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    Low Carb Diet, newly diagnised

    My only advice would be not to overthink things It’s not rocket science and while I would never knock those who take a far more scientific approach than I have ever, it is really easy to change the way you look at food and what you need to eat Basically the heavy carbs are easy to identify...
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    Consultation : ‘Lower carbohydrate diets for adults with type 2 diabetes’

    The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) consultation on its draft report, Lower carbohydrate diets for adults with type 2 diabetes, is open for scientific comment. You are invited to submit comments relating to the scientific content of the draft report. You are also invited to...
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    DVLA’s ‘Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals’ UPDATE

    DVLA has updated the ‘Assessing fitness to drive: a guide for medical professionals’ guidance. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetes-mellitus-assessing-fitness-to-drive There are two changes relating to Diabetes The Secretary of State’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes...
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    Why our dietary guidelines are bunk..

    It's 16 pages long :arghh: That's my attention span used up for three weeks :banghead:
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    low carb, high fat

    @PaulDK I think using the word High, when talking about this lifestyle/diet is misleading, and does little to make it acceptable to the masses. Certainly it is Low Carb, but the Fat bit should really be just enough, not High.
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    Dvla - Good News Re Interstitial Fluid Monitoring

    @Val0601 Write to: DM Business Support D7 DVLA SA99 1ZZ They will expect you to provide proof that you meet the required standards for driving.
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    Newly diagnosed

    The HbA1c level does indicate that you have diabetes I am afraid. Normal is below 42, pre-diabetes is 42 to 47, above 48 is considered diabetes Whether or not this is used as a definitive diagnosis, or there are further tests needed will vary depending on the GP concerned. The fasting glucose...
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    Statins

    I received a letter yesterday from my GP, saying that she has just noticed that my QRISK score is above 10 and therefore I should start on a Statin. She has received my response.
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    Anyone ever been below 5 when testing your glucose?.

    Over 5 is when I start to get irritable. :banghead:
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    Told not to do low carb!

    There is no issue with taking Metformin and also following a Low Carb diet, so there should be no need to worry. In fact adding metformin to the mix will most likely help as it is meant to help with insulin resistance plus a whole host of other benefits. However, as most of us are well aware...
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    Can anyone explain this?

    Looks like we are using the Dan Quayle spellchecker on this thread.
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    Video on ancient diets and ways of eating.

    Did the Pharaohs have combine harvesters and tractors ??
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    Keto and Constipation

    I dream of daily !!!!!!! :hungover:
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    So happy about my HbA1c

    Brilliant work. Throwing away clothes that now drown you is inspiring !!!
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    Testing

    I’m guessing he’s not a Rocket Scientist