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Pistachios? Well that will not be a problem, I will add some to my permitted snack box.

White mulberry leaves I have heard before, in fact I bought a white mulberry tea from a store in Singapore. I am pretty tolerant but I couldn't cope with the taste. I have a white mulberry in the garden so I might experiment...

Okra and garlic come frozen from Asda and used regularly.
Get black seaweed from the chinese shop, makes stews tasty.
Oregano and Rosemary in the garden, need to use them more often.
 
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Ginkgo sounds good for T2 to me Northy. Has anybody tried it ? If so let us know how it was ?
 
This is going to be challenging to incorporate into one crumble but I'm still on it 🙂
 
Don't forget the nettle tea which can apparently be a hypoglycaemic agent! I tried some last week, it's not as bad as it sounds lol.....it had no effect upon my blood sugars .....
 
Heather Hughes said:
Don't forget the nettle tea which can apparently be a hypoglycaemic agent! I tried some last week, it's not as bad as it sounds lol.....it had no effect upon my blood sugars .....
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Good spot Heather, sounds about as good as the others! :D
 
That sounds like a load of bull! :D
 
Northerner said:
Not exactly food, but some idiot was promoting hydrogen peroxide (i.e. bleach 😱) as a diabetes 'cure'. Well, I suppose it's going to kill you or cure you! 🙄

Turmeric is one thing that springs to mind for supposedly helping with your BG levels.
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A church has been selling blackcurrant squash and olive oil which it claims can cure cancer. The ordinary supermarket olive oil, and blackcurrant squash once they are blessed by a pastor they can cure serious illnesses including cancer, HIV and diabetes. reporters said "We were offered a one litre bottle of the drink and a 500ml bottle of supermarket olive oil for £14." I think the real miracle was they were able sell it in the first place..
 
When I went on the expert insulin course I made friends with a man who swore by a vegetable but I can't remember what it is. It wasn't one of the bog standard ones - something weird that he gets from a little shop in Birmingham!! Although he later found a tinned version. He said it tasted awful but it had made a huge difference. If I remember what it was I will tell you - I like to be helpful!!
 
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When I went on the expert insulin course I made friends with a man who swore by a vegetable but I can't remember what it is. It wasn't one of the bog standard ones - something weird that he gets from a little shop in Birmingham!! Although he later found a tinned version. He said it tasted awful but it had made a huge difference. If I remember what it was I will tell you - I like to be helpful!!
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It could be bitter gourd. Looks like a small cucumber with warts.
Used a lot in India and further east for diabetes.
I get it frozen in Asda, and OK in a casserole.
 
I have been recommended to try okra. Apparently you boil it up and leave it to cool and drink the fluid. Has anyone tried it? Can't say I feel tempted.
 
happydog said:
I have been recommended to try okra. Apparently you boil it up and leave it to cool and drink the fluid. Has anyone tried it? Can't say I feel tempted.
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Brave move, it creates a sticky sort of mucous when boiled [shudder], an acquired taste I assume but I will not be acquiring it 😱
 
Yes the person who recommended it said that it is slimy but doesn't taste too bad and you get used to it and she swears that it has helped her T2 husband's BG levels. Sounds disgusting to me but I might give it a try.
 
happydog said:
I have been recommended to try okra. Apparently you boil it up and leave it to cool and drink the fluid. Has anyone tried it? Can't say I feel tempted.
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I use okra, my other half loves it.
Must be young because there are hard bits in old okra.
Al dente is the order of the day. In the boiling water, and out again pretty quickly, otherwise it is too slimy.
Not bad in curry alongside lamb or beef.
The stock after boiling isn't interesting to drink, I eat the okra.
Not difficult to grow, treat it like a pea.
 
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