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When we went on holiday last month, my one big annual treat is an all you can eat breakfast on the way.
This years was a record for me.
3 fried eggs ( there weren't many)
9 rashers of bacon
7 pork sausages
1 ladle of fried mushrooms
1/2 ladle of baked beans (naughty but nice)
Thoroughly enjoyed, minimal raise in blood sugars, excellent value (for me) not them. Didn't need to eat the rest of the day, and surprisingly not uncomfortable after eating so much.

I tried to reply earlier, forgot to log in, so here I go again!!

Please don't worry too much Margarett. The diagnosis is a shock, even when like me you have many relatives with type 2. Autoimmune diseases all round.

The eye test, 2 types. I had the split lamp one, look at the thin light for what feels like ages while they screen the back of your eye, then can tell you if its all ok - you just to read the letters, have stinging eye drops, as per normal eye test. If the letters are not clear they have another eye patch thingy with holes in to direct the light better, that worked for me, has every time. Then hunch over the machine which checks your eyes. I was still recovering from the eye drops that makes your pupils bigger the next day but better today. (Test was Tuesday.)
Take some snacks and a drink. It does sap your energy a bit.
I had to go by patient transport, you can't drive after the test for 4 hours, I'd say not at all that day, and patient transport ambulance lady looked at my bag, told me they were glad. They had one person, type 2 but no snacks, and they were concerned if the person had to wait - hypo. Not worth the risk. I took supermarket packet biscuits and water. I always take snacks, better slightly high if busy then hypo and collapse.

Blood sugars, gps were going to test yesterday then not then again today today, then not. Sending district nurses then not sending them, as my thyroxine low Hb1Ac slightly high, nearly a month ago, meter readings now 6-8 mmole. I'm almost housebound, arthritis. So now not testing me but will write to endocrinology Next problem will be which hospital, they have their favourite, not very clean and not the best. I go to one nearer, and all my notes are there. Gp lowered thyroid meds, someone tried that before, now I'm exhausted. Diet has worked fine. I test each morning, fasting, one gp wanted me to take medication to lower the blood sugar, based on 1 Hb1Ac only.
When they panicked, blood glucose slightly high. max was 10, but I was recovering from a cough and post covid, which arrived a year ago. Infections do cause rises in blood glucose. But the Hb1Ac covered 3 months including the infection period.

Main problem, inexperienced gp who handed on to another inexperienced gp! District nurses, as it was urgent a few hours before, can send someone out next week, They claimed tests take 7 days, it used to be 3 days!
I give up, I'm doing the daily fasting tests , bought extra strips as nurse told me not to test every day - why??, cost to them for strips I think.

All you can do is test, look after yourself , low carb may be fine but not so low you end with a hypo in hospital, I did last year. I hope your medical team are good, this forum has lots of advice. No one person is the same.
A good balanced is important, can be bought from any shop.

In UK, free medications I think, possibly podiatry via NHS, IF your surgery will book it, other people may have more advice on that as well.
Best wishes and good luck.
Carol

Why did the lobster blush? Coz it saw the salad dressing. Boo,m Boom.

Youve had the warning about dressings, now a warning for BBQ sauce, Pulled Pork, and that smokey flavouring they spray to give a hint of flavour. Chicken is good if its not been messed with so Hunter chicken is off. I found chicken Saag to be friendly, Chicken in lemon sauce not so. funnily enough pigs in blankets can be hit and miss coz they tend to use cheap sausages

I had 4 days in hospital when i had a Femoral artery bypass done, during the stay i only ate 2 meals, a rubbery omelette, and a corned beef salad, which one of the nurses bought the corned beef in for. The fast was remarkably very easy, and throughout the stay my levels were all either 5.1 or 5.3. I was determined to show up the lack of options to eat (sheer bloody mindedness) on my part.

Uk hospital food generally isn't low carb diet friendly as it's put together using the "eatwell" system. Is there someone who could bring you more "suitable" meals in. And maybe get a small coolbag for cooked meat, cheese, hardboiled eggs etc in your locker, with that same person swopping out the iceblocks?

Perfect or packets of cooked meats, etc. There is a ward fridge they can put stuff in for you. I had no visitors at the time due to covid restrictions still in place. I actually became a minor celebrity, because i was refusing the food on offer. Many nurses, and even a doctor were quizzing me on low carb and keto. They just didn't understand the effects it could have on diabetes. when offered an omelette, they were amazed i said yes, and didn't understand, of everything to that time offered it was ideal.