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Jennyjoan - in answer to your question, if you are borderline type 2 then you need to stop eating sugar and carbs. So avoid anything sweet, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta. Get MyFitnessPal on your phone and type everything in that you eat. Aim to have no more than 50g carbs a day. You can eat veg (but not starchy ones like sweet potatoes and other roots), eggs, cheese, dairy, nuts (but careful as they are very high calorie), and protein- most meat, fish etc. Get in the habit of looking at packets and noting the carb amount. There are tons of websites out there- look up Keto diet/ paleo diet. With no sugar coming into your system, you basically burn fat instead so it is good for fast weight loss. Make sure you eat enough protein. See, I know this works. I did it for 3 months, lost 2 stone (didn't count calories) and my sugar levels went back to normal. But I didn't like the food (I am intolerant to dairy and eggs which cut out a lot of stuff) and it shocked my body into stopping my periods and losing hair. My sister did it successfully with no side effects and lost a ton of weight. BUT she has had to stick with it permanently for it to keep working. This is why I wonder about how healthy SW actually is... seems very high in sugar which is not helping the nation who are borderline diabetic.