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Hi All Re itchy skin see my other thread - Itchy Skin All the best Gill

Thanks Everyone All; the best to everyone who has shared their results. Have had similar very high results myself - as high as 45 and like LH felt OK except for incredible thirt and tiredness. Now I check after every new food and have got my levels down to less than 12. Good Luck to all Gill

Hello I find the pyramid concept much more intuitive - thanks Phoenix Gill

Thanks wiflib Will study this in more detail Gill

Hi Sparkles Just found this post of yours. When my blood sugar levels drop below 4 - I feel like hell. Confused - shaky and uncoordinated - my Doc says anything under 4 is a hypo. Viv - I too loved wine but I am very much an addictive personality - So whether its wine - chocolate or...

Hi Viv I was upset this morning because my BG had gone up to 20 after a day yesterday in the teens. I assumed that waking BG levels would be low and could not understand why I was so high. Just goes to show that assume makes an ass of u & me :lol: Gill PS - Ordered a Atkins Diet book and a...

Hi Jess Nice to hear from you. I am pretty new myself but have had so much help here - these forums really keep up my morale. Take a look at the Questions Forum - and do post us how you are getting on Gill

Hi Again Daisy :) When you think that alcohol is mostly fermented sugar and the yeast and sugar do the fermenting - it definately is work checking out candida - Yeast infections could account for a lot of side effects - like the urinary infections I keep reading about on this forum and the...

Hi Sparkles Once I am a bit more up on carb counting - I'll submit a few recipes. I love cooking especially vegetarian and Indian food. One idea that has struck me is a method of thickening without flour or cornflour. When I make an indian meal I blend a chopped onion with a couple of...

Hello Everyone I had to go to A&E last Sunday and yes I had a long wait but there was a problem with referral. When they sorted that out - they were marvellous. Had me hooked up in minutes. I sometimes knock it - but I thank heaven for the NHS Gill

Hi Viv You are right. I guess I want to hold on to some 'vice' -after stopping smoking and drinking alcohol :( However I feel so much better without the carbs that I will persevere and hopefully lose my sweet tooth. Thanks for your support Gill

Hi Viv I tried that this morning. After a short bike ride I had a couple of slices of bacon and a new laid egg cooked in the microwave - no bread :( I think you may be the Viv who posted the modified Atkins diet? If so thanks a million I started the diet - 3 days ago and my BG has...

Hi Daisy :D Thanks for posting so fast. On both threads! Thought I'd answer here. My BP meds also say skin problems as a possible side effect, But when I googled diabetes and itchy skin - there was a lot of stuff suggesting it could be a yeast infection - which diabetics are prone to. I...

Hello Again Does anyone suffer from itchy skin? I get periods where I want to rip my skin off - just to stop itching. Result lots of little scabs on my arms and lower legs. Another member mentioned that they had the same problem - but were not sure if it was a medication reaction. Checked...

Thanks Daisy for that - I will certainly give it a try. If you dont mind me asking - what was the other medication you were taking. I have to take meds for my blood pressure - and I did wonder if that might be the cause. Strage thing is the itching attacks come and go and I can't find a...