Recent Content by Jenni_FI

Xylitol is good, but it's also a potent laxative in bigger amounts, so I'd advice caution if used in cooking or baking. Eat a pack of xylitol drops and you'll see...

Thank you both for making me feel welcomed, and also for the volunteer work you do for this community! :) I've been mapping the necessary changes I have to do when it comes to diet, and the future seems a bit bleak. Even before my dm diagnosis I noticed that eating potatoes (eaten practically...

My grandfather (who's mother died when he was 4months) was diagnosed dm 2 when he was 36 yo, and had to be put on insulin straight away. He was lean and physically very active. This was in 1959. His treatment balance was always bad, and when drinking (heavily) often had seizures. (Blood sugar...

For many years I've brought up my fatigue and other symptoms (restless legs started when I was 17, then hair loss, constipation, low mood etc... Sometimes feeling almost like passing out after a normal meal), and also the fact that my family has a lot of diabetics, but all the GPs have told me I...