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I know what you mean by exercise. It's not a thing I enjoy unless I'm doing long walks otherwise gym and my exercise bike tend to bore me. Fortunately I've got a gym buddy which makes things more bearable and I'm going back to my Personal Trainer soon so that will help. My BGs are not where I...

You're doing all the right things. It seems to be more difficult for me but maybe because I've got diabetes for over 29 years and that's just since diagnosis. The mistake some people make with CGM is to take the figures literally. It's far better to go by trends which help to work out what...

That's the problem with treats they can if not careful become wall to wall! I think the trick is to identify trigger foods and avoid them whilst still having some treats. For instance I avoid Lindor chocolate truffles as if I start I end up in a feeding frenzy and get surrounded by sweet...

I found that after getting rid of sugar in tea and coffee I could actually taste the tea or coffee. I still use salt partly because salt is not a problem due I suspect to genetics.

I eat 100% cocoa solids chocolate which is an acquired taste but there's little fear I'll overeat! But even with 100% it still has 27g of carbs per 100g which I guess is not surprising as the chocolate comes from the cocoa seed.

James, this is great stuff and I like your experimental mind and intelligent use of CGM. I would reckon that you are no longer insulin resistant and that seems to be manifested in your ability to bounce back from small spikes in your BGs. I'm very insulin resistant so have to follow a very low...

I think most diabetics go through a period of mourning for food they can never eat (or rarely) again. Here's an old joke that sums up the situation neatly: Diabetic nephew: Uncle, we're both diabetic so what are the best foods to eat? Diabetic uncle: Simple, if it tastes good spit it out! If...

I manage my T2 diabetes with meds (40mg Gliclazide, 1000mg metformin but sometimes I miss a dose of Met as I sometimes get nausea from it), exercise - gym once a week, exercise bike at least twice a week and long distance walking (up to 22 miles) most times once a week sometimes less. I've been...

10st 13 1/2lbs Cruising between 10st 11lbs and 11st 01lbs so pretty good.

I wonder if the word "stigma" is increasingly being weaponised thus misused. As others have pointed out the day care centre have a duty of care and are damned if they do and damned if they don't. If I was in a care home I'd rather staff be overzealous then them watch a slow train crash. I don't...

11st 00 1/2 lbs (154.5kbs) up 1.5lbs since last Friday but no surprises as I've had a few days where I fell off the carb wagon (or to be more accurate the wheels of the carb wagon fell off!). However the good news is that my bgs went back pretty fast to former times. I guess that's because most...

10st 13lbs No change from last week. All good but my long term aim is to reach 10st 07lbs.

Thanks Tony. I've had a quick gander at the website and it looks excellent! Enough there to keep me busy for a long time.

If you feel ratty then I bet you bite those jelly babies heads off!

It might be beneficial if you discussed with someone about how you can reduce carbs in your diet. The nurse doesn't appear very helpful imo. Maybe have a look at the section on Food and Nutrition where there are several forums. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/#food-and-nutrition.28

Maybe test your bgs before and after every meal to get an idea how the gliclazide is working?

That's four times more than my daily dose so it might drop your bgs - it might depend on how insulin resistant you are.

I've been on 40mg gliclazide for just under 29. years and have had only one hypo (which was horrible but not life threatening). The hypo was caused by too much alcohol. It might depend on how much mg of Gliclazide you're taking.

The complacency thing is deadly. It creeps up on you and I've had the strange experience of watching my bgs climb transfixed like a deer caught in the headlights of a car - transfixed as in taking no action to reduce the bgs!

You're doing really well!. I don't know how long since you've been dx'd but the sooner you get those figures down to best levels the easier it will be. I was dx'd in 1997 and really didn't take your approach until a few years ago (with a few good periods in between) but now I'm getting results...