Recent Content by Ellbee

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    palpitations and LCHF

    CherryAA yes I have definitely experienced this more than once initially when I started LCHF and intermittently since. I tend to eat some carbs like oat cakes or similar and after a while it settles. I’ve also added in magnesium and potassium supplements as an added measure. It works until I...
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    Sorry what is daf and des ??
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    I think I am expecting a quicker response it’s only been 4 weeks so perhaps too early to tell yet ?
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    Thank you. The GP ignored the 61 as I had been given a steroid injection prior to the operation for my rheumatoid arthritis as I had to stop that medication temporarily for the operation period. All the blood tests are on one system. He told me he needed to have 2 tests in the diabetic range...
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    Thank you yes I am keeping a food diary the only thing that’s caused the 8 was a glaze on some beef steaks which probably had too much sugar in it?
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    Thank you. On workdays which is Monday to Friday I generally take a shake to work made with unsweetened almond milk and ultra low carb protein powder for breakfast and then have something like a mixed leaf salad cottage cheese full fat type, cucumber tomato peppers anything that’s in the fridge...
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    PreDiabetes Help

    Same here GP said exactly the same thing. I purchased one off Amazon and its been a real help with following a low carb diet, it almost challenges me to get my levels lower than they are .... try as I might cant get below 5.5 in the mornings and generally up over 6 but at least I have a record...
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    Pre-diabetes Or Was T2 And Now Ir?

    Bit of context ......this all started in March 18 when I had my blood work done for a thyroid operation. Just before the operation the anaesthetist called me to say "I believe your worried about your Hb1Ac levels" I said "am I what's that test for?" anaesthetist "Diabetes and yours is 61...
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    Have you been told not to test your blood sugars?

    I went to my GP expecting to be told I was T2 in June with a Hb1Ac in March of 61 and then one in May 52 which GP wanted repeating once more as the one in March had been done for the local hospital and not requested by him?? does it matter who asks for it .... perhaps it does? So repeat Hb1AC...
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    Vitamins/supplements Question

    I wasn’t prescribed the tablets I purchased them off amazon Magnesium I have no idea why it works but I guess something to do with electrolyte levels in the blood ??
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    Vitamins/supplements Question

    Could you tell me where you get the spray please I’ve started on the tablets for the ectopic beats and they work unless I go very low on the carbs ?
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    Palpitations Anyone?

    Hi this is something that’s recently happened to me .... am so glad to find your thread on here ..... I’m prediabetes and I wanted to start a LCHF diet before being told I am actually medically a T2 on paper. I have had palpitations before in the past and now I look back all connected to...
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    Palpitations Anyone?