diet

I have just been looking at the Diabetes.org.uk site at food recommendations, after following a clickbait link on Facebook about the signs of foot damage for diabetics. I am now feeling really angry at their recommendations to eat carbs with every meal, and low fat everything. If I ate like...

Dr Jason Fung: Why Caloric Reduction (“Eat less, Move more”) fails… or The Cruel Hoax of the Low Fat Diet I've recently read on Dr Jason Fung's website (in the section called “Calories”) his wonderful discussion/analysis of “Eat less, Move more” as a technique for losing weight. He explains...

Hi all - they're still at it! This morning I got the monthly update from the NHS. In it was an article on healthy eating, so I clicked on the link. Guess what - it's the Eat Well dogma, including Base your meals on starchy carbohydrates Eat lots of fruit and veg Eat more fish – including a...

Hi, I have some questions and wondered if anybody would be kind enough to clarify a few things for me as looking online is just adding to my confusion! I was diagnosed last September with a HbA1c of 51. They were not completely sure what type I have, thinking it is genetic, possibly affected by...

It's absolute **** to be honest... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45195474

I am a T2D (15+ yrs, tablet controlled - not well). As part of my education to better understand diabetes I have seen a big difference between USA cardiologists such as those tat support programmes such as ForksoverKnives which advocate a lower fat diet (especially animal fats and animal...

Hi, I'm Type 2 and was making great progress with losing weight and exercising until about a year ago when life became very stressful and I resorted to comfort eating and drinking. That stressful phase seems to be coming to an end (long story) and I am trying to get back on track. I'm pretty...

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Hi, I've just recently heard about glucamannan, a water-soluble dietary fibre that is derived from the roots of yams. It has very few calories and virtually no salt or sugar. It is being promoted as an aid to losing weight; the idea is you mix up a sachet of it in a large glass of water and...

This time from today's New Scientist. "On that question, meta-analyses and painstaking controlled randomised trials have established that the biological effects of low-carb/high-fat or high-fat/low-carb diets on obesity are at best tiny." I don't think Zoe Harcombe would agree with that...

This morning I received my blood test report- Hb1A1c of 40 6 months ago, it was something like 108. metformin twice a day, some minor dietary changes and a slight increase in exercise (10,000 step everyday (well nearly)). So its controllable, and now on to beat it. mick

If you feel you are at risk of diabetes and have numerous allergies then what type of diet should one follow? NO wheat, gluten, soya, dairy, lactose, nuts, herbs, spices, apples, etc. GP cannot even give me a pain killer for arthritis both RA, OA and also have osteoporosis. I have 38 on the...

Hi, I'm trying to find a healthy breakfast that doesn't send by BM racing but also need to lose weight and have high cholesterol so I don' wwant to be eating a full English. Ive usually had cereals thinking this was healthy and only just discovered carbs can be bad for our sugars. I always wake...

Hi, I live with my boyfriend since 1 year, he has diabetes 1 since he was 16. His hba1c are always between 8 and 8.9. Because I am the one who cooks at home, I always try to make low carbs meals for us, to help him control the blood sugar level, because he has big issues to control it when we...

Hi. I’ve recently been diagnosed type 2 and although my nurse was very sympathetic I do feel like I’m kinda in this alone. She’s given me 3 months to change my diet and try to lose weight/lower my blood sugar before she thinks about putting me on meds. I’ve done a lot of reading up about how to...

Which brand of prebiotic powder have members found most effective? Prebiotic powder seems to be effective in controlling hunger pangs, but some brands/manufacturers of it have not been well reviewed, so I would be very interested to know which brand members have found most effective?

well very new to real keto-diet .. I am looking for great inspiration,I stumbled over this wonderful site : https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/category/Recipes do any of you have some great sites or APPs to share ? some inspirering in variety , I am afraid to end up eating the same stuff all the...

Hi everyone, my boyfriend has diabetes type 1 since he was 16y old. Now he is 28 and in the last few years he had a Hba1c between 8.0 and 8.9%. Now we live together and I am trying to cook healty for him (low carb and full grain). I also recently stopped drinking alchool, so that he also have...

Hello, i am new to this and i am really looking for some good advise! i am 25 with type 1 diabetes, i have three children the youngest being 9 months. i have always have quite good control of my blood sugars but recently its been quite difficult and i have put on quite some weight since...