I think if a doctor can see results from getting rid of pre-diabetes it is a job well done. It is when you have become fully diabetic that they just go to their old favourites – Metformin, glycazide, insulin etc etc. My doctor doesn’t recommend my diet because he says it is too hard to stick to. Point is though, sometimes a little effort can have big results and when we get the results we want we then want to stick with it. We don’t want to go back to what it was like before.

A blessing that you were there to save your husband but also to stand up for yourself with that nurse (I remember her comments) and keep your doctor on board.

Last night I did something I never do. I was spontaneous. We had our first viewing around 5pm and spend most of the afternoon getting everything shipshape, including mowing the grass, vaccing and washing floors etc etc. After the viewing I sat down and watched The Chase and suddenly realised I had dinner to make. Okay I had a plan, chicken and lemon garlic, but I just couldn’t be bothered. I picked up the phone to our fave restaurant and booked a table for 8pm. Dash of makeup, change of clothes and off we went. It was wonderful and we should do it more often instead of worrying all the time about my weight, BG etc. There were no white carbs in the meal of grilled duck breast with pak choi but I did have a strawberry dessert which had a biscuit attached to it.

Okay, gained 0.3 kg but feel refreshed and ready to stick to the plan again. What do they say, a little of what you fancy…..

Grukgo, you are welcome to comment on this site, especially when your comments are helpful, as they are. But could you please refrain from advertising your own dieting site with your link at the bottom of the post. This is not allowed and future posts will have to be reported.

That’s really heartfelt and genuine—sounds like you’ve come a long way over the past year, and it’s awesome to hear how the support from this community, especially from Verano and S-G, has made a real difference for you. Forums like this can be such a valuable space, especially when the advice is given kindly and without judgment. Your gratitude and openness will definitely resonate with others who might be on their own journey and need that encouragement.

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Hi everyone, ages since I’ve posted and no excuses either ☹️
My progress has been very slow but steady and I am just about ready to look at maintenance. Dr is not keen for me to lose any more though I am still overweight at 149lb, she reckons the risk of osteoporosis outweighs any benefits of more weight loss.
I am sorry to read of the difficult times so many have been going through. Thinking of you all and hoping things get better for you soon.

Hi everyone, ages since I’ve posted and no excuses either ☹️
My progress has been very slow but steady and I am just about ready to look at maintenance. Dr is not keen for me to lose any more though I am still overweight at 149lb, she reckons the risk of osteoporosis outweighs any benefits of more weight loss.
I am sorry to read of the difficult times so many have been going through. Thinking of you all and hoping things get better for you soon.

Hi Yowser,
I am not getting notifications either! Sounds as though you are going through a really bad time! Thinking of you, hope the rest in sick bay soon has you bouncing round the decks again!

Hi everyone,ive missed so much as for some reason,I havent been getting notifications! Will have to wait til I feel a bit better to read everything but thanks for the kind words Ive seen as ive scrolled down. Still feeling pretty awful,shingles are burnong and itching and taking its time to leave! Plus still got sciatica AND a sore shoulder,so Im in the ships sick bay until i recover,then I ‘llbe up andstriding round the decks catching the sea breezes! Weekend is comin up,hope its a good one for everyone, see you soon XXXXXXXX

Pootle your day sounded so positive. And from really early on. I hope the good mood continued!

Three positives:
Still controlling what I put in my mouth. Now over 4 weeks. This is the longest that I have been in control in years.
I feel so much better without sugar. I’m sleeping better. Less moody. Skin clearer.
Started a painting job that I have been putting off. (covering up a water leak). When I asked myself why another day would be better than now, I ran out of excuses!

I hope you have all had a good day too.

I agree S-G, it is in the GP’s financial interest to keep us listed as diabetic. However, in September (when I had a pre-diabetic reading of 43) my GP offered to take me off the list. I declined as I was only 3 months in and didn’t know whether I would be able to keep it up. I think my GP is unusual… or she might just think, as her prescribing very nearly killed my husband, and I had a major argument with the diabetes nurse, they would be better off without me on the list! (Long story, but I was doing CPR on the bedroom floor at 4am until paramedics arrived. He was hyponatremic, dangerously low sodium and potassium, as a direct result of the drugs she had prescribed then not monitored properly!)
I consider I am still learning how to live this life.. keeping the weight off and the diabetes in remission. The recipes are good, though I tweak most of them. It is only ‘afternoon teas’ and ‘pub grub’ meals out that are difficult!

