Low carb guide to alcohol
Going low carb doesn’t mean you have to completely abstain from alcohol, but you do need to be aware of what and how much you’re drinking. It’s important to remember that some types of ...
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Christmas hot drinks
Each Christmas many high street coffee shops introduce new festive hot drinks to their menu. Below we have provided the carb and sugar content in some of these popular Christmas drinks, based on ...
A day in the life of living low carb
The Low Carb Program includes meal plans which can be tailored to your individual needs. They are easy to follow, easy to cook and suitable for any budget. Try our sample meal plan below for a ...
Create your own shopping list
Creating your own low carb shopping list might seem a bit daunting at first. We recommend categorising your list into sections before you start, then filling in the blank spaces. Below we have ...
Clare Bethell lost 4kg (8 lbs) in only 3 weeks
Clare Bethell was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes eight years ago. For the first year, she tried to manage her diabetes just through diet but struggled to gain control of her blood sugar levels, ...
Going low carb helped Stuart to come off his medication
Not wanting to manage his type 2 diabetes with medication, Stuart Fearnley began attending low carb support groups run by a GP at his local doctors’ practice. “I thought I’d go along and try it ...
John Nevans put his type 2 diabetes into remission
John Nevans believed that his type 2 diabetes was chronic and progressive and that eventually he would have to take insulin. “The information I was given was all very negative and painted a bleak ...
Mark Hancock reversed his type 2 diabetes with low carb
Mark Hancock was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in August 2010, although he had been struggling to manage his blood sugar levels for some years before. “I knew that I’d put on some weight, but it ...
Low carb swaps
Foods such as rice and pasta are high in carbs so can cause your blood sugar levels to rise. This doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on your favourite meals however. These foods can be ...
Low carb nutty rhubarb crumble & clotted cream (v)
Living a low carb lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to miss out on pudding! This recipe for low carb nutty rhubarb crumble with clotted cream will be sure to curb that sweet tooth. Low Carb ...
How fitness fanatic Tony reduced his HbA1c from 65 mmol/mol (8.1%) to 39 mmol/mol (5.7%)
When Tony Byles with diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in January 2016 his diabetic nurse recommended that looked on Diabetes.co.uk. It was from there that he discovered Louise and the Low Carb ...
David lost 22.2kg (3st 7 lbs) and discovered a love for running races
When David Birch was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2010, he thought that as long as he took his prescribed medication he wouldn’t need to change his diet. “I thought as long as I take my ...
Alberto’s low carb lifestyle has helped him to lose 21 lbs (9.4 kg)
When Alberto Laidlaw was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes he tried to manage his blood sugar levels through diet and exercise. Over the years these levels crept up until he was eventually ...
Ted Ennis now has a much healthier outlook on life
Ted Ennis admits that he grew up on a diet of potatoes and baked beans and was eventually diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 7 years ago. “I was tempted by carbs, especially white bread. Every night ...
“I knew I had little to lose and a lot to gain”
David Plant was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2009. “I ignored it for a long time, until my wake-up call in a recent 6-monthly check up. My HbA1c and triglyceride results had markedly ...
Dan Feehely lost 48kg (7st 8lbs) on the Low Carb Program
When Dan Feehely was first diagnosed with type 2 diabetes his doctor immediately prescribed him metformin. “My blood glucose was 23 mmol/L, I weighed 124kg (19st 7 lbs) with a blood pressure of ...
The Low Carb Program helped Marie Nimmo gain control over her blood sugars
When Marie Nimmo started feeling ill she thought she was going through the early menopause. Realising it was instead her diabetes she knew that something had to change. “I was determined to try ...
Peter Thompson reduced his HbA1c from (9.2%) to 33 (5.2%)
Peter Thompson was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in September 2015. Wanting to come off his medication, he started looking for other ways to manage his diabetes. “After a little research I ...
Tina Thorpe lost 20kg (3st 2 lbs) going low carb
After repeated visits to the GP for tiredness and high blood pressure, Tina Thorpe knew that her high sugar diet was putting her at risk of type 2 diabetes. “I was so scared of having diabetes ...
Retired family GP loses 12kg (1st 12 lbs) through the Low Carb Program
Bernard Olsburgh is a retired family GP who used to run diabetes clinics in his practice. Bernard’s interest in diabetes began when his daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 7 ...
Linda Jarvis lost 12.7kg (2st) following the Low Carb Program
When Linda Jarvis was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 10 years ago she was told that she needed to eat carbs with every meal. “I was put on Glipizide, I began putting on a lot of weight. I hadn’t ...
John Collyer reversed his type 2 diabetes
Having originally lost weight through Jason Fung’s Intensive Dietary Management Program, John Collyer joined the Low Carb Program to see how it compared to his experience. “I was repeatedly told ...
Sue Vedera – “I wish I’d known this information back in 1999 when I was diagnosed!”
When Sue Vedera was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, her dietician recommended that she followed the ‘Eatwell Plate’ and to eat carbs at every meal. It wasn’t until she joined the Low Carb Program ...
Going low carb helped Dawne with her IBS
After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, Dawne wasn’t sure what to do next. The NHS advice, consisting of eating a high carb diet, taking medications and trying to lose weight just wasn’t good ...
Vince Smith – “there’s other benefits of going low carb other than blood glucose control”
Vince Smith was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just before leaving for Shanghai. “I had zero help from my GP and was just put on metformin. My diabetic nurse said to look at the Diabetes.co.uk ...
