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Really interesting to hear about your BG going up with the flushes. To be fair, the flushes have settled down a bit, but they were hideous. I do still get one or two a day, but less aggressive. They won’t give me HRT til the bloods improve, maybe they should turn that idea on its head...

I’m on the dreaded metformin. I’ve got another blood test booked for next week, and then GP follow up. So will put all that forwards as suggestion. Thank you!

Nope, but I don’t need to take iron supplements any more. They won’t give me HRT until my blood sugar are back under control.

Diagnosed about 2.5 yrs ago. Understand about the total carb count per meal, will deffo give that a much sharper focus. I get tested every 3 months, hence a big shock to have that jump. I did have surgery in August which has resulted in me going into immediate surgical menopause?

Hello I’ve been eating low carb food for 2 years now, managed to get off the meds, and manage the t2 with diet alone. I don’t eat food with anything higher than 10g carbs per 100g. So, y’know, fruit, veg, nuts, protein, yog, etc. I don’t slip; I might overeat low carb stuff cos, y’know, food...

Apols. 8.9 was about 1.5 hours after eating. I’ve just tested again (so about 2.5 hrs later) and it’s actually still 8.9. I’ve missed oats quite a lot, wanted to see what the impact would be. Hence just giving it a go. If it doesn’t work I’ll just go back to missing them!

Hello wise ones! T2, managed by diet (thanks to this group and their amazing knowledge). Readings usually sit around 7-9. (GP happy with that). I have reintroduced a v small bowl of porridge to my diet today at lunchtime. Reading before eating was 6.2 (12 hr empty tummy), and just done it...

It’s going to be hard to begin with, but, I would recommend ditching rice, potatoes, pasta, bread, cereal, and see if that has any impact on your BS levels. (Hint: it will) They are all just sugar as far as your body is concerned. Also, Huel is not low carb enough, do some googling for a...

Hey Thomas Welcome! And flippin well done on all that exercise. What are you eating? Most of the T2s on here advocate for a v low carb diet with high fat & protein to get the blood sugars down. The standard eat well/live well plate approach just doesn’t work.

My go-to snack attacks: celery & peanut butter (or cream cheese); blueberries or an apple, few frozen cherries; bit of ham; Greek yog; make myself a green smoothie; I used to also eat the amazing 100% seed crackers that M&S did, but they seem to have stopped selling them [emoji30]

I agree with everyone else. If you know what every single meal or mouthful is doing to your bloods, you will know what spikes you. Until you have all that info tucked away in the ol’ knowledge bank, you are doing it blindfolded.

I must confess to having taken all the pastry off a sausage roll my kid rejected, and just eating the sausage!! But when I see the biscuit/ice cream/chips, I genuinely say to myself: I can’t eat that. If it gets offered to me by someone else, I apologise and say ‘I’m sorry, I can’t eat [insert...

Chicken in a slow cooker is an easy win. Eat it with green leafy stuff or some quickly pinged courgette ribbons.

Hey all After scores of 83, then 66, my score this week was….. 34!! I’ve been eating low carb/high fat/high protein since May, and have also lost over 2 and a half stone. However my daily target is to keep my bloods in the 4-7 zone. Any weight loss is just a bonus. Wanted to post an update...

Welcome! And I hope you are recovering from being squashed.

Heya I’m on Gliclazide… I’ve not had any problems with it at all. Losing weight will help, but going on a low cal/low fat diet is unlikely to be the answer. Most T2s on here have learnt that eating low carb is the most effective way to get the BGs down. If you can do some reading around...

I am with everyone else on this… you are likely to be having too many carbs with foods like ryvita and porridge. Can I recommend the Carbs and Cals book so you can start to get to grips with what low carb looks like. I’m really early on my low carb journey (1 and a bit months), and despite...

I would want to keep on testing. Those with longer journeys than me talk about carb-creep and how this can slowly make your BGs go up in a stealth-like fashion! If testing has worked for you to gain and retain control, why stop it now?

Morning Celtic Angel Well done for reaching out! You have come to the right place. Lots of us T2s follow a low-carb/high protein/high fat eating regime to keep our blood sugars in check. And, it works. Genuinely. I’m at the beginning of my journey, month or so in, and I have gone from...