Oh Pootle, 18g of 85% chocolate, I think I will have to shoot you now!!! I have a 10g 75% every night after dinner – no impact on BG at all so stop beating yourself up. 100 times better than the chocolate brownie 🙂

Evanita, if I can just add to what Pootle has told you – the facts, there is one other thing. Once you are diagnosed diabetic the doctor actually gets paid more to have you on his books. The diabetes for life is still true with doctors but not true in real life. We know if we can keep below a certain level we can be classed in remisssion – but why would a doctor do that when he is getting paid.

We have one lady on here for 9 years who went into remission after just a few months on this plan. She has stuck to it over the years and has only just been accepted by her doctor to be no longer diabetic. We have to learn to live with it and their decisions. There are other reasons to keep below whatever level your doctor recommends like travel restriction and holiday travel/health insurance -they shoot sky high with the word diabetes. Take care and keep going.

Hi Evanita,
I understand that once you are diabetic, you are diabetic for life. You can put it into remission, but lapsing back into the ‘bad eating ways’ will cause the diabetes to be ‘active’ again.
I had two blood tests in mid June of last year.. the 1st Hb1Ac was 50 and two weeks later 49. I have used the BSD, completely changing my diet, lost a lot of weight and by December my reading was 40.. I relaxed slightly, adding porridge to my diet and eating the occasional treat, resulting in a hike back to 44 in May (pre diabetic). So, I think it is a way of life for the rest of my life as I want to avoid medication!
Hope this helps.
Xx

Started the Fast800 in March. Found the food really delicious and enjoyed it. 3 months later HbA1c is 39 but just been told one result of 49 means I will be listed as diabetic for ever – which is bit gutting. Is that really how it works.

Thanks Pootle🤣 Dawn X

I seem to have lost the emojis on my laptop… (Unhappy face) Dawn…another day another weight….hope the wet lettuce helped (Lettuce and caring face) !! xxxx

Sunshine Girl – so good to hear about the blood results! My husband had exactly the same experience. Diagnosed as pre-diabetic which is what precipitated the diet and totally reversed after 8 weeks. My stomach is misbehaving still although nice to hear of good results for others. Am trying a weird Swedish device atm which is supposed to help – iOro fyi – you’re supposed to use it for 6 mths to feel the benefit. Sigh – everything saggier and heading South, I think the elastics in my body are expanding!! Lol! On to 3 positives:
Gorgeous walk with dog this am with 360 degree blackcap and garden warblers carolling away in the trees.
Roasted apricots, raspberries and greek yoghurt for breakfast. Yummy.
Day off. Reading an unputdownable book!
Have a fab day everyone!!!

It doesn’t seem possible that June is nearly over.. The change in the weather here is not conducive to outside living, so The Joys of June not apparent here today! . Humid, overcast then very hot sunny spells, the wind gusts then the cycle starts again, with sun, cloud and humidity! British weather living up to the legend! 🫣😂
Hope you are all doing well today..keeping on keeping on! Xxx

Another day of healthy eating!! 😇😇😂
Supper out yesterday with friends…good friendship and chat, with steak and salad, what could be better? 😄
Creative ideas for next week coming together! 👍😁

Feeling good today.. 😅

Hi S-G. Time really flies by now… half way through the year… I hope it ends up a positive one for us all!
I weakened again today and ate 18g of 85% chocolate at 2.30!!!🫣
But bs at 4.6 mmol/l at 4 pm, so don’t think I did any damage!!

Hi Pootle, where has half the year gone. Here’s to another month and try, succeeding or just doing our best.

Thanks Pootle, I will go and say hi.

Great that you are over the bug, but sorry to hear you are washed out. (and that it hasn’t resulted in weight loss…maybe that is delayed????)

I have set the July thread up…ready for next week. I wasn’t certain how to do it, and as my hand is restricting I thought I would get ahead! So Jubilant July 25 is ready and waiting for next Tuesday!

