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Apparently I have a slightly fatty liver and it goes hand in hand with diabetes. I had the scan and all the consultant said was she wasn't unduly concerned at the moment but that my GP would monitor it for changes in the levels. A healthy diet and weight loss should either arrest or reverse the...

Tescos Finest 85% Dark Chocolate is the best I have tasted after extensive testing of high cocoa content dark chocolate. Two squares is very satisfying and about 125 cals. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

All good advice, I know I need to be strong for my long term health's sake. One treat I will have will be some Hotel Chocolat 85% dark chocolate batons. High cocoa content dark chocolate doesn't affect my levels much so I shall have one or two a day. Erm...woo hoo (lol). Sent from the Diabetes...

I was diagnosed as Type 2 a couple of months ago and I am diet controlled at the minute. I normally spend a fortnight at Christmas binging on naughty foods I would eat in moderation the rest of the year. However, since diagnosis, things have changed. Just wondering how people cope over the...

Hazehkm, I thought the exact same. If challenged, I would just "please direct me to your diabetic friendly range" knowing there is very little you could actually eat at the cinema. A hot dog without the bun perhaps. To confiscate your snacks would a discrimatory act wouldn't it. Anyhow, I am...

Been diagnosed Type 2 a few weeks now and making the necessary dietary changes to keep it under control. I am not on medication as yet. Has anyone got any diabetic friendly snacks I can take to the cinema with me so I don't feel left out. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Sorry the above isn't that low carb but I find it doesn't spike my BS too much. Worth a go for a change. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

75g whole meal pasta, 4 Quorn Swedish meatballs cooked in the microwave and cut in half with a "serves one" sachet of pasta sauce. Delish! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Examples of easy meals that I have are things like skinless chicken breast, broccoli, cauliflower and a slice of granary bread. Another one is frozen sliced beef in gravy with veg and tinned potatoes. Sainsburys Chicken Madras (chilled section) with half a pack of Uncle Bens Wholegrain rice. Hot...

I have only been diagnosed a couple of months. Before my chat with the dietician, I was low carbing to the extreme based on panic and ignorance and I felt shocking. Since our chat I have reintroduced carbs in reasonable amounts while testing with a glucose monitor all the way to check for blood...

Has anyone experienced totally losing their appetite since diagnosis? Initially was at the doctors for gastroenteritis then a UTI then the diabetes diagnosis was thrown in the mix. Started controlling my levels immediately by changing my diet but I have to force myself to eat. I was always...

Hi John! You have done really well with the weight and exercise. I have made a positive start with a low carb diet and dragged out my WII Fit and started doing a bit. I bit the bullet and bought a monitor and strips. They are expensive aren't they? This is a good way and testing things out but...

Hi steve t. I have my first appointment with the diabetes nurse tomorrow and hope she can give me guidance and some answers. Been trying out a low carb diet since Friday but I worry where I am going to get my fibre from. I hope we can reach a mutually agreeable plan of action. I don't want to...

Hi luceeloo! Yes, it sounds like we have had the same unfortunate experience. My last antibiotic tablet is tonight and taking my sample to the docs tomorrow for hopefully the all clear for the UTI. The first course of antibiotics was shocking, the second set (trimethoprim) weren't as bad but...

Thanks Yorksman, useful info about the monitors. I do feel I want to get on with it because I feel so ****** but these things take time as I have found out. Wouldn't mind a short course of anti depressants to pick me up. I have never felt so low in my life at I do today...

I have Fitness Pal on mu Iphone already. Used it for unsuccessful weight loss attempts before the last few weeks. My eating has been all over the place for three weeks because of the ill health. On a second course of antibiotics for the uti so I have to force myself to eat, overcoming the urge...

Thanks Andy, I think I will get one tomorrow whatever the cost and haggle about the strips later.

Hello there clarabelle! If I do buy the monitor tomorrow (I don't know how much they are, do you know?) at least I will feel like I am doing something. Have a good idea about doing the low carb thing so that won't be a problem. Its all the waiting in between appointments that has been stressing...

I had been ill for three weeks with diarrhoa then a uti and just generally feeling ******. Had all the blood tests done to rule stuff out like Crohn's and Celiac's disease. My blood sugar was high so they did a fasting glucose test and here I am. Rang the doctors for the result this morning and...