carbohydrates

Hi all. I hope I'm typing in the right place. I'd just like some advice on how to deal with my partners diabetes 2. He has had it for a few years now. He doesn't seem to take it seriously (i think hes in denile ) and says he forgets to take his metformin unless I remind him (I am not always...

Hi there, My partner is type 1 diabetic and uses a pump. I check labels and get the scales out so that when I make him a meal I can tell him how many carbs are in it so he knows how much insulin to take! I recently bought two jars of maple syrup which are the same brand just different 'flavour...

Information is priceless. In the context of diabetes, the best patient outcomes can typically be achieved when both doctors and patients can quickly and easily access good quality information to guide them on a treatment journey. In this survey, Jan and David are trying to capture the views of...

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this so apologies if I've got it wrong! This is my story so far... I was diagnosed T2 officially June last year and my experience in the last 12 months has been extremely confusing and very up and down. At first it was a bit of a shock as I was...

Hello my wonderful friends! I hope that you are all very well and that your bg levels are very “on point!” I very much wish to request your opinions regarding the following matter. Please allow me to elaborate a little in order to get to my point. As some of you might have read from my previous...

Many thanks to Louise (sorry I don't know your full username) for emailing me the low carb programme each week. I can't remember asking for it and haven't been very interactive with it. But....I did watch all of the videos and I did slowly drag my carb intake down from (I thought moderate...

Someone my friend knows was telling him about her type 1 diabetes and she said she's learnt to carb count and she's been told she can eat and drink anything she wants as long as she takes the right amount of insulin. So she will just drink full fat fizzy pop like Pepsi and Coca Cola 24/7. Surely...

My name is Rachel and I'm a type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed when I was 18 and it's been 5 years. My blood sugars are terrifying. I don't know what to do anymore. I haven't had a good A1C since I've been diagnosed and my last one was 8.9. I'm so scared about what is going to happen to me (having...

Place for all those delicious recipes. This link is to Dlife recipes,an American site.Some good recipes but be aware they count their carbs differently to us. http://www.dlife.com/dLife/diabetic-recipes.html