Keeping on. xx

The monthly thread for newbies and old hands continues into July. Here for advice, support and general friendly chat for anyone who needs it. Hope you will all join this fresh thread on Tuesday 1st July.

Feeling better, at least stopped being sick. It is a horrible feeling and makes me feel like a child – helpless. Although I am feeling absolutely shattered and washed out. Might need a couple of days to get fully over it. Also it is so hot here (32) and that doesn’t do me any good.

Hubby has lost 3 kgs from his about and I have lost absolutely ZERO. Sods law. He doesn’t even need to lose weight.

Just going to slob around for the rest of the day.

Hi Heidi,
I love Jasmine, the perfume is just so unique!
I understand your thoughts on developing friendships at this stage in life… long standing friendships where you have ‘fitted together’ for many years are so comfortable… new ones feel ‘dangerous’!! I have made a couple of close ‘later in life’ friends and am so glad I met them!

Onto positives for today;
1. Keeping my hand bound up has eased the pain on my arm and shoulder, enabling me to ‘do’ a little more. So I have been playing with a couple of creative ideas for a job next week. 😄😄 (the washing up 🧫🧫 🍳🥘 is piling up in the sink, but I am closing my eyes to it!)
2. Used one of the ‘roadside’ laundry 20kg washing machines to wash and dry husband’s heavy quilt today. 🧺🧺
3. Weight is still stable! 🎉🎉
I hope you all have some positives in your life, we would love to hear about them.

Hope you recover quickly s-g.
I couldn’t help being nosey! 👃and looked you up… your house is gorgeous, I hope you get a quick sale! 🤞
Since my hand has been bandaged, the pain in my arm and shoulder has eased enough for me to get creative again. So I have been getting ready for a job next week! Husband has taken over feeding the bullying lamb who butted my hand, forcing my fore and middle fingers apart round his dish of food! (He has been weaned now)

Still keeping my weight steady… bs seems to be ok… looking forward to a phone call in July for my first annual visit to the diabetes nurse who was so unpleasant at the start of my journey! I do wonder if she will bother to call to make an appointment! She doesn’t allow the receptionist to make appointments for her! I complained about her whole attitude to the GP. So I am probably down as a difficult patient!!
Keep on keeping on!
Xx

Yes, a walk down memory lane, CaptainLynne was one I remember.

Well it finally caught me and I have been very ill today, vomitting but not so much from the other end. Just had breakfast at 8pm, a boiled egg and slice of toast. I needed the toast to give myself a dry base to the ‘meal’. Fortunately, hubby is fully recovered but didn’t seem to remember I was in the bedroom sick.

Our house is finally properly on the market with all the correct photos. Not allowed to adverise but if you want to take a peek we are on Leggett, Dordogne at €315,000, single storey house with a cream/pink rendering, listed as Exclusive, or on Rightmove Dordogne at £269, 240 or something like that. Not going to give the link as I think that would not be allowed.

Going to watch Emmerdale now and then going back to bed. Might see you all tomorrow.

Welcome back! It’s great that you’re giving low carb and intermittent fasting a try—both can be effective for many people. Regarding your question about bouillon during fasting: generally, plain bouillon (just broth with salt and no added sugars or carbs) is considered okay during a fast because it has minimal calories and won’t significantly impact insulin or break your fast. Many people find it helpful to stay hydrated and curb hunger, especially on cold days.

Just make sure your bouillon doesn’t contain any hidden carbs, sweeteners, or additives that could interfere with fasting. Otherwise, enjoy it—it’s a smart way to stay warm and satisfied without spoiling your fast!

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Heidi oh yes! I remember all of them too, and more! I sometimes wonder how Esnecca is getting on. She had lost an astonishing amount of weight but she was so very, very strict with herself. I enjoyed AllieCats posts.

S-g you have been meticulous in picking up every post by someone with T2 and always give great advice and it would be a real shame if stopped doing that. I still feel that ‘weight’ is being pushed by medics as the ‘demon’ rather carbs. I often feel that newbies come here thinking that if they could only lose weight their T2 would magically disappear. But we know, only too well, that this Way of Eating is a ‘lifetime’ ‘lifestyle’ change and not a quick fix! When I was unwell I watched some ‘live’ tv which I don’t often do and I was stunned by how ‘junk’ food is portrayed in such an appealing way. No wonder people are addicted sugar!

