Recent Content by Ann_W

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    COVID-19: are you wearing a mask?

    I am and have been for about 7 weeks hubby had open heart surgery 8 weeks ago and I need to minimise the risk of taking anything home to him as much as possible
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    Daily mail low carb recipes

    I’ve got the book which is very good but these recipes are different. We had the Hunter’s Chicken today and it was delicious. If you don’t want to buy the mail, they are online...
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    Salt

    I've found that using a magnesium spray at night coupled with higher salt intake has significantly improved dreadful palpitations for me. Maybe it'll help with AF too?
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    Worried by my Retinal Screening Result

    Try not to worry too much, I have background retinopathy but it hasn’t changed in 3 years
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    Should I be disappointed?

    So far you’re more or less mirroring my journey. On diagnosis in oct 15 A1c was 101 I also chose not to be medicated and was down to 79 in 2 months. Nurse (who practically had to be rescucitated when I refused medication) admitted that they wouldn’t have expected a result as low as that in that...
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    How were you told?

    Mine was picked up on a routine blood test because despite an A1c of 101 I was asymptomatic. Officially I was told by the diabetic nurse when I went to see her - unofficially, I was told by the receptionist ringing me to say that following the blood test the doc wanted me to make an appt with...
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    Prof Tim Noakes

    He's one of my 'heroes' and has been for some time now. This video is very well worth a watch
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    Eye problems

    Good lucj kjc2011, I hope all goes well
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    Excellent cholesterol results on LCHF diet

    That's brilliant Bluetit, well done! :):)
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    So pleased I found you!

    :happy:It's time to update this post. I've had my May results which were: Hba1c = 57, cholesterol = 5.4 and weight loss sitting at 23lbs. We've changed pratices so I've met my new nurse who asked me how I'd done it and when I said LCHF, she did a double fist pump and said "yes!!" Oh what joy to...
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    Eye problems

    Thank you @kjc2011 - the screening result shows just how worthwhile it is to make the effort and be pro-active
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    Eye problems

    This is a very reassuring thread. I was diagnosed T2 last october with an a1c reading of 101. My DSN needed to be persuaded to let me try the diet only option to begin with but as my readings dropped to 79 after 2 months then 66 after 5 and now 56 after 7, I think I'm on the right track. I just...
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    Congratulatory text from GP!!

    That's brilliant, you must feel fantastic!
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    Good News

    Well done! I hope all goes well wih the other tests.
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    So pleased I found you!

    Well done! It makes such a difference when you're gtting positive results. Keep up the gooe work