Looking for diabetic UK folks to share ideas and food

DavePhillip

Hi, I am a 47 yr old bloke who has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabeties, and a friend recommended this site. So here I am, and I taking the advice to get a few buddies. Please add me if your in the same pickle that I am.

I started off in Aug at 19 stone (120 kilos) and a 40 inch waist, 18 1/2 inch collar, and I am 1.8 m tall. The doctor put me on Metaformin tablets, and with aqua aerobics and just the general running around for my very active little son, I have lost 7 kilos in two months, which is almost 2 1/2 stone, and over two inches from the waist, and 1 1/2 inches from my collar.

I occasionally get gout, and as a teacher, with a mild attack - one of my lovely gert students (rugby player) tried to impress another 13yr old with his dancing skills, and took out my ankle at the Xmas disco, which I was supervisng, so I have been unable to get to the gym for more than a swim for almost four weeks now, whilst it healed, but I am still loosing a little weight, as i strp up the heel and walk every day for about an hour if I can.

I warn you that I may send odd messages in the middle of the night after i have drawn the short straw for the babies nappy, and I adore cooking, the reason for the bulge in the first place. Please excuse spelling and grammar. as i am dyslexic, and after a long day teaching kids, my own levels of concentration do slip down rapidly, more so with the diabeties,

My challenge is to convert my party peice recipies into a more sugar free versions for my diet. I need help, but will also share any successes (thats almost correct).. so add me if you want to help or be supported by an excentric idiot.

cedgrenbawden

What is your naughtiest treat that you would like de-sugarfying? Let's have a crack at it?!