Pootle you have done remarkably well and will be able to offer great advice. I think you realise that keeping BS in check is a balancing act which changes, almost daily, with our commitments. I also think that the ‘balancing act’ is personal to each of us. Not all carbs have the same consequences in ‘every body’. We can ‘live with’ a T2 diagnosis once we understand the reactions our own bodies have.

No I’m not going to disappear but I’m ‘stale’ and can no longer offer the necessary support and nor can I ‘encourage’ in the same way as I did years ago. On the other hand I can’t just stand by and see people blindly assume that you lose weight, get your BS into the ‘normal’ range, then ‘go back’ to eating ‘normally’.

Hi everyone,
Just a quick post to say I’ve weighed myself and it’s not good.Yowzer could I please have about 20 wet lettuce leaves😬
Dawn X

Do you remember when the site went down for a few days? Maybe a year ago or so. I was far more upset than I expected (particularly since I had been lurking rather than taking much of an active part). I would really miss you Verano and s-g so do please stick at it (though of course have a break!). I am still of a vintage (under another name) of missing AllieCat, Theodora, JGwen and others. Good to know Wendy is still in touch with you s-g.

Pootle that all sounds like a countryside idyll – apart from the broken bones! Good you can find a positive in it, but I hope they heal quickly too!

1) Enjoyed a chilled black coffee with breakfast. It just felt too hot for a warm drink. Very tasty.
2) The jasmine is in full bloom and the scent is lovely.
3) Enjoyed coffee with a “developing” friend. I find it a bit strange to make friendshipss from scratch at this stage in life – finding points of common interest, how much to open up etc. But so far so good.

I know why I stay on this site. I too have made friends – both real and digital. I feel we have a unique connection. The other reason is I would hate for someone to slip through the net with diabetes. Although that is a 2 edged sword, I like to help people and I know I do but I also lose people who ask for advice and then you never see them again. There have been 2 successes over the past year and I nearly lost them when one thought it was too hard to stick with but did in the end. I know I am not indispensible and hope that if I take a backseat there is someone who will fill the gap. Lets see how it goes but you wont have to mind me butting in now and them or even just dropping in to say hi.

Verano & S-G
I have succeeded in the aims that steered me to this website and the forums 12 months ago, but I still need the support and input from people on this site.
I don’t think I would have achieved the goals without your and S-G’s advice (and non bullying!!🫣) and I hope my experience might just help someone else.

I think your presence would be greatly missed… I, personally, would miss the input and hope that you do stay around, at least popping in from time to time!

Over 6,500 posts! Probably over 20,000 positives! That’s some going! But yet we are still here! Even if we only post periodically …. we post!

So to my positives …

😀🏋🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♂️Fighting fit today after a few days in bed. Ready to tackle ironing tomorrow …. unless the sunshine forces me to sit outside and read a book!!

🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ Back to meditation today. I hadn’t realised how much it ‘grounds’ me and I know it will help me sleep better tonight.

🥗🥚🍅 Back to healthy eating today…… a real pleasure.

Enjoy the rest of the week with hopefully many positives.

Good evening.

Looking forward to the new thread Pootle and yes hope we all feel ‘jubilant’ by the end of July.

End of July! Frightening just how quickly this year is going! Anyway, I was wondering why, although I’m not quite ‘dependent’ on this website, I am still drawn towards it and I wonder …. why? It’s almost my 9th birthday here and I wish that, like many others, I’d ’done the job’ I came here to do then left. I guess part of me still wants to help spread the ‘word’ as does
s-g but another part of me asks, is it time to cut the ropes and move on?

Anyway, I’ll be around for July and will try to contribute as much as I can.

S-g all I can say is ‘thank goodness’ you don’t have more ‘illnesses’ to enable you to qualify!!! Glad your hubby is improving. ……..

….maybe I have my answer… I’m here to keep in touch with the people I have come to ‘know’ over the years!

