Recent Content by Grant_Vicat

Hi @Royjk and thanks for the tag @Antje77 Sorry to hear your news. Bearing in mind current views on the Eatwell Plate, it would be better to ignor the recommendations along those lines in this link. The importance of this link is the information on foods to avoid and phosphates in particular. I...

@larry0214 Welcome to the Forum.if you put the @ immediately before Naomi_Ruth you have a much greater chance of alerting her.

In addition to @EllieM 's great advice, it might be worth taking the medical letter as suggested and a translation into whatever country's language you might need. I made a great mistake in 1978 and wished I had done this. Google Translate was a long way off then! Enjoy your travels!

They were available at 20mm in the sixties and seventies. When I realized that I could be using 12mm I asked for the prescription to be changed. I would need to invade my loft to investigate lomger ones!

"Excuse me, is there a rat trap under the table?"

This will make eyes water: In the Science Museum Edited to add The Palmer Injector. I think in Glasgow Science Museum?

It's strange to think we wouldn't be here but for those. At the time I would never have guessed what improvements were to follow relatively quickly. Apologies to those who have already seen this, but it does show changes between 1959 and 1979:

Hi @Emily95 My initial reaction is that 90g of carbs is quite a lot for one meal. Obviously we are all different and regimes have dramatically changed in the last 25 years. Personally dietitians never put more than a 60g of carbs for one meal (lunch or supper). Whether this is the cause of your...

Thanks for the tag @EllieM . Hi @diabetic23 years I'm sorry to hear about all your problems and the resulting anxiety. Do you know what your creatinine level is in your blood? The reason I ask is that I had 40 years of CKD which began when I was 15 (after 14 years Type1) and was slowed down...

@Sasha1! Please trouble someone - your life is more important. Get them to take you to A&E without referral. Failing that dial 999 if you have not heard by now. They will fully understand.

Thanks for the tag @grantg . Hi @Guineveretoo I'm sorry to hear about all your problems and the resulting anxiety. Do you know what your creatinine level is in your blood and what your gfr is? The reason I ask is that I had 40 years of CKD which began when I was 15 (after 14 years Type1) and was...

You are very unlucky judging from my experience!

Interestingly @grantg a phlebotomist noticed that I am needle phobic and said "So am I! Many phlebotomists are, but it helps us put ourselves in your position." I entirely empathise.

Thank you @grantg - I was intrigued whether such a thing existed!

Is sourdough available in low-carb form? Jason's Sourdough is 44.1 gms of carbohydrate and bog standard Hovis white is only fractionally more at 44.6.