Has anyone used this flour from the low carb food company for anything other than bread or pizza making? I tried it in crumble which seemed ok but I think it is much lighter than normal flour so suspect less is needed if substituting for normal flour in recipes. Any experiences would be helpful. I have emailed the company as well ..read more

Had a diagnosis of prediabetes ( score 43) a year ago. This Jan went on v strict low carb, high fat diet. No cheating at all. Also increased muscle building exercise and some cardio. Have built a lot of muscle strength. Lost a stone in 3 months ( I wasn't overweight and now BMI borderline underweight). Just got latest test result and my score has risen 4 points to 47. V worried because can't afford to lose more weight and kept strictly to diet. Anyone else had this experience. Dr just told... Read more ..read more

I was given an Accu Chek mobile by my diabetes nurse back around 2017 and I have been using it since. It has a 50 test cassette which you can't use after 90 days since using it the first time. The Accu Check mobile has an integrated blood pricker using Fast-Clix lancets. I had stopped using the Accu Check meter for a while and recently started using it again. I was a bit concerned at the wide variations of reading e.g. 9.5 in the afternoon and 6.4 a hour later. So I was worried about the... Read more ..read more

Hi everyone, I got my diabetic eye screening results today, which has since diagnosis shown background retinopathy every time. I've been low carbing for a few months, and did a month of mostly carnivore in April just before the screening - I've also lost just over a stone since January. "Your test result showed no signs of diabetic eye disease" - wow. I am still morbidly obese (or whatever the latest term for that is) and I have some high carb days every so often, so I didn't expect... Read more ..read more

I’m type 2 taking one alogliptin and another tablet which I can’t remember on top of my head. 6 weeks ago doctor reffered me to diabetes clinic as numbers are high and said I may need a different medication like insulim I’ve been using freestyle libre to monitor and my numbers are around 12mmol - 27+….most of this week they’ve been 17mmol lowest and as high as 27. Im exhausted, have headaches, I go hot and clammy sometimes (but didn’t know if this is doe to my depression and anxiety) and... Read more ..read more

I'll try and keep this as brief as possible but it's a bit of an explanation to get through. Around 8 years ago I developed extreme thirst, frequent urination and dehydration. A typical sign of diabetes some would say. But my blood glucose and Hba1c were completely normal. It was then suspected I may have diabetes insipidus (insufficient anti-diuretic hormone) not related to diabetes mellitus. My tests for that were borderline at first proving I was losing to much urine and getting... Read more ..read more

Hi amazing diabetes community ! I have searched high and low for any information/ stories from fellow diabetics regarding medical abortion, but cannot find a single thing, so am feeling very alone in all of this nightmare. I have always been extremely careful and always used contraception so was shocked to find I had missed my period a few days ago. After feeling pretty ropey the previous week and having some unusual ( for me ) PMS symptoms, I found out I was pregnant, with several tests... Read more ..read more

Just wondering what method everyone uses to monitor their Libre 2. Meter or mobile phone Libre 2 app ..read more

Hi all, Had a bowl of no added sugar Alpen. Before breakfast, my sugars were 10.6 mmol/l, 2 hours later 18.8 [emoji15] [emoji15] . Learning curve but wondered if anyone else has had this type of reaction? Take care [emoji2] [emoji2 ..read more

Hello, I am prediabetic and was diagnosed in December last year. I have since changed my diet significantly and want to know if it has made a difference. I was wondering what the best device would be. Are there any accurate devices that do not require finger pricking? Thanks ..read more