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    NHS Heart Age Calculator

    My doctor told me not to frighten myself by doing the heart age calculation. But of course I did and my heart is apparently more than 20 years older than me! Like others on here, I decided there was little credibility in a test by an organisation which encourages diabetics to eat high carb...
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    Is there a proper way to remove carbohydrates from meals

    I've let go of rice and pasta but my two sandwiches are easily portion controlled. I very rarely eat potato.
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    Heavy cold has knocked me for six

    Yes, Carina62, I also had a bad cold a few weeks ago which was not like me. I mentioned it to my doctor in passing plus the coughing in the evenings. This went on for a few weeks until it got so bad it was decided I was having a reaction to new meds. And taken off it. A month later my cough has...
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    Heavy cold has knocked me for six

    But haven't we this year found a way to quickly replicate flu vaccine because millions were wasted last year? And if you're born in certain years you won't necessarily need a flu jab as you'll have a natural resistance to some strains. Unless you're in a high risk group of course.
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    Retired police officer disappointed after being denied FreeStyle Libre

    The fact that a patient who was refused a treatment happened to be a retired police officer is irrelevant. His former profession had no bearing on the decision and to include it in the headline can only be inflammatory.
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    Is there a proper way to remove carbohydrates from meals

    On a positive note, most low carbers substitute something that's low carb for the thing that's high carb. At first it takes some time to read food carb listings or research online to find the low carb food you'd like to eat instead but then you can relax when shopping as you'll have checked out...
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    New cravings after weeks of low carb

    I cut to half the amount of coffee per cup and gradually reduced intake from eight to two cups per day and this decreased feelings of hunger. I replaced the lost coffee with water and on HCLF find that hunger is often thirst so carry water at all times. When I started to get deeper hunger pangs...