfitness pal for leg of lamb. Then I downloaded Mynetdiary, and the only entries for leg of...

In case anyone is wondering how quickly blood glucose (as measured on a monitor) can fall, on July 20 before going to bed, I was at 13.0. Nine days later, just now, 8.1. I have had less than 30g of carbohydrates every day since. So blood glucose can be lowered quite quickly. I previously didn't...

I have read on the forum here posts that imply each individual person has to work out what spikes their blood glucose and that you have to experiment with various foods yourself. Some internet sites say that red meat can spike BG. I think too much protein can also spike BG, albeit not as much as...

Hi, as I'm now taking 2 metformin tablets twice a day, can I ask the forum if there is any point in having the second daily dose at tea time if that meal will be zero carbs? Thanks.

I was at Hb1AC 48, then 47, then 57, then 65, and then I had it done again, and they didn't tell me the number, but said I have to start on metformin. I will try to get the number, but it often seems that your medical records are regarded as nothing to do with you. You have to keep on asking to...

I've been dreading going to the doctor, but one of my legs has some kind of problem. It became shiny and itchy, and then the skin on top became eczema-like, almost like crocodile skin, and today a patch emerged amid the hard skin that looks like a cut - although I haven't cut myself there. It's...

Hi, I was tested at 48 then 47 on the H1BAC, so that counts as only borderline diabetes if at all. The doctor didn't tell me to do any glucose testing, and I wasn't planning on doing so. But a member of the family announced that she had bought me SafeAQ Sinocare blood glucose monitoring kit, and...

chipolatas sugar-free jelly (possibly with squirty cream on top - but that has some, albeit relatively low, carbs) cockles frankfurters king prawns brie cheese Shame eggs are no longer available in the UK.

I feel very unlucky to have tested at 48 in late January, falling to 47 in early March, and thinking I had just dodged a bullet - only to find I just can't walk. I know it is some kind of neuropathy, as it is in the ankle, and then the side of the foot, and then the other side of the foot, then...

I went to Tesco today, and got some full-fat Onken natural yoghurt: 4g of carbs in every 100g. I couldn't find anything really low. There appear to be no yoghurts with just 1% carbs. I'm planning on putting strawberries in to sweeten it, zero calorie syrup and maybe even peanut butter (I don't...

Hi, I notice most threads here recommend beef, bacon, high-meat-content sausages, but rarely lamb. Is that because lamb is very high in fat and thus calories?