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Just thought I’d let everyone know about the progress I’ve made since my diagnosis just before Christmas last year. I came onto the forum with an HBA1C of 101. After religious almost evangelical low carbing, taking advice from the experts on here and checking with a meter every meal to see what...

Hi EllieM, Yes that’s what I’m doing now. Just eating the contents!

This is a winner for me. Only bread I’ve found that doesn’t spike me.

Sadly even that was too high carb for me but the liv life option is working thankfully!

This has been a real winner for me! Thank you so much for the suggestion!

Hi all, Just a little update on where I’m at after a few days testing with my new meter. I’ve managed to stay within range over the last 4 days in the main, but did twice spike. The first time I think was too many carbs in one sitting for sure and the second was today when I tried a little...

I do apologise if I have given the wrong information here.

Hi there, I’m new here after being diagnosed just before Christmas. Congratulations on being more determined to get your diabetes under control. What I quickly learned from everyone who has successfully managed to control their blood sugars on here is that it’s really important to eat low carb...

Update on the wraps - sadly I thought they were disgusting. I ate one and then tried another before binning the other two. They looked like thin undercooked pastry that had been dropped on the floor all dirty and grey. Floppy and ripping when filled. I thought they tasted awful. Well if you...

I had my appointment which went fine. There was nothing they told me that I hadn’t already heard from the friendly members on here or read on the posts! Nurse agreed that low carb was the way to go and like you I have a review in March. I got a Gluco navii meter but I was having difficulty...

Hi Antje77. I think I got the hang of holding the test strip right eventually. Another thing that came to me today; I was squeezing my finger to get more blood out and I’ve read today that squeezing can cause false readings?

I went for the Gluco Navii mainly due to test strips cost. See how I go! Thanks everyone for your helpful comments.

Hi all. I purchased the Gluco Navii after much tooing and froing and did my first testing today. I found the lancing device even turned up to the highest setting of five wasn’t doing the trick of getting enough blood out at first ( wasting a load of test strips in the process) even trying...

Now been prescribed Slow Release Metformin. Hopefully that will help with the bowel issues!

My low carb Bfree Wraps arrived today on my Sainsbury's order so I'm gonna make fajitas in the next few days and see if I like them. Thanks for the advice!

Hi all, Just an update after my first diabetes related appointment. Spoke to the practice nurse today (No diabetes specialist nurse available at my GP) She was supportive of low carb eating to tackle my type 2 and got my GP to prescribe me the slow release Metformin instead of the standard stuff...

Hi Poursomesugaronme1682. Cool name! Sounds like you are a pretty similar profile to me. My Christmas day and Boxing day were certainly very restrained! Sounds like you are lucky and got some decent advice. I hope to get the same and really want a meter and test strips on prescription but if not...

Hi Rustypin. I skipped breakfast today and went straight for lunch so I could get rid of those weetabix carbs. I only ate them as a “must have breakfast” thing. I’m not that fussed on them and they certainly don’t fill me up. I just can’t face having heavy fat breakfasts early in the morning...

I had my gall bladder removed after gallstones 31 years ago and have had bile salt malabsorption diahorroea ever since. I used to take Questran too which was pretty unreliable but now take cholestagel tablets as a substitute when global supply issues hit Questran. Neither are great for me so...

I read it was contraindicated too, but my doctor seems to have ignored this despite telling me on the telephone that she was going to put me on the slow release ones because of my bile salt malabsorption. I’m going to continue to cut down my carbs and up the fats and see if I can tolerate the...