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Hi everyone, I hope You're all doing well. I was recently diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, and currently, I am on medication. I attempted to find the answer to my question, but I was unable to do so. I began tracking my daily sugar and carbohydrate intake, but I'm unsure of the recommended...

Hi, I’m T2 (Metformin 500mg twice daily) and have started a high fat low carb plan. I’ve read that calorie restriction is important but with high fat that put pay to that. I’m not necessarily going for Keto (currently going for around 20g carbs daily) so am I likely to lose weight and keep BS...

All sensible Type 1 diabetics count carbohydrates Yet many would claim this isn't good for Type 2 diabetics - why is this? 1. They claim it upsets Type 2's and causes poor mental health. 2. They say that 'eating less and moving more' is enough. 3. They agree with the NHS, GPs (and( apparently...

Just downloaded the Carbs & Cals app and looking for guidance on the macros. Or thinking I just use it for getting to grips with carb awareness and adjust macros later on maybe? Thoughts, comments, advice etc welcome as always. Colin

Hi, Although I’ve had type 2 diabetes for a while this is my first post here. Most of the low carb apps I’ve looked at are based on a monthly subscription, which is fine., but choosing from the many available is difficult, particularly as some are US centric. Can anyone recommend a good app...

Hi all, I was diagnosed only 4 days ago now and am on insulin and metformin. I’ve been reading a lot lately about lowering card and sugar intake- what I would like to know is what is a decent carb intake level? How low is low? Yesterday I had roughly 80g carbs for the whole day- would people say...

I've recently come across some crisps called popchips! They are popped not fried and don't seem to spike my blood sugar anywhere near as much as fried ones. Anyone else have same experience or have any other crisps that don't cause massive spikes? I have to be careful with the amount I have...

WHERE CAN I EAT AND REQUEST CARB INFO ON THE MENU? Hi there my fellow diabetics, So I was recently diagnosed as type 1, and have been put on the “advanced diabetes” course as I’m now carb counting my meals and snacks. I’m getting the hang of it but it gets harder when you go out to...

hi, my husband was 1 point into being pre diabetic a few months ago. He tried really hard with his diet and has now dropped to one point below being pre diabetic. The problem is that he is 6ft tall and weighs 11st 3lbs, so certainly not overweight. Both his parents had type 2 and his father...

Did anyone see this? Has it widely been discussed somewhere here yet (I was watching it on I player) what did everyone think?

hi, I’m a type 2 newbie trying to get my head around food labelling. In respect of carbs, if the ‘of which are sugar’ is low, does that mean the over all carbs per portion is ok?? By which I mean, is the ‘carbohydrates of which are sugar’ the important bit. Also are complex carbs better than...

Hello I am sorry to be a bother to you all today, I was wondering if anyone could help me I'm a little confused in regards to counting Carbs, ill list my issue below. Before a meal my sugars can be 7, I do my insulin 20mins before my meal, for breakfast it was porridge and a banana, it started...

What do others do? Been told about cooling certain foods like potatoes and pasta = resistance starch. What foods do you eat cold from cooked?

Hi there I was diagnosed type 1 in March so just getting to grips with everything! I am going travelling soon to South East Asia and need to carry with me some emergency long-acting carb hypo treatments with me, roughly about 20g and I want them low fat and low sugar as I've put weight on since...

Dead Weight - BBC Radio 4 Drama (14 episodes, 15 min each) They're talking details about diabetes. Today one character was explaining keytonitis (don't know how accurate it is). Another mentioned their diabetic uncle. Who, if he had too much carbs, it made his diabetis "flare up", he got...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/carbohydrate-intake-low-carb-diet-symptoms-side-effects-weight-tired-cravings-a8331086.html :confused:o_O:mad: According to many of the article comments, the dietitian in question works for a breakfast-cereal company -- hardly an...

Can someone explain to me the use of Lantus? Because it makes my sugars drop during the day I use nova rapid for the amount of carbs I eat and I've read online there's something in the medicine keeping you a patient which would make sense I can only find limited information about it and it's...

Found these in Waitrose the other day currently on offer at 2 for £1.50. Also do a raspberry flavour. https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/lindahls-kvarg-vanilla/862283-653781-653782 3.5g of carb per 100g seems a winner to me? Anyone else tried these?

Without wanting to sound like a moaner i went to the DESMOND course yesterday and found it incredibly unhelpful and quite demotivating. Am i alone in thinking the NHS is just way too conservative in their advice? The LCHF diet has got me to where i am now, having lost lots of weight and getting...

Hb1Ac 54 mmol. last Aug, I am type 2 aged 75.This AM was 7.4 /7.8./8.1/10.1/ 7.5 last ate 1 am & took BS 10.30 am 2 day.why do BS's do this? i hate it when my fasting blood sugar is over 7. when it is i wait a short while and then do it again, and again and again until its under 7. that is why...