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I have been diabetic for many years and thought I had it under control. I have had lower back and shoulder pain for a few years and have mentioned it to the GP. Having kept a diary I have realised that the pain at night seems to be on the odd occasion I have eaten too much wheat or sugar. Going...

I have always had stomach pains and bloating in the past 10 years. Yoghurt has been a problem so I eat it infrequently. I have recently looked more closely at which foods cause bloating and have pinpointed milk, cheese (although surprisingly Brie seems to be ok), cauliflower, broccoli and...

As this is not about me and not related to diabetes I hope no one minds me posting this but I know this group is very knowledgable...my dad is on statins and I asked him to get a copy of his latest blood test. The results are Serum cholesterol 5.7 Serum triglycerides 1.2 HDL 1.63 Non HDL 4.1...

Firstly I must apologise for only posting and participating in the forum every 3/4 months. Having got my Hba1c to non prediabetic levels I watch what I eat and tend to forget about the forum. Secondly I posted a few months back about my mid morning snack and what I could do about not eating...

I have scrambled eggs for breakfast which would keep me full till lunch time but I leave for work at 10.30 am and don't get home till 2pm. I need to eat something at 10am to keep me going through work and the journey home. I have been eating berries, yoghurt and cream (my Hba1c last week was...

As the post title says I am almost back to where I was when I first joined the forum 3 years ago. Up till now my hba1cs have been good. I started at 46 and managed to get down to 34. 15 months ago it went up to 38, but wasn't too surprised as I had eaten more carbs on occasions. Then I got...

I haven't posted on the forum for so long and not really sure why. I feel I need to come back to get some control back. My last hba1c was 38 so I am not worried about that and I seem to have kept that under control. However since I left the forum my weight has gone up and I need to get it...

I bought some rolled jumbo porridge oats today as I wanted to test my bg with porridge. I made 1/2 cup porridge with 1 cup of water and a bit of salt then added a few blackberries and some cream when it was cooked. Before my bg was 5.5 After 2 hours my bg was 6.0 - that's OK I thought. Then...

I ran out of test strips a while ago and wasn't able to afford to buy any more. I finally had some amazon vouchers last week so I bought some strips. They arrived today and I will restart testing tomorrow. I am quite nervous to be honest. I have eaten reasonably well and mostly things I know...

I know a few people have used the lakeland coconut and banana flavourings. Has anyone tried the custard and caramel flavourings? They are reduced at the moment so am thinking of stocking up.

I had a few mugs of tea at my friend's this morning. She uses organinc skimmed milk and I only have a tiny bit. This affects my stomach a bit but not too much . Today I only had a tiny bit until the last mug when she put a bit more than usual. I thought it would be fine but could only...

I have a big bag of spinach and fancy using it to make green smoothies. I am not sure what to put in apart from spinach (and peanut butter as I love peanut butter!). Does anyone have any good recipes?

I haven't tested regularly for a while as when I was testing my levels were mainly in the 5's. I have been eating OK - not very LC but low enough for me. This morning for breakfast I had 2 fried eggs, 3 slices of ham and a mug of tea with a tiny bit of milk. This was at 7am. At 11.15 I...

I am gutted...I am going to have to stop eating yoghurt. I have been taking omeprasole for ages and decided it was time to stop. I found that when I wasn't taking it my breathing was affected due to the acid reflux. Over the summer holidays I wasn't eating yoghurt and found my acid reflux and...

I have been reading the forum all through the summer but haven't posted for ages so thought I would update you all... This last month has been more up and down since I was diagnosed pre diabetic in November 2013 even including Christmas! We went to stay with my parents for a week and I avoided...

I had lentils, sausages, green beans and a small piece of cake for my tea today. Pre meal my bs was 5.1. After 1 hour it was 7.7 and after 2 hours it was 5.3. How should I view these results? The 7.7 is high but should I look at the 5.3 which is ok at 2 hours or is the 7.7 at 1 hour more...

I had my Hba1c, cholesterol and fasting glucose blood test on Tuesday. I have an appointment to see the GP this afternoon to get my results. I have just rang the surgery to see if the results are back and the receptionist said they were all normal but there was a note that I could make an...

I have seen a few recipes that use chia seeds. Where is the best place to buy these? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

For my lunch today I had a salad on a small side plate so not huge. My bg pre lunch was 4.2, after 2 hours it was 5.6. I didn't expect my bg to rise that much My salad consisted of: salad (lettuce, grated carrot and red cabbage) - more lettuce than carrot and red cabbage brie 5 small pickled...

I was wondering where those who are prediabetic buy their test strips and how much they cost. I am trying to look at all the options...