Recent Content by ringi

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    8 weeks in and feeling lost.

    Have a look at https://www.dietdoctor.com/new-member/keto-intro/3c/r for ideals on food options, most of the site is free to access.
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    Is Intermittent Fasting for Type 2 Diabetes Good For You?

    Unlikely to be an issue unless most meals are low fat.
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    Libre 3

    It is very likely for for a device like the Libre the UK standard will be the same as the EU standard. However for car for example, the testing system in the EU stardards was written by Car Manufacturers so they could disabled population controls, so a UK standard without these loop holes...
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    newcastle diet week 6 weightloss stalled?

    Maybe you need a little more salt, as low salt on a lowcarb diet can result in headaches. See https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/flu-side-effects. (Remember the Newcastle is a low everything diet hence it is low carb)
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    Newcastle diet

    Do you feel the shakes give you a benefit compared to doing low carb from the start?
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    SGLT2 inhibitors: updated advice on the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis

    "extremely dehydrated increases the risk of DKA, but skin is wrinkling etc may not be a sign of dehydration. SGLT2's combined with dehydrated is not a good combination! "extremely dehydrated" is a symptom of type1 diabetes but also can have other reasons. Try adding more salt to your...
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    Newcastle diet

    No, partly way ND works is that it is simple and you have nothing to decide about what you "eat"
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    Chicken stock low carb suggestions

    Make a Thai curry by adding a tin of coconut milk and some Thai curry paist, use your choose of fish or meat along with some green veg. Many soaps use checken stock maybe with a little cream. Add to your slow cooker with some cheap meat.
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    Petition: Reinstate Dr David Unwin's sugar infographics as a NICE endorsed resource

    But very few people now signing with the link from this thread.
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    DVLA licence renewal delay

    How does this work for hiring cars etc?
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    HbA1c tests changed

    It needs a lot of home testing to get a result as meaningful as a A1c. Few people with type2 diabetes do that much testing.
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    Low Carb spikes and lows

    Good advice give by others I will, just add read https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/side-effects#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20side%20effect,of%20motivation%2C%20nausea%20and%20lethargy.
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    Do I need a flu vaccine for T2D? Anxiety playing havoc!

    Given Covid-19 and the flu spreads in much the same way The risk of getting the flu this year is lower But there is a real risk of getting both Covid-19 and the flu at the same time If you get the flu (even mild) you will not be allowed out until you have had a Covid-19 test
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    Pneumococcal vaccine For diabetes not age

    I think the age is reduced to 50 when a person has diabetes.
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    Petition: Reinstate Dr David Unwin's sugar infographics as a NICE endorsed resource

    That is not hypocrites, as it is reduction in pure suger the product contains, rather then using spoons of suger to represent how bad different carbs are. [Mod edit]