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Thank you to all of the other good people who have responded. Very interesting information. Great to hear that I can now have an occasional meal out without watching every forkful. Anyone got any thoughts on a DIY glucose tolerance test? Worthwhile? Safe? Meaningful? PS very sorry for the...

Hi Mushroom. Thank you for your very informative replies. I'm certainly going to keep with the programme, I am just starting on Statins because my LDL/HDL / tri levels are not coming down enough, in fact they have gone up since my diagnosis. I've also just been reading the recent debate...

Hi Mushroom. Thank you for your reply. Well, that is good news, I think. I plan to keep it under control for as long as its possible to do so. Does "well controlled" still mean having the symptoms, even if the levels are within the normal range? Do you still have any symptoms? I still feel...

Hi Everyone Not sure whether to celebrate or be concerned that I might not have been a diabetic in the first place. I certainly still have many of the symptoms though (thirst, tiredness, toilet all the time...) I have certainly earned the number though, tried hard to stick to a low carb diet...

Re: I'm a new type 2 on the Wirral - anyone else in same sit Will do. I'm starting the diabetes training course this coming week. Will no doubt meet like minded people then. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

What do you mean mr Burden. Less of it, or an inability to deliver any? Please clarify. New to diabetes. Got it all to come maybe? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Just noticed, the link to the video is not included in my original post. Very sorry. Here it is: http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_attia_wh ... betes.html The link is most definitely pasted above. Fingers crossed it appears on the post. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Gezzathorpe I'm low carbing, in line with the general behaviour of many on this forum. I find it tough to stay with it but I've cut out all sugars and most carbs. I struggle most with breakfast, where I have always liked muesli or oat cereals. If I can come off this, then I'm sure the levels...

I am relatively new to diabetes (type 2) and perhaps like many others who are not too well informed about this disease, I simply assumed that because I was not fat, overweight and obese, that this should not have happened to me. And I am one of, maybe, many millions of people in the UK who...

Hello. You should definitely take the advice above to address diet, weight and exercise to help control the diabetes. As far as the symptoms of the neuropathy are concerned, please do not assume that you are suffering from this. You need to seek a medical diagnosis. I've only recently been...

Re: I'm a new type 2 on the Wirral - anyone else in same sit Sorry, to clarify, looking to set up an informal self help group on the Wirral. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Patty. I agree that it is all very confusing, the NHS tells you one thing but many diabetics tell you something very different. I'm a newbie too and am still struggling with the ideal diet approach to take. Have a look at my thread in this questions section called "the reverse diabetes diet"...

Hi Peter. I'm a newbie too. Trying to get control of the numbers myself. Not sure how to start the discussion. I have removed all sugar containing foods and drinks from my diet and trying to keep the carbs down. Cut out 95% of bread too. Virtually no beer or other alcohol. Exercising almost...

Hi I was diagnosed, type 2 in April this year, with a Hb1c of 7.4. Trying to control with diet and exercise only. I would like to meet others who are trying to control or reverse, with a view to a team effort, all out war against the condition. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Hi Nahara. If you are already a vegetarian, then the D-diet is only a short hop for you. For me it would be radical. Good luck with it and please let everyone know how you get on. Yorkman . That is very interesting. The Newcastle diet was very attractive to me as a possible quick fix but it...

Re: How long does it take for a piece of toast to be digeste This has turned into a really interesting thread. Thanks everyone, for the responses to my original question and for the developing discussion. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Re: How long does it take for a piece of toast to be digeste Hi Charon Thank you for your helpful reply. I thought that this was unlikely. I have cut down dramatically on sugar / carbs. On the sugar side, I have totally stopped eating or drinking anything that has sugar (sucrose, glucose...

Stupid question, I'm sure, but I've noticed (but only since I was diagnosed as a type 2 :lol: ) that within a few minutes of eating a piece of wholemeal toast (or just about any other carb-laden food), I experience a slight light-headedness/unusual feeling in my head. If I eat more, say two...

Hi I suffer from tiredness and lethargy but since changing my diet (eating less and more healthily), plus regular exercise, I do not seem to be so tired. A long brisk walk seems to help, hard though it is to go out when feeling very tired! As Yorkman suggests, check with your doctor. Also...

Hi So what is your idea of a healthy breakfast and how does it play on your levels? I hope you can shed some light please. I find that breakfast is currently my biggest challenge as I cannot break free from real porridge oats or oat bran granola. I feel the effect of these with light headed...