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  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Levels.
    I think your experience is typical. Since my diagnosis in 2019 I have had exactly no "help" regarding my T2 from the NHS. Yes, I turn up...
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    KennyA replied to the thread Low carb / keto on Ozempic?.
    Hi - I can't answer your question directly, but there is something in the NICE guidelines to the effect that SGLT-2 inhibitors should...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Levels.
    Hi - bear in mind that normal HbA1c levels - where almost all non-diabetic people are - range from around 36 to 42. GPs do not get a...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Weight Loss and Diabetes.
    I don't understand that. The paper doesn't say anything whatsoever about anyone being excluded because of restarting the same or an...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread lower back pain and dry mouth.
    Hi - when you say my diabetes is relatively well controlled for me. Its the best its been for a long while. what are your actual...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Weight Loss and Diabetes.
    It's clear from the published paper that they were not excluded. If you look at (for example) section 3.2 it shows that of the original...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Weight Loss and Diabetes.
    Interestingly, about half the patients who apparently "stopped" using GLP-1s in the Cleveland Clinic paper didn't actually stop...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Daily Carbs.
    If my memory serves (and it frequently doesn't, these days) around fifteen years ago the average budget for a patient meal in an NHS...
  • KennyA
    KennyA reacted to Outlier's post in the thread Daily Carbs with Agree Agree.
    That goes a long way towards explaining hospital food.....
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Daily Carbs.
    I don't think you're wrong. I'm old enough to remember that before 1980ish the standard NHS advice to people wanting to lose weight was...
  • KennyA
    KennyA reacted to DumfriesDik's post in the thread Daily Carbs with Winner Winner.
    I was aghast when I saw the diagram, it took me aback. Had a chat with the dietician about it, said I would not be following it. If I...
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    KennyA reacted to Pipp's post in the thread Daily Carbs with Agree Agree.
    I followed that Eatwell guide for many years. Grew fatter and fatter, and became diabetic. The dietitian insisted I was doing things the...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Daily Carbs.
    Not me. Personally, that would - I think, not going to try it - be way too much. I used to follow the NHS recommended way of eating -...
  • KennyA
    KennyA replied to the thread Dawn Phenomenon.
    As you'll know it's your liver "helpfully" making new glucose. Mine continues rising (slowly) until at least 2pm, which is when I got...
  • KennyA
    If you want to build muscle I think that will need some sort of resistance exercise - eg free weights. It gets harder to gain/regain...
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