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    Takeaway

    My guilty takeaway sin is a chicken and lamb shish kebab minus the pitta extra salad and extra pickled chillies with homemade aoli. Nom nom nom .
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    Chat for ASD families

    Heyas all , I'm a parent of a severly autistic 12 year old daughter ( adopted ) hence forth referred to as gremlin. Also have a son 14 years old also adopted with high functioning aspergers hence forth referred to as the dictator!!! We adopted gremlin officially 5 years ago but have had...
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    Having to constantly sign in

    Having the same login issues as well with chrome on android tablet. Irritating as its only happening with this forum, have cleared cache etc , ticked and un ticked then re ticked many times lol.
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    Lunch on Holiday

    What about antipasto platter?
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    Latest HBA1C result

    Forgot to say i do fast most days between 12 am and 12pm barring coffee, coffee and erm yeh more coffee
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    Latest HBA1C result

    Hiyas yes been lchf from 2 days after diagnosis, try and stay below 40-60g carbs a day For the test it was taken after a very high carb breakfast , 2 slices of toast at 7 am and then due to them not being able to get blood from me and having to wait 2 hours for vascular peeps they said could i...
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    Latest HBA1C result

    Afternoon peeps, as part of the trial I'm on I've been given the full works blood test wise , they took 9 vials of blood lol. Anyways nursie rang up just now to give me the first test result which was the hab1c At diagnosis just over 2 months ago it was 78, latest result was 51. Which I'm very...
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    Fathead pizza OMG!

    I'll be round for lunch tomorrow, that looks scrummyliscious
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Yep but tbh I am the size of a Sherman tank lol. Been on the lchf diet eating more than I used to but lost weight , go figure lol. I'm more convinced than ever now that processed carbs are lethal to me. As I had gained over 6 stone in last 5 years due to disabilities
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    Snack Cravings - Add to the list!...

    Ooo anouther biltong fan here, I've been making my own for a few years now. Made all sorts from hicory smoked flavour to garlic and coriander even made vennison biltong a few months back. Repurposed an old cupboard, couple of fans and lightbulb to make a drying cupboard. Can produce 2kg wet into...
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    Recipe help plz for dal

    Well! This is surprising yesterday evening I made a sort of dal up using green lentils and yellow split peas. Put 150g of each in to cook after a good wash. Added turmeric 3 tsp Finely chopped shallots approx 50g Cummin seeds 1 tsp Ground coriander1 tsp 4 cloves garlic A 1/4 teaspoon harissa Big...
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    Just over a month since I was diagnosed T2, and as of this morning I'm 15lb lighter
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    Your carb nemesis?

    So far my biggest spike has been caused by 1/4 of a white baguette prior to trying by reading was 5.9 1 hour mark it was in the 12s 2 hour mark was 8.4 Spuds and pasta are the next deadly pair with rice tolerable in small portions, can eat a few bits of sushi without a huge spike .
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    Been asked to join a trial at local hospital

    Evening peeps, think I should clarify the ( right attitude comment) my doc who knows me very well , knows I'm willing to be a test guinea pig as the NHS has literally saved my life on 6 occasions. Family are all connected to emergency services one way or anouther. And I hope this can. Be my way...
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    Been asked to join a trial at local hospital

    Got a phone call from my doctor this afternoon asking if he could put me forward for a trial at my local hospital with the diabetes team , apparently I'm an ideal candidate with the right attitude. Assuming that's as a good thing lol. Been told to expect a call in next few days with more details...