Two-Egg Omelette Recipe
The humble omelette can be a quick, easy, and cheap option for a protein-packed hot breakfast. I often have this before a morning gym session and follow up with a larger lunch.
Martyn Pitchford
The big CGM review 2026
What is the best Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) to help you manage type 2 diabetes or monitor your blood glucose trends?
War on diabetes newsletter 25th January 2026
Welcome to the sixteenth War on Diabetes newsletter - regular tips and ideas from someone who has had diabetes for six years and learned a lot about it. It's a practical and actionable guide to details that your doctor probably won't have time to tell you about.
Base Salad Recipe
For those of us with type 2 diabetes, salad is a good way to pack nutrients in, keep carbs low and can help with weight loss as a regular lunch option. If you have a fixed recipe at hand it's easier to log your macros.
War on diabetes newsletter 15th November 2025
Welcome to the fifteenth War on Diabetes newsletter - regular tips and ideas from someone who has had diabetes for five years and learned a lot about it. It's a practical and actionable guide to details that your doctor probably won't have time to tell you about.
Is nutritive mismatch the key to how ultra-processed foods cause metabolic syndrome?
In 2017, Dana Small and her team at Yale University published a study showing that when calories and sweetness are not matched, then the calories are not metabolised properley. This has enormous implications for artificial sweeteners and artificial flavourings.
War on diabetes newsletter 17th September 2025
Welcome to the fourteenth War on Diabetes newsletter - your weekly tips and ideas from someone who has had diabetes for five years and learned a lot about it. It's a practical and actionable guide to details your doctor probably won't have time to tell you about.