Through the Low Carb Program Kate Matthews has lost 19kg (3st) and has come off metformin.
When Kate Matthews was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes she was going to have to wait for three weeks to see a doctor. Instead, she decided to look online and that’s when she discovered ...
After cancelling bariatric surgery, Debra Arck lost 92kg (14 ½ st) on the Low Carb Program
After struggling to lose weight and spending time in hospital with a heart problem, Debra Arck decided that enough was enough. She’d previously been scheduled to have bariatric surgery but ...
Jean Amison – “The Low Carb Program has turned my life around”
Jean Amison was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after going for a blood test for some boils on her neck. She had originally wanted to manage it through diet and exercise but her GP had insisted ...
The Low Carb Program helped Sarah Boud manage her type 1 diabetes
When Sarah Boud was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it was recommended that she ate a high carb diet. Over the years she struggled to manage her diabetes and experienced lipoatrophy in her ...
Low carb family cookbook
Involving your kids in the cooking process is a great way to get them to try real food and learn about nutrition. Have a try of these family friendly recipes for a typical day in the life of ...
Andrew Dryburgh – “My HbA1c is the best it’s been in 10 years!”
When Andrew Dryburgh was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes he was advised that he needed to eat carbohydrates with every meal, but over the years he was having to gradually increase his insulin ...
David Cooper no longer has to take insulin
David Cooper had a family history of diabetes, so knew he was at risk, having witnessed his dad pass away from complications 18 years ago. It wasn’t until he was rushed to hospital with suspected ...
Stephanie Bending – “Go for it, what have you got to lose?”
Stephanie Bending was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after a routine blood test. The diagnosis left her feeling shocked and afraid, since she knew someone who had lost both their legs after ...
John Davis lost 13.6kg (2st 2 lbs) on the Low Carb Program
For John Davis, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes came completely out of the blue, having experienced none of the obvious signs or symptoms. “After my diagnosis I felt scared initially. So, I ...
Diana Milner-Walker no longer struggles with binge eating
Before joining the Low Carb Program, Diana Milner-Walker had struggled with yoyo-dieting, binge eating and a sugar addiction. Having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 42 years ago, the only ...
Annabel McCaffrey lost 25.4kg (4st) on the Low Carb Program
When Annabel McCaffrey was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, her diabetic nurse suggested she ‘treat herself like an experiment.’ After doing a bit of her own research she discovered that low carb ...
Tom Orr reduced his HbA1c from 102 mmol/mol (11.5%) to 39 mmol/mol (5.7%)
10 years ago, Tom Orr was told over the phone that he had type 2 diabetes. He received conflicting dietary advice, having read online that he needed to cut out foods such as pasta and rice but ...
#MeatFree – Bangers and Mash
Bangers and Mash (v) Bangers are the perfect accompaniment to any cold night, and these vegan versions will warm you up. We’re paired them with a low carb mash and vegan gravy for a warming meal, ...
Simon Dando lost 9 stone and reduced his HbA1c from 9.7% to 4.3%
Simon was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after being admitted to hospital for an infection that wasn’t healing. He’d suspected he had diabetes for a while but felt this was the confirmation he ...
Sugar and ageing
We all know that as we get older, our bodies undergo certain changes, such as getting more wrinkly skin, going grey or losing our hair, and getting more forgetful. But there’s more to ageing than ...
Low Carb Program one-year health outcomes published in peer-reviewed journal
The Low Carb Program is effective for improving the health of people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new review. Better blood sugar control, weight loss and reduced dependency on ...
Lifestyle management prioritised in new ADA guidelines for type 2 diabetes
Lifestyle management and structured education have been prioritised in new guidelines for type 2 diabetes published by the American Diabetes Association and European Association for the Study of ...
How can diabetes impact on mental health and wellbeing?
The physical impacts of having diabetes are regularly spoken about, but the effect it can have on mental health and wellbeing are often overlooked. This Mental Health Day we’re looking at how ...
Can I low carb and be vegan?
A typical low carb lifestyle often involves meat, fish or dairy. Although, vegans avoid foods derived from animals such as dairy and eggs, it is still possible as a vegan (someone who only eats ...
‘The Truth about Carbs’ on BBC 1
Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates different types of carbohydrate and how they may be impacting our health in this hour-long documentary, which aired on BBC 1 on the 6th of June 2018. You can ...
Low carb desserts
Who says that delicious sweet treats are off the menu, not us! Curb those cravings with one of our low carb desserts. Nutty Rhubarb Crumble & Clotted Cream Our Nutty Rhubarb Crumble & ...
Your low carb lunch swaps
When first transitioning to a low carb lifestyle, lunchtime can seem like a sorrow affair. Getting rid of bread, wraps, and buns may sound like some obscure form of torture, but it doesn’t have ...
Retired nurse, rejects bariatric surgery and loses 6 stone on the Low Carb Program
When she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Rachel Griffin was offered bariatric surgery to help her lose weight. Instead, she decided to change her diet and has lost an impressive 6 stone on the ...
Graham Hogben – lost 2.5 stone and no longer has blurry vision
Graham has been living with type 2 diabetes for nearly eight years. His motivation to change was brought on following a 6-monthly check up at the Doctors. This revealed his blood glucose had ...
Mark Chadbourne – I lost 50kg and my wife lost 20kg too
Before embarking on the Low Carb Program, Mark had become a carer, at which time his weight shot up. During that time, Mark developed type 2 diabetes, which he lived with for three years. Before ...