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Many thanks. I want to see what else they can check for whole I'm having blood taken.. Anaemia as I am female in perimenopause, thyroid and thanks for reminder re Vit D. I'll ask for blood lipids too as I have increased full fat in diet for energy.

Hello, I'm due to go for a follow up blood test which will be the first test of my HBa1c. My Fasting blood sugar was 6.3 on a routine well woman appt in July. The doctor briefly mentioned borderline diabetes but since then I have read up a lot through this site and am better informed. I have...

Did you have pasta with the bolognaise? Was the sauce homemade or a ' Dolmio' type jar as sugar content could be quite high. Hidden sugars in everything and carbs to glucose too. Don't be discouraged. Its early days.:)

That's really great! An encouragement to so many others too!

Thank you for your comments and insights so far. My daughter has tried various topical treatments including the mix up solution which I think was zineryt. The only thing that seemed to sort it was 'Dalacin T' (Is that adapalene?) but that was earlier on and she seemed to become more immune to it...

ps Forgot to say - yes she has tried oral and topical antibiotics but skin has got worse and it is starting to affect her confidence. She can cover it up with Bare Minerals make up which has good coverage and is supposed to help with zinc content and is non comedogenic. but underneath is still...

Cat Lady Your care for people is clear in your responses.. The GP was against the contraceptive pill route if just for acne because she didn't think the cosmetic aspect was worth the heightened risk of DVT and pulmonary embolisms. If my daughter had needed pill for contraception, she would have...

Thank you Cat Lady. Will have a look at that site tomorrow. I always look out for your posts and you give such wise and balanced responses. Thank you. As I research, I discover that whilst her Hashimotos hypothyroidism (- an auto immune disorder that attacked her thyroid poss triggered by a...

Joining this thread rather late on. My daughter (19) has acne and going to derm on Tuesday for discussion re Roaccutane. She is not diabetic but does have at least one pre existing auto immune condition (Hashimotos hypothyroidism and poss Raynauds). I am worried about more susceptibility to...

How did you get on? I see this post is 2 years old but my daughter is seeing derm next week. She doesn't have diabetes but does have hypothyroidism and I wonder of she is susceptible to getting other auto immune conditions as a result of being on Roaccutane.

I've just created a new thread in this sub forum. Any of you seen it? My daughter seeing derm on Tuesday next week re Roaccutane. She is due to go off to a top uni for first term of second year (intense study) I'm concerned that as she already has Hypothyroidism (due to auto immune Hashimotos 4...

Hi there...would appreciate your thoughts.. my 19 year old daughter was diagnosed with Hashimotos thyroiditis at age 15 and subsequently went on to have hypothyroidism - thyroxine levels are managed with daily levothyroxine medication. However, she is suffering with acne (it may or may not be...

Hello, I'm a relative newbie and pre-diabetic... but as carbs turn to sugar, the starchy foods need watching too...not just obvious sugars... and I have to watch my fruit intake too.. sticking to berries rather than the more exotic ones. Someone will soon be online with the welcome info to help...

I'm approaching first month of monitoring about blood sugars and LCHF following recent Prediabetes diagnosis. Looking at my fasting BG, they have averaged between 5's and 6's but this morning I witnessed my first jump through what I deduce must be dawn phenomenon. (Have just spent an hour...

Wow! There must be some PhD candidates on this site!