Recent Content by Houseyjojo

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    Type 2 Coeliac & Diabetic

    Gluten free snacks are often so expensive too! I've found Pound shops really good for gluten free snack bars (some fruit based, some nut based) as well as gf crackers & rice cakes.
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    Omnipod

    I'm getting a pump for the first time very soon. I have an appointment with my specialist nurse in a few weeks who will show me how a pump works & try one. She's suggesting the Accu Check as I already use the blood monitor machine which will blu tooth to the pump. However, I'm really really put...
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    New to Low Carbing.

    Thanks Andy & Foxglove. Need to change my shopping habbits in the fruit aisle! I've had those flax type bars before, I'll buy a few more. How do you work out your balance of carbs, proteins etc in terms on grams per day? Sorry to seem so naive, asking so many questions!
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    New to Low Carbing.

    I'm new to this site, new to the idea of low carbs but have been type 1 for over 25 years since I was 9 .......... Things have changed & I'm only recently finding out!!! I like the idea of low carbs, it seems to make sense......both in keeping BG low & stable as well as losing a bit of weight...
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    Kilimanjaro advice ?

    Thanks for the good luck wishes.....I'll need it! Patch.....sorry to hear you didn't make it, very close; well done! I guess it will be the altitude that will get me so defo want as much control over my diabetes as pods. I was wondering about whether to take a water bladder or bottles, so...
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    Kilimanjaro advice ?

    Hi, I'm looking for advice from people with type 1 who have climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. I'm doing the trek in August & need advice from someone who's done it, rather than from my non-diabetic, non mountain climbing health care advisor (their words, not mine!) How much did you reduce insulin by...