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Thanks for the reply. I gave in and had an appointment with the duty doctor who duly took some samples so will know in due course. He was convinced that it's diabetic related and that I'm making a mistake with my blood sugar readings. I don't think I am unless the meter is malfunctioning. I...

I was diagnosed with Type 2 just over two years ago. Thanks to advice from this forum I have been in remission for just under two years and I certainly feel the benefits of losing so much weight (5st). I have kept up with a low carb diet, limiting myself to about 100-110g a day with help from my...

Since giving up the soluble painkillers, I've gone back to going about 6-7 times during the day. The intervals between visits are getting longer. On the nights that I only have to get up once, I'm a little dehydrated in the morning which is easily fixed but on the nights I have to go every...

Over the 6-7 weeks, I've noticed that every couple of nights, I've had to go to the loo every 1/2 hours. Normally, I only go once a night. It's not just a little amount, it's a full bladder and is a well hydrated colour, almost clear. During the day, I go every 2/3 hours, usually three. I've...

Just posting an update. Thanks to the advice on this thread, I decided to up the calories around to around 1800 calories. I'm keeping the carbs at 50-60g. That seems to be doing the trick. It's only been a couple of weeks but my weight loss has slowed to about 2.5lb/1kg a week so far. This...

Wow, reading this post has really helped me too. I wondered why I felt so **** after starting a healthy diet, If you are still reading this post Laureluv, I've had a similar experience. I'm four months in and whereas some of the most unpleasant side effects of complete diet change are slowly...

Thanks for all the replies. @bulkbiker .... I tried cutting back on the carbs but it didn't work well with me. Had no energy at all. I know that the breakfast is high carb but I need the fibre. Found that out the hard way:) @tinmonkey ..... wow, grats on the huge weight loss. Did you get any...

@Rachox No, I don't use a meter. I was never on medication and the doctor didn't see the point of me having one unless my HbA1c didn't drop with lifestyle change.

oops, meant to write HbA1c... amended. Thanks for the point out.

After an HbA1C of 88 at diagnosis of type 2 before Xmas, I did go into a panic mode and totally changed my diet. I initially cut down to 1500Kcal a day and 20g of carb (6' 4" 61 year old male) but that didn't agree with me and I upped the carbs to between 60-70g a day. That seemed to work and I...

Thank you for the replies. I am probably overthinking and letting my anxiety attacks do the reasoning (not a good plan). I'll see how it goes and see if I can get to speak with my DN. Wow, Nutribolt.... 4.5 litres?? I'm lucky if I manage 2:)

Resurgam, Yes, I did consider that. I mean, it makes sense (less in, less out etc). However, I was going for about 4-5 days without getting rid of anything and that was very uncomfortable. Now that I have discovered a palatable way of using avocados, it's about 1-2 days. I still get pulses of...

Not on any medication atm.

When I had a Type 2 diagnosis back in December, I can't say I was particularly shocked as I had an awful diet and was very overweight. It did give me a good, solid boot up the backside though and I decided to turn things around and completely change my diet. I ditched all the takeaways, refined...

Thank you all:)

I was diagnosed with T2 just before Xmas and went onto a low carb diet, it's been a quite a roller coaster but had the results from my first three month check up. My original HbA1c was 88 and today it was 45. Really happy that I've made some progress on a 70g carb a day diet and I've also lost...

Thank you very much for the replies. It's reassuring to know that I was incorrect on how long it can take for the body to adjust. I still haven't managed to get the fibre numbers, I'm currently on about 20g a day and that's with Psyllium Husk supplement... add to that my water consumption is a...

Hi to all, I was diagnosed with type 2 in December after a blood test for a UTI. I was initially a little overwhelmed but after spending a many hours educating myself on what I could do about it, I decided to change my life around My doctor recommended a lifestyle change until my first check up...