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Unfortunately I cannot type what my hubby thinks of talking therapies :( He only opens up to me, and that's not very often :(

I buy big bags of different nuts and seeds, mix them and bag them up into little portions for him. If I don't, he will eat a whole big pack at once. He's a ****** for pork scratchings too. 6 little packs in a day has him stinking out the toilet :yuck:

Hi, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately my hubby is a total luddite and won't use a computer. The most technical he gets is email lol I'll defo get the book for him and show him the video :)

No he isn't

Need help for hubby again. He's been diagnosed with depression (medicated for more than a year now) and has always had a big appetite (going back to a tough childhood) and I worry about his emotional eating which has been worse lately. He's mostly stuck to the Keto diet (his belly exploded...

update. His HbA1c is now 47 :)

Hubby doesn't get free prescriptions. It says elsewhere in their report that it's just for diabetic type 1's and type 2's on medication, Thankfully my hubby has managed to reduce his HbA1c to 47 from 54 in 5 months with diet alone. We know he is in "remission" and will carry on with the keto...

The dr was referencing; Dubowitz et al (2014) he said

54. They say it was OK cos of his age, 51. But high is high surely?

So hubby found out this year that he's been diabetic for 2 years. Dr's didn't tell him! We complained to NHS England and got a reply from our local GPs surgery who effed up. Among it was a statement saying "Clinicians should aim to involve people in decisions about their individual HbA1c target...

Thank you all for your replies. It's a great relief to be able to get help from people who KNOW what they're talking about!! We didn't know about the Dawn Phenomenon, or the 1.6/2mmol/l after meals. We've just been going on the "not over 8.5" advice. I will tell him he's on the right track...

I'm posting for my hubby as he doesn't "do" computers and I found out recently from our GP's receptionist, that he's been a type 2 diabetic since late 2019. (NHS England complaint made). We got some help already from here (thank you) and are both slowly adopting a Keto diet. Him, more than me...

only once has he been that high (11.1) he's usually under 8.5. no meds as he's only just found out, despite the dr knowing for 2 yrs! we've slowly been adopting a keto diet edit,. I made a thread about it https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/hubby-new-to-diabetes-type-2.183995/

Hubby is new to all this (and a luddite lol). He's trying to control it via diet (mostly keto) and this morning his bg was 6.1. I'm assuming that's good? Even 2 hours after eating, he's not gone above 11.1.

I've just used the Erythritol in a lemon drizzle cake. Tbh I'm not impressed. Next time I bake I'll try the Truvia

he's determined to manage it by diet, so we'll see how it goes

What is the best sugar substitute for cooking with? I had a look in the supermarket and Stevia sweeteners seem to have very little Stevia in them. I don't bake very often, but I'd still like to occasionally, sugar free of course. TIA

Hubby spoke to the Diabetic Nurse on monday, via phone. He said she was lovely. He told her about the situation and she said "oh you poor love!" so it's nice to know there's some staff there with empathy! She made an appointment for him tomorrow afternoon to have his blood pressure and feet...

Thank you, I understand what you mean completely xx