that's great. Have they put you on any medication? My aim is to get off my medication.
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The 8 week blood sugar diet
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XxTinkerxx
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mmmm. I bought this book and will try the diet. Though I am not doing it for weight loss. I weigh 8st and 11lbs, so not much to lose! Just need to bring my sugars down. Sick of them always being in double figures.
Just bought the book. will read and digest,not literally, but i intend to start on Monday. Well Done by the way
memememeiii
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I did the Newcastle 8 week diet, and lost a tonne of weight, fast, three times. And rebounded HARD. Lesson: HAVE AN EXIT STRATEGY. Be very, very mindful of the need for this. You will need to come off the diet, and must ultimately work on your mental relationship with food. Good luck. More details on the essence of this diet in point form would be interesting. Can you share?
Hi Folks,
I've just started the Blood Sugar Diet. I'm Type 2 and not on any medication but, due to a lot of stress in my personal life, I have been comfort eating - and drinking - so my weight has gone up a lot over the past year or so and I was feeling terrible. I was hesitant about starting the diet because I thought it would be better to avoid a failure. But I've read the book and decided to give it a go. So far, it's been great. The recipes are interesting and it's the sort of food I would like anyway - mind you I have cut out the bread, potatoes, rice & pasta, salami, bacon - which I miss a bit. I haven't noticed any difference so far but I plan to do a weigh-in and measure up every Wednesday. Memememeiii mentioned (above) the importance of having an exit strategy. It's early days yet but mine is to stick to the same diet generally but up the calorie count to a 'maintenance' level by increasing portion size and adding the odd potato or having the occasional spag bol or whatever. I'll post again when I've weighed in next Wednesday.
I've just started the Blood Sugar Diet. I'm Type 2 and not on any medication but, due to a lot of stress in my personal life, I have been comfort eating - and drinking - so my weight has gone up a lot over the past year or so and I was feeling terrible. I was hesitant about starting the diet because I thought it would be better to avoid a failure. But I've read the book and decided to give it a go. So far, it's been great. The recipes are interesting and it's the sort of food I would like anyway - mind you I have cut out the bread, potatoes, rice & pasta, salami, bacon - which I miss a bit. I haven't noticed any difference so far but I plan to do a weigh-in and measure up every Wednesday. Memememeiii mentioned (above) the importance of having an exit strategy. It's early days yet but mine is to stick to the same diet generally but up the calorie count to a 'maintenance' level by increasing portion size and adding the odd potato or having the occasional spag bol or whatever. I'll post again when I've weighed in next Wednesday.
zeilende
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Hello all !
I found the 8 week blood sugar diet via Dr Michael Mosley's 'Trust me, I'm a Doctor' series. Been on it for past seven weeks, including a lot of walking around the village, and lost a stone in weight - 14 lbs or just over 6 kilos ! Bought the book and scan read up to the 'M' diet pages. Yes, I have reached a plateau at 16st 8lb but at 69 I feel a whole lot better. On 'Metformin' of course, and subject to annual check - at local GP surgery - which comes around in March.
First 'diet' plan that has ever worked for me, so I am well pleased !
I found the 8 week blood sugar diet via Dr Michael Mosley's 'Trust me, I'm a Doctor' series. Been on it for past seven weeks, including a lot of walking around the village, and lost a stone in weight - 14 lbs or just over 6 kilos ! Bought the book and scan read up to the 'M' diet pages. Yes, I have reached a plateau at 16st 8lb but at 69 I feel a whole lot better. On 'Metformin' of course, and subject to annual check - at local GP surgery - which comes around in March.
First 'diet' plan that has ever worked for me, so I am well pleased !
Where do you get this diet plan I would love to try it,
FloraDora
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Hi, I have done 2 weeks so far. Never eaten so much Kale in my entire life!! Doing well, scales are slowly descending. My BG readings were in the 7s and now in the 5s and 6s so heading in the right direction. Had a big impact on my morning fasting readings - quite a bit lower now. To be honest 800 calories does not seen much of a hardship, I have been eating well. Looking forward to the next few weejs
Chook
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I got mine from Amazon on my Kindle. TBH I now wish I'd got it as an actual book as its the sort of book you want to flick through to find stuff which isn't so easy with a Kindle . 
Where can I get 8wk diet? Thanks
sheilarutherford
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I too have bought Michael Mosleys 8 week blood sugar diet book. Have just finished reading it and it is a revelation. I am going to be stocking up with the things I need this weekend and intend to start monday morning. I am a female 66yr old type 2 who was diagnosed 3 years ago. I am on Slow release Metformin and Gliclazide. Metformin does not really agree with me. I still get digestion problems occasionally, and Gliclazide makes my blood sugar plummet to the point where I have had to carry glucose lozenges, so I have a good reason to try to bring my weight and blood sugars down. This will not just be a diet but will be a whole new way of eating for me, whilst carrying on cooking normal food for a very slim husband, who is disgustingly healthy.
Grenada58
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Hi I have also started the diet and I'm nearing the end of week two. I lost just under 10lbs in the first week and have lost more slowly in the second week and like you my blood sugar readings have fluctuated between 6.4 to 9.7. I have noticed I am sleeping well and feel more energized than I have for a long time . Keeping going , it will be worth it.
I got diagnosed at the start of December last year, and after the initial shock and then reading through the "rubbish" given to me by the NHS I got the great advice of "embrace it!" I did some research and found the book in W H Smith's.
Without a doubt this has changed my life! My sugars were initially 26 and I was put on 2000mg of Metformin. Since January I've lost 2and a half stone 6 inches off my waist and I'm down to 1000my of Metformin aiming at 500 next week, aiming to be drug free by May!
Yes I go to a gym now walking 3 times a week but this book is awesome it's massively changed my life. I follow the diet 5 and a half days a week using the rest of the week for "sensible" (sometimes!) treats as a reward!
Can't recommend it highly enough.
Good luck
