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Hi and welcome to the forum. Plenty of very knowledgeable folks round here. :D
 
Welcome from a fellow type two. Let's struggle together.
 
Hello Sharron and welcome. What are you struggling with? There are lots of folk in the same boat (or who have been at some point) so I'm sure they'll be happy to help if they can 🙂
 
Hello Sharron welcome to the forum. Believe me you are not alone in this, feel free to ask questions on here.
 
Hi Sharron, welcome to the forum.lts of very helpful people here 🙂
 
Thank you for your kind words, today is the 1st day in months ive not had sugar today its been two years since diagnosed and due to diabetes I've been diagnosed with heart disease and background retinopathy in this time, been ill the last year with angina and turned to my weakness sugar, but have to stop before I get diagnosed with anything else, glad I found you all
 
Sharron Dobbins said:
Thank you for your kind words, today is the 1st day in months ive not had sugar today its been two years since diagnosed and due to diabetes I've been diagnosed with heart disease and background retinopathy in this time, been ill the last year with angina and turned to my weakness sugar, but have to stop before I get diagnosed with anything else, glad I found you all
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Hi Sharron, sorry to hear about your health problems, but it's good to see that you are determined to tackle diabetes and get things under control 🙂 Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Can I suggest having a read of Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter - these should give you a good understanding of the right way to approach things.

It can be surprising how quickly you can lose your sweet tooth, and you don't have to give things up completely. Have you tried dark chocolate, with a high cocoa content? Look for chocolate that says 70%, 80% or even 90% cocoa - this has far less sugar in it, but can still give you a treat and stop you craving other things 🙂 Also, bear in mind that it is not just sugar that will raise your blood glucose levels - any carbohydrate will do the same. So, be careful with bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Where you can, try and make substitutions e.g.less potato and more green veg. Writing a food diary can help you to identify where you might be able to make changes that will help with your blood glucose control and make you feel healthier 🙂 Please ask any questions you may have about things that might be good or bad - loads of people here are always coming up with things that you can eat without them affecting your levels too much, or sometimes not at all! 🙂
 
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Hi Sharron, sorry to hear about your health problems, but it's good to see that you are determined to tackle diabetes and get things under control 🙂 Are you on any medication for your diabetes? Can I suggest having a read of Jennifer's Advice and Maggie Davey's letter - these should give you a good understanding of the right way to approach things.

It can be surprising how quickly you can lose your sweet tooth, and you don't have to give things up completely. Have you tried dark chocolate, with a high cocoa content? Look for chocolate that says 70%, 80% or even 90% cocoa - this has far less sugar in it, but can still give you a treat and stop you craving other things 🙂 Also, bear in mind that it is not just sugar that will raise your blood glucose levels - any carbohydrate will do the same. So, be careful with bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Where you can, try and make substitutions e.g.less potato and more green veg. Writing a food diary can help you to identify where you might be able to make changes that will help with your blood glucose control and make you feel healthier 🙂 Please ask any questions you may have about things that might be good or bad - loads of people here are always coming up with things that you can eat without them affecting your levels too much, or sometimes not at all! 🙂
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Thank you, I will give them a read, I did really well for 18 months after my heart attack, but the last 6 months have just given in, I will try all your positive advice to get me back, my last hba1c was 43, got down from 48 by diet control, not on any meds, I did try the other chocolate mentioned but was not for me lol, being on this forum for one day has helped, it's true were not alone, think just stressing as got review on 22nd and I don't think it will be good
 
43 is lower than mine.
 
Hi and welcome sharron
 
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