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Hi all Lessci -my DN just told me that I was definitey T2 to which I meekly replied "Oh, OK". Will ask for extra tests just in case. Squire - grazing suits me better than meals at set times so I wll try that but up the fats as suggested by AndBreathe AndBreathe - I am secretly qute pleased...

I was diagnosed with T2 mid January and since February have lost a load of weight – 2st 6lbs. It has started slowing down but I am still losing - 2lbs in the last 2 weeks. I am 5ft 3ins and started this new life at 10st 9lbs. This morning the scales screamed 8st 2 3/4lbs. I daren’t tell my...

I am off to Turkey on Thursday and just do not know what to drink. :arghh: I usually have Iced Tea over there during the day which is really refreshing, but I’m fairly sure I won’t be able to get it. All diet drinks seem to be more gassy which tend to make me feel bloated. OK – I know there...

Well done, Beachbag. I am T2 and just had my results from my 2nd blood test after diagnosis. My HbA1c was 101 on 13th Jan and is now 79. Still a long way to go but my DN said I had done really well in a reasonably short time. Makes it worth all the effort (halo shining). Julie :happy:

Sorry I haven't responded sooner - haven't logged in for some time. Just wanted to say thanks all for the replies. A lot to think about but I am getting there. Still some very strange readings though. Yesterday was a reasonably good day - UNTIL - 4.9 (lowest ever!) before my evening meal at...

Hi Daibell I was 60 in January and I'm on 4 x 500g Metformin per day and 2 x 40g Gliclazide. Someone suggested this on another thread of mine a while back and I checked with my Diabetic Nurse last Thursday. She assured me I was T2 but you never know. I will be due my second blood test in a...

Thanks. I like the idea of yoghurt for breakfast. :)

Thanks. Ths morning was the first time that I have had bread (toasted or not) in over two weeks. At the moment it seems that whatever I choose isn't helping. This is such a minefield but I am sure tha it will come right in the end. I will check out the low carb forum as suggested.

The majority of my food is salad, meat (grilled) and veg. I am now giving up on Weetabix and Bran Flakes. It was suggested that I try meusli (without added sugar) whch I will make myself. I really struggle to eat a cooked breakfast.

Lowest averag is 7.8 and highest averag is 11.06 over 6 tests per day in the lst two weeks. I can see the obvious spikes with Bran Flakes or Weetabix. But I wouldn't have expectd 10.3 ater 1 scrambled egg only. I'll just have to keep trying. I was give a list showing low, medium and high GI...

I had my appointment with the dietician at the local hospital yesterday. I took along a diary of everything that I had eaten and drunk for the last two weeks with a printout of my BG levels uploaded from my Freestyle monitor. My levels are still high and after studying my paperwork, she...

Don't do it!! If I can watch my husband eat three Thornton's chocs and not have one, then you can ignore the cake. How I love Thornton's!!! Julie. :woot:

Thanks, Bernie. That's encouraging. I wll try that rather than 3 meals a day. Julie

I was diagnosed mid Jauary, I am on 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x Gliclazide per day. My BG levels are falling slowly - 16 when the DB nurse did a finger prick test on my first appointment on 13th Feb and now averaging 9 - 10 (lowest so far was 7.8 2 hours after breakfast yesterday). So still...

Wow....so bright at that time in the morning. I get the impression that you are going to grab Diabetes by the neck and smack seven bells out of it. Good on you!! Julie

My name is Julie and my car is a Jazz!! My avatar is beause I think Betty Boop is great.

Well done Alan. I have been struggling to lower my BG levels for about six weeks now. Started at 16.5 and am now down to 8.6 before breakfast today. Still a long way to go but keep plodding on!! Julie

Thanks, Squire. I don't know how I got that into my head - probably muddled with the mass of information that my brain is taking in at the moment. Julie

Testing 2 hours after a meal makes sense as it must give your body time to process you meal. But would it make a difference if I forgot to test 1 hour before a meal and tested a half hour before? Or even ten minutes before? Julie :confused: :)

Thanks Andy. Have lookd at the suggested thread and I wll print it all off when I get home. Then I can sit down and study it against the menu. Jule :happy: