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Jackjo how bad does a small amount of bread or rice spike you? I'm a T2 I work out 3 times a week and low carb most of the time, and have recently found i can actualy eat small amounts of bread, rice and pasta without any problems at all, the trick that works for me is to balance the small...

I could'nt agree more, i used to menu plan based on carbs, lo carbing has made me focus on a much wider range of food, and i'm loving it, i'm eating loads of thai, north african and mediteranean food, restrictive on carbs? Maybe, but i'm spoilt for choice and texture. B-) Sent from the Diabetes...

Re: Chance for YOU to help end the diabetes care postcode lo 1 yes 2 yes 3 yes 4 yes 5 yes 6 yes 7 yes 8 n/a 9 lots of generally good dietary advice Very good suportive service, very well organised, everything but test strips Me7 Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Mango Juice, and Fresh baked doughnuts. :-( Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Breakfast - oats/water with a spoon of euclyptus honey Snack - 4 slices beef, 4 cherry tomatoes Snack - 2 slices ham, 1 hardboiled egg Lunch - 2 egg spring onion, omlette, dash of soy Snack - 25gms peanuts Snack - 4 slices beef, 4 cherry tomatoes Dinner - thai green curry, with courgettes...

I have had the same problems on the nexus rx, on occasion i multiple tested and had upto an 8 point difference over a 3/test 3/minutes session. At best "the averages" do show my lo carb 3xgym/week regime is working, but i have not found consistent accuracy :-/ Looking for another meter i can...

Have you tried latex Swimming Socks ? They work wonders for my feet Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Today I am laughing at my own stupidiy, I woke up to a bg reading of 18.8, after a careful lo carb day and a heavy gym session, yesterday. Panic and screams of dispair followed, until I realised I had the monitor set for ketones :-D Smiling because the sun is out, and life is good B-) Sent...

@Andy12345 Does bad news exist? Or is it just an opportunity for change :-D Its absolutly "a hard knock life" But the harder it gets the more you value it, and more precious it becomes :-P Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I found out i was a type 2, about 6 weeks ago, hang on in there its a hell of a shock to start with, it gets easier to cope and understand, you are far from alone, trust me its nowhere near as bad as it seems right now, in a few days things will start to fall into place, Sent from the Diabetes...

Question for me is is type 2 a real bona fide disease, or just a reaction to an eating disorder? eat lots or badly, you get fat, eat less or better get slimmer, sugar/insulin issues are often related in type 2's, if its just the bodies natural reaction, the cure is to eat well, there are always...

I dont know if there is a cure or not, without knowing if there is "a cause" or "several" Lifestyle or genetic factors may have contributed, but this is a global issue, and we are a very diverse tribe, we dont share the same lifestyle factors, so the trigger or cause/causes is still a total...

Its situational, small amounts of beer and wine make me fall over now, a bit more and I tell everyone I'm diabetic :-D Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thick Black Coffee in the morning, herb/green teas through the day Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

You asked a question on a forum, when answered you then say you have no questions. Kinda silly to ask questions if you know it all already Lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Even the word "Jelly" makes me smirk Lol This is definatly at the top of my shopping list, thanks for sharing :-D Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Took about an hour, all in Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I had mine about a month ago, it was more about educating me about how to work with diabetes, diet, exercise, etc than any further tests, and to work out what drugs would be most helpful, they set me up with a gym membership and booked me up with a place on an X pert course, and took time to...

50, and a type 2 Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: Recommended health snacks for diabetics A Slice of cooked meat, wrapped around a cherry tomato ;-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App