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Personally I found the recipe book too high carb for me.

Another brilliant book is the diabetes Code by Jason Fung.

If you tell us what you eat in a typical day, we might be able to give you some pointers.

Have you got yourself a meter?

Rickets????????

Usually the advice that first comes our way is dire.

Your meter will tell what you can eat and what you can't. I wouldn't follow any advice from my surgery.

Edit to add, check the link in my signature.

cd667 said:

Hello everyone!

I'm cd667, IRL Chris.

I live in Derbyshire, right on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm here because of the blood sugar diet book, and a recent diagnosis of T2 diabetes. I have been given until November to see if I can bring it back under control with a low carb diet.

Frankly, it was a relief to know what was wrong, and that I am likely to be able to turn things around with a different lifestyle. Which I'm finding myself loving!

I look forward to meeting you all.

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Welcome to the forum, @cd667.

Do you know the HbA1c (tests your 3-month average blood sugar levels) you were diagnosed with? It is always helpful to know what you have started with to see how much progress you have made.

Personally, I have gone down the low-carb route and it has brought my blood sugar levels back to normal. It's been five years now and I haven't seen any negative side effects, let alone rickets (which is due to a vitamin D deficiency mostly due to a lack of sun exposure and not food btw. -- though personally I'm supplementing with a D3/K2 combination due to living in a northern climate). In fact, all other markers (such as lipids, kidneys, liver, and blood pressure) have improved too.

I also second the advice of @xfieldok. A meter is really helpful in seeing how different foods affect us. Measure your blood sugars right before you eat and 2 hours after your first bite. We usually look for a blood sugar rise of less than 2 mmol.

Again, welcome to the forum. Have a read around and ask any questions you may have. Lots of friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable members on here, who will be happy to help.

Hi, glad you found us : )

Ring your surgery and ask what your hba1c number was. It's important to know what your starting point is.

xfieldok said:

Ring your surgery and ask what your hba1c number was. It's important to know what your starting point is.

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also ask to be added to online access for test results on your surgery's system. You have a right to that and it gives you some control.

cd667 said:

Hello everyone!

I'm cd667, IRL Chris.

I live in Derbyshire, right on the edge of the Peak District.

I'm here because of the blood sugar diet book, and a recent diagnosis of T2 diabetes. I have been given until November to see if I can bring it back under control with a low carb diet.

Frankly, it was a relief to know what was wrong, and that I am likely to be able to turn things around with a different lifestyle. Which I'm finding myself loving!

I look forward to meeting you all.

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Hi Chris, I am recently diagnosed type 2, taking 2 Metformin a day and following blood sugar diet too. You're right, the diagnosis is the best thing that can happen as you can make changes to lifestyle. I'm sure fat belly has allowed a build up of visceral fat around my liver and pancreas which is stopping them talking, my bmi isn't high but my waist is much too big. I am 6 days into this and my BG has plummeted. It's interesting to note which foods lead to a spike and then you can avoid them. Good luck, well done and stay positive.