Recent Content by barbie_1957

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    Need some help please

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your time and assistance, I seem to be doing very well with this now my numbers have never been so good in a long long time. Thank you all so very much :)
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    Need some help please

    @ Kirbster, thank you so very much for your input, whether coming late too the conversation or not, its very helpful.I do actually know where I have been going wrong all these years, it's called following medical advice, but in fairness, i did have little option as I had a very bad gall bladder...
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    Need some help please

    Is there anything one can do to stop ones liver from giving it's opinion? I cant ask my team for more metformin @ 2G per day I am already maxed
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    Need some help please

    One week down the line and not holding my own with just the diet and metformin, 3 days ago my numbers had risen enough to warrant me adding back in the sitagliptin, this morning I had no option but to add back the forxiga, I did kind of expect this as the drugs dissipated from my system, but I...
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    Need some help please

    BTW I made thw diet doctors hamburgers,OMG they are to die for, couldn't get cabbage so served them with spinach instead, however I don't know how anyone manages to eat 2 of them, I was rather full after just one so looks like i've done all my cooking for the whole week, they will be going to...
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    Need some help please

    My Diabetic team are fantastic, but I do go to a private non NHS clinic as the NHS let me down very badly in 2015 and I had to seek alternative assistance
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    Need some help please

    Well I spoke with my DN this morning and you will never guess, I had absolutely no opposition to my plans or what I have done at all, in fact she was extremely supportive, I showed her my numbers and explained all else and her attitude was very positive, she says to carry on doing what I am...
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    Need some help please

    OK so I just done my morning bloods, this is before breakfast and medications and I have risen today on a reasonably respectable 8.8 and would you beleive this is actually a better number than I get when I am taking all my meds, my morning numbers have always been high around 10-12 and then they...
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    Need some help please

    yes i have found the diet doctor website, i am actually planning to try the hamburgers and cabbage this evening, i am going to try work it in with atkins as it dont seem too much different
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    Need some help please

    No Fat digestion Issues at all since my gall bladder op, I am 100% hunky dory but I spent 25 years of hell with my gall bladder I am just so very very sorry that I never had it done sooner, and so very very pleased that it is gone now, food has a whole new meaning to me and tates so much better...
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    Need some help please

    OK so it's weekend and I can do nothing about getting to see my diabetic team until Monday, not wanting to blow the diet, i have kept it the same as I was doing but have taken the precaution of removing all medications from the above list apart from the Metformin and have been keeping a very...
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    Need some help please

    @Bluetit1802 My medications are as follows Xelevia 100mg (Sitagliptin) x1 before breakfast Bilxonia 60mg MR (Gliclazide) x2 before breakfast Metabet 1000mg SR (Metformin) x2 after breakfast Forxiga 10mg (Dapagliflozin) x1 after breakfast then that's me done for the whole day (24 hours worth)...
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    Need some help please

    Having had a lifetime of our wonderful governments low fat healthy eating plan I am fast approching 60 and still overweight and diabetic, I have been following the Low carb forum for a while but unable to do the diet due to gallbladder issues, these now have been resolved, i had the operation...