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War on diabetes newsletter 3rd April 2026

Welcome to the seventeenth 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 the kind of details that your doctor probably won't have time to tell you about.

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.

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.

Progress update #14

Welcome to the fourteenth instalment of my regular update series where I review what does and doesn't work on the journey to type 2 diabetes remission.

Can eating dark chocolate help to reverse type 2 diabetes?

Epicatechin in chocolate is another dietary tool to help combat type 2 diabetes. This week, I've been exploring ways to consume more of it without resorting to supplements.

War on diabetes newsletter 7th September 2025

Welcome to the thirteenth 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.

When to eat protein to build muscle

Building and maintaining muscle is a good way to improve insulin resistance and decrease average blood glucose levels. In order to make weight training sessions as effective as possible, I look into how much and when to eat protein in order to build and maintain muscle most effectively.

Progress update #13

Welcome to the thirteenth instalment of my regular update series where I review what does and doesn't work on the journey to type 2 diabetes remission.

War on diabetes newsletter 1st September 2025

Welcome to the twelfth 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.