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@Rustytypin yes it must be! However ... and this is really strange ... today I only had my usual greek yogurt, with chia & pumpkin seeds that I add, plus a few berries (and this wasn't until 1.30pm) yet I've fallen asleep twice this afternoon! I've had no Kefir whatsoever ... just a cup of...

Than you for all suggestions. They are very helpful and I will get mysef another testing kit so that I can check. If it's not the Kefir then it will be more worrying since nothing else in my diet has changed.

Hello everyone. I've not posted for a while as I have been in remission for a good while, although I do still read the posts, and sometimes reply to them. I have obviously been in a world of my own this past year ... mainly with my daughter going far away to Uni ... and trying desperately to...

The hardest things for me to give up were breakfast cereals and my 'go to comfort food' which was a cheesy baked potato. But I now LOVE my breakfast (which I don't have before at least 11am) and I have Greek yoghurt with two tablespoons of mixed Chia and Pumpkin seeds added, plus a small amount...

Hi @Simon592 You must be feeling abandoned and confused! Some health centres are so bad at explaining what's what despite knowing that this is an alien diagnosis for you. To my mind this is certainly not putting the patient first. I was lucky in that my GP went out of her way to explain...

Yes I think most of us felt overwhelmed and frightened when diagnosed. It's such an awful shock, isn't it. I know that I cried a lot at first and ... in my own case ... just couldn't understand what carbs, meters or blood glucose readings were. I was so confused by this new language but then one...

I firmly agree with both of you here! I was also told to eat carbs (in 2016 when diagnosed) but that they should ideally be wholemeal carbs. I struggled for the first three years but just thought it was myself in the wrong ... not following NHS advice properly or something. But then I stumbled...

Thank you but unfortunately I haven't the money for a pressure cooker now that I've purchased the slow cooker as I'm a single parent putting my daughter through four years at Uni which is 300 miles away from home xx

It's a really tiny slow cooker to make a meal for just myself so it wouldn't fit large joints of meat x

@LittleGreyCat thank you. I did think about just leaving out all the starchy veg, but then wondered if it would spoil the dish, so it seemed best to ask on here for tried and tested ideas. I hope to discover several ideas and to write them down in preparation for Autumn. I'm a little nervous...

I've just purchased a tiny slow cooker for my meals when Autumn/Winter arrive as I'll only be cooking for myself ... daughter off to Uni. Has anyone here any recipes that I can try please as I've not used one before and can only seem to find recipes containing potato and other starchy veg?

Thank you and I have still only had the one eye done, but so far the other isn't troublesome enough to have an operation. xx

Wowee! Isn't it just the most wonderful feeling when you conquer this stubborn D thing :) I am thrilled for you and hope it spurs you on to the best of health xx

Yes indeed ... if surgery works! My mum lost her vision and I have lost 26 per cent of my vision during cataract operations. Doesn't come without risks sadly :(