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I was only concerned about the carbs in the Huel as I have been carb conscious for quite some time on the low carb diet and wanted to make sure that the change did not have an adverse effect on my blood sugar readings. Good Point - I could split the shakes into 4 to more closely match the...

Yes I do mean the Newcastle Diet. I have been on a low carb diet for some time but still struggle losing weight - initially I did well on it but despite being fairly strict I have regained most of the weight I lost. The LCHF diet has been great for my blood sugar and HBA1C results but to push...

I have been considering the "Newcastle Diet" for a while now but struggled to find both an affordable and readily available meal replacement supplement. The Newcastle Diet used Optifast, which in the UK seems particularly difficult to buy and is high priced as a prescription only type item. So...

Just be aware that readings first thing in the morning can be higher see http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html

Milky Way Magic Stars Fun Size (12g) bag after spending half an hour walking up and down the biscuit and confectionery isle looking at the back of all the packets. I just wanted something normal (sweet). 6.5g of carb and it worked for me as I felt like I had eaten a full packet. If I had bought...

I am Type2, 90kg and 6ft so I am trying to lose some weight so that I am closer to the middle on the BMI scale. Between 50 and 70g of carbs a day. Some days a little lower and over the last 90 days only three days over at nearly 100g on those days.

At the time I looked into the cost of test strips I decided on the CareSens N as the lancets are £3.99 for 100 and the strips are £12.75 for 50. I have been using this for about a year now and I have found it easy to use and not much blood is required to take a reading. It has all the basic...

For the first few months I just looked at the "of which sugars" element of food I was eating and followed a low sugar diet but I still had high readings. I did not understand completely why. I attended a Diabetic course at which I learned to count all carbs as sugar, as effectively they all end...