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Christmas Day I'll try and keep lowish carb - No potatoes but 1 Yorkshire pud (We're having Beef this year). It's Boxing Day I'll let a little loose. Family tradition is Cold bird with real (homemade, deep fried) chips and cold sage and onion stuffing

It's only 10 days , but can be a really eye opener as to what affects your levels, Libre used to do one too, but I think that's currently not available in the UK

I can't comment on your other heath conditions but have you made use of the dexcom cgm free trial https://www.dexcom.com/en-GB/dexcom-one-plus-sample. This would show you if you're having highs & lows which could quite easily "balance" each other out as show a relatively stable (acceptable to...

This time of year I breakout my SAD light, it does make a big difference (for me) and I can tell if I've not used it for a couple of days. I will also make myself go and do things even if I really don't want to leave the house as I know once I'm there I'll enjoy myself

My vote is for Aldi Moser Rosh either the 70% or 85% is a very good replica of Lindt excellence at a much lower cost

I have no experience of using it, but Lupin flour

My 1st DN was a bit like this, I used to smile, nod, and go my own sweet way

This may sound daft, but what type of milk do you use? Full fat is a (tiny) bit lower in carbs than semi/skimmed and Jersey/Guernsey whole milk lower again

Grated it makes a good rice replacement and you can also use it as a mashed potato replacement too, courgette is also good as a pasta replacement, You don't need to eat fruit, I'm not a big fruit eater either, but berries are the lower carb ones

When it comes to carbohydrates, your body really doesn't know what colour it is. Brown can be a tiny bit better as it has more fibre which slows the digestion, but the general difference is miniscule. It not about eating less, it's about eating differently. Fewer carbs, both simple and...

Your fasting (morning) BG is always the last to come down see the thread on the Dawn Phenomenon. As you can see in my signature there are lots of medication options. It's taken almost 10 years to find what works for my body, and at several points one of the DN's a my GP's was pushing for...

I haven't seen any say don't take it, they've said they can force you to take it. Everyone is different, and there is a medication (who's name escapes me) that reduces cholesterol that isn't a statin, but is a lot more expensive

I usually use the pre-ground one's in yoghurt - they don't need to be soaked, not sure about whole ones though. Lidl do a couple of mixes in their Alesto range milled linseed, sunflower & pumpkin seeds. They're also good for making LC crackers

I'm currently using a Google pixel 7 which I like. Cons are no expandable memory, no headphone jack. I bought it refurbished for under £200. New in that price range you're probably looking at a Samsung, personally not a huge fan, but not because of CGM issues

Don't you have an appointment with the appropriate person -DN/GP to discuss your results? My blood tests are done at the local clinic (easier for me) then I have a review appointment with my DN once the surgery has received my results, when BP, weight, foot check etc are done