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  1. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    I am English but lived in Spain for 10 years and visited the countries around europe. I do not have strange ideas, just what I found with experience. Edited to add - Nothing wrong with the people, they are great!
  2. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    It also contains lots of other things too. It has Spanish people creating the recipe!!!
  3. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    Where are you? I would guess Spain because they add everything they can find into things, including sugar and of course the good old peppers.
  4. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    If you time it right you can but you need to still be eating the last batch!
  5. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    If you wanted to mature the bacon a bit, after hanging and before slicing you can wrap in cotton (tea towel) and leave in the fridge for 3 days
  6. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    I use just salt but you can add what herbs you want. No water or white stuff come out of the bacon when cooked!! It is great!! Our butcher has it's own farm so meat comes straight to the butcher. Edited to add last line
  7. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    I buy a joint of pork chops going down into the belly, the last one was about 3 kilos. The butcher bones it for me and I just rub it with salt (about 200 grms) all over, put it in a plastic box with lid on loose and put that in the fridge for 4 days, each day empty any liquid out of the...
  8. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    @Klpville Why don't you make your own bacon? I do, it is very simple!! Ready to slice and eat in 7 days and no added nasties.
  9. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    Yes, I agree but in my experience bought things from the shops and supermarkets are very sweet with lots of added sugar.
  10. Birdwoman

    Carbs in bacon & Diabetic animals.

    If you are in Europe, depending where you are of course but most things are drowned in sugar!!! They have a very sweet tooth!!
  11. Birdwoman

    Prediabetes Got my blood test results, Opinions please

    Thanks for your answer. I know that no one on the forum can give me a proper interpretation, that is why I asked for opinions. In effect I asked for the tests and the doctor gave my the forms to go and have it done. I will see her with them but would like to be a little for armed first to...
  12. Birdwoman

    Prediabetes Got my blood test results, Opinions please

    Just got my blood test results from blood taken yesterday and as usual not sure about some of them. I have not got the one I wanted which was the HbA1c. It seems they did not do it. Glucose FBG 99 mg/dl Urea (GLDH) 53 mg/dl Creatinine .88 mg/dl grf-bis 1 59 Uric...
  13. Birdwoman

    why are some of us not happy with morning readings ?

    You sound just like me @HSSS. I get up normally now around 114(6.3) to 126(7.), which has slowly risen in the past year, and continue to go up if I don't find the right thing to eat or not eat. I have tried lots of things but each one only seems to last a few days and I have to find a new...
  14. Birdwoman

    im type 2 my husband now type 1 at 69

    Hi @jan.steamqueen67. What a shock it must have been for you both. I know nothing about either problems but want to say be strong for your husband and look after yourself. This forum is good and are always there for each other at anytime of the day and night. Big hugs to you both and mind...
  15. Birdwoman

    Need to eat Carbs

    Thanks for that @Guzzler, I thought it unusesual for someone else not to picked it up.
  16. Birdwoman

    Need to eat Carbs

    Happy New Year to all!!! I wonder who is behind this news item ?? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46827426 Not the Food industry?? Edited for spelling
  17. Birdwoman

    HELP! need advice about my father and at a loss

    Hi again I wonder if reading him some of the success stories of people reversing their diabetes, as listed on this site further down, would help him see that he can change things and give him hope to try?
  18. Birdwoman

    HELP! need advice about my father and at a loss

    Hi I was worried about a relation a few years ago, so I made the excuse that the "doctor had phoned me" and asked to go to the doctor with this relation. She did not query how the doctor would have got my phone number but went with me and it was the start of getting her sorted out. Just an...
  19. Birdwoman

    How is Living with Diabetes in Chile?

    This may help - http://www.adich.cl/new/
  20. Birdwoman

    Neurologist report/hba1c result/oral surgery

    Well done @ally1 This is the spirit!! Bad times cannot go on for ever! It is hard and it does get you down, that's understandable but don't let it beat you, you will soon be in the fighting mode again!! Big hugs!!