Hi all,
An unusual positive today ;-
I have broken bones in my right hand.. so cannot do all sorts of things.. making me rest! Enjoying daytime tele!! 😂🫣
Last Friday husband baled our hay and stacked it in the barn. All on his own as I was out of action! I always feel hay making is good exercise, so I was sad to miss it. BUT brilliantly positive that it is done!🚜
The feral kittens are playing outside the kitchen window and I watched the Mum (very warily) touch noses with our old dog! 🐩🐈‍⬛

Hi Lucy,
I just cannot believe we are very nearly half way through 2025!
I hope you, your Mum and your family are coping with the grief. I slipped yesterday..a chocolate brownie got the better of me! 🙄
Only hope it hasn’t disrupted my bloods too much!
It has made it even more difficult to resist eating sweet chocolate treats husband has in the house!
Have broken 2 bones in my right hand.. so finding everything difficult at the moment! That makes me want to eat… trying very hard to resist and be strong!
Thinking of you.

Ok folks. I will set up the fresh monthly thread ‘jubilant July’ next Monday and remind you all to hop over!
Xx

Hi all, Verano, hope you are feeling better. I remember 3 of us had a weekly thread and that was really taxing, trying to think up new motivational intros every week. So we changed it to monthly. Wendy say to say hi. Yes she is back from Australia and enjoying having visits from her Europe family.

Thank you Pootle, that will be a great help and Jubilant July sounds great. Verano is good at coming up with names (just noticed she has approved). Hope your hand soon heals. Don’t worry, you wont be left on your own but at least I won’t have to think about posting every (most) day/s. I will stick around for new diabetics but you are more than capable of giving them advice and encouragement. Just boss them around like I did with you and Lucy – not really.

Hubby is still in bed but feeling a lot better, no more sickness or toilet troubles but just feels totally drained. AND HE HAS LOST WEIGHT !!!

Have you all seen the news about Munjaro being prescribed on the NHS. For my point of view it is rather strict. I think being overweight and having diabetes should be enough as it is a diabetic drug. But with all the other qualifications it rules me out because I only have 3 of the illnesses – diabetes, high BP, high cholesterol. I did have a aponea test but don’t have it, just snore a bit 🙂

Im think of getting in for a swim but don’t really feel safe on my own in case I go hypo and hubby is asleep. Might give it another hour.

Good to read all the posts here.
I feel for you Dreams.. that moment when looking in a mirror gives a sudden shock… shouldn’t be allowed!!
I hope the black swim suit fits! I haven’t been brave enough to dig out my cozzie, but as it hasn’t been needed for over 10 years, I expect it has ‘rotted’ by now. (Last used in a friend’s jacuzzi) Then I would have to look for a new one!
My biggest problem with mirrors is that I often see my Mum looking back at me!! That makes me realise 1. It is 19 years since she died of cancer.😢 (She had type 2, treated conventionally, for about 15 years.. wish we had known about the BSD then!)
2. I am aging…🫣 I am now the same age she was when diagnosed with diabetes! Where have the years gone?

Arctic.. rooting for you in your determination! I find gardening quite therapeutic and walk for exercise… wish I could dance! My oldest friend trained in Ballet and I know she keeps some of it up!

Going to sign off here.. broken bones in my right hand making typing painful… Hope I haven’t been signed out, taken ages to do this post.
Going ashore for a while, whilst hand heals.. keep on keeping on!

Thanks Verano.
Hope you have fully recovered now!
Hand still painful.. 🫣😥 but will get better! I succumbed to a chocolate brownie yesterday as I was feeling pretty low! Now back on board with keeping away from the bad carbs! 💪
Keeping on!!

Pootle …. we must have crossed as we posted! Sorry to hear about hand and hope it heals quickly. Thank you for volunteering!

“Jubilant July” sounds good! I’ll do my best to support you by popping in more often than I have recently.

S-g sorry to hear about your hubby and hope he’s well soon. Really pleased to hear about your insulin injections. Great news.

I’ve spent the last three days in bed with a recurrence of my autoimmune disease. Fortunately it only strikes very rarely these days and only last for a few. All is well now!

I understand exactly where you are coming from S-g. I started a monthly thread way back when and then, as you, found it a bit soul destroying and ‘lost the feeling’. In fact I think that you possibly took over from me? Can’t remember it’s so long ago. Talking about which are you in contact with Wendy? I know she was going over to Australia again but then time passes by so quickly. Send her my regards if you’re in touch and hope she’s well.

