Recent Content by andytur

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    Fruit & Veg Juicing with Type 2 and taking Metformin

    juicemaster is a site dedicated to getting people to buy their juicers and books / tapes for weight loss. as a weight loss method it sucks, since it is not sustainable. OK for crash diet i suppose, but crash diets are not a good diabetic idea. I've used centrifugal juicers and single augers...
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    Fat,Sick and nearly Dead. Juicing. Need some advice please..

    Re: Fat,Sick and nearly Dead. Juicing. Need some advice plea I've spent a lot of time and money on juicers. The best price-performance is matstone-6-in-one (£150). It is the cheapest single augur juicer. Centrifugal juicers like the philips are much cheaper (£40), they are a waste of money as...
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    To low carb?

    Could be lots of reasons. but the most obvious is that you aren't eating enough fat. low carb needs high fat to offset, otherwise you're basically starving yourself. Also, protein releases energy slowly, so i kind of see it as follows: Energy modulation: Base1: slow protein energy release...
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    Is being homeless good for diabetes.

    I would say it's unlikely to be a positive influence on diabetes. lol.
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    Good fats

    Mashed avocado with salt, pepper and apple cider vinegar - in the skin if you like. Apple cider lowers blood glucose. Walnuts (or almonds, but less - higher carbs) - 15-20 halves. 60g flaxseed (1g of 'real' carb) with onken 200ml low fat yogurt, 1g cinnamon and 5-8 blueberries / or walnuts...
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    My favourite kitchen gadgets - what are yours?

    Excuse the mind dump, first post here. Small frying pan with lid. Large one without lid 2 x stainless steel stove-top steamers (total 3 steamer sections) 1 x global 6" knife and 1 x 3" non global Wooden chopping board Matstone 6-in-one juicer - for small quantities green leaf type juices...