So as for volunteering. I think you will have to count me out. I hate to see this thread disappear but I’m not sure I’m in the right frame of mind to host it especially if I end up talking to myself! If nobody else volunteers I could do it for July but only if I know some others will join in ….. speak up now !

The other possibility would be to take a ‘vacation’ and come back in September refreshed and renewed. Of course there’s also the option of joining in ‘yearly’ thread.

Anyway, if there is anybody out there ….. speak up!!!!

Hi S-G
You are not on your own!
Sorry I haven’t been posting… have broken 2 bones in my hand so typing troublesome!

I am happy to set up July thread..what should we call it… “let’s have a Jubilant July 25”???

Hubby got up at some unholy time this morning and I managed to go back to sleep until 6am. Turns out he is ill with diahhorea and sickness. He has gone back to bed and I am sat here nodding off…..

No news although I am looking for a volunteer to take over this thread or at least do the July one. It has been several years since we started this (about 5 or 6) which is a long time and was okay shared by 3 of us (the triumvirate as we have been called). Now I seem to be here on my own and really not feeling it. Any help would be appreciated.

On one piece of good news, my insulin injections are down from 24 to 18 and the results are nice and steady around 75 to 90. That is my main aim right now.

Cooler today at 26, still sound hot but being 12 degrees cooler than yesterday it really makes a difference.

Hi everyone,
Still keeping on keeping on here. Nice to read the posts about summer outfits. After years of wearing competitive swim suits, it was shocking to realize that there isn’t a size that fits me now. I ended up ordering a couple of more recreational types on clearance from Land’s End last year. They are patterned, but probably not the most flattering I could have bought from there if I wanted to spend more, but the price was right on these and they are good enough for going for a dip in my parents pool.
I’ve been swimming a few times this month already, as we’ve had temperatures up to 38 C, but we’re getting some much needed rain this week and it is only 12 C today, which feels freezing, but much nicer for working outside. I spent about 5 hours weeding today. That’s how badly things have got out of control here after a wet spring and my brain being too scrambled from therapy to stay on top of it all. More to do tomorrow while the soil is wet and before it gets hot again.
Exercise beyond the gardening is dancing. I’ve just been doing what I can and find it embarrassing that I can’t even fully get through a 4 min song right now, but I am already feeling a bit better than last week. Better able to balance and push myself a bit anyway. At least I actually want to do this. I kept talking down to myself because I haven’t felt like going for a walk or doing online yoga or going to the gym. But dancing is something I want to do and need to do at the moment, so why not use it to get fitter too? I need to build muscle and stamina ahead of my surgery in the fall in any case.
In other news, Roehampton University got back to me really quickly and said that from what I highlighted in my email I might be a good fit for the program and to please apply so they can assess me properly. So I can’t use that as an excuse for not doing it. Also, a person I used to work with is moving to Yorkshire next month and I told him that I was thinking of heading to the UK too and he gave me his email address so we could keep in touch and said we should meet up if I make it there. So that’s really nice. I’m still so nervous about making this career change but also so excited about the prospect of starting over in a better fitting career and not having to sit behind a desk for the rest of my working days.

As usual the estate agent let us down. She is so bl—dy dizzy – I know her excuses – forgot the time, really busy etc etc. Anyway she is coming on Monday, daughter says I should calm down but she drives me up the wall with all the mistakes she has made. I would share my listing (if it is allowed) but no point until it is correct.

Had a lovely swim yesterday afternoon in the full heat of the sun but wearing a hat (always do to protect me hair) and a T-shirt.

Saw a slight rise in weight but that is one of the pitfalls of weighing daily, every little blib shows but I don’t let it affect me, just keeping on ….

Dreams, I’ll take it whatever 🙂

1) I have enjoyed a lovely dog walk in the cool forest this morning. Now I shall hunker down indoors!
2) I bought some lavender and other bedding plants (look like busy lizzies but aren’t) so I can make a lovely colourful display to go by the garden table.
3) Moving into week 5 of eating healthily. My waist is reemerging, and my face is thinner. Non scale victories are just as rewarding!

I hope you all have a good day. Keep cool